diff --git a/docs/api/util.rst b/docs/api/util.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35e66ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/util.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+``tailbone.util``
+=================
+
+.. automodule:: tailbone.util
+   :members:
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 3ca6d4e2..d964086f 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Package API:
    api/grids.core
    api/progress
    api/subscribers
+   api/util
    api/views/batch
    api/views/batch.vendorcatalog
    api/views/core
diff --git a/tailbone/forms/core.py b/tailbone/forms/core.py
index 11d489a7..60c2f61b 100644
--- a/tailbone/forms/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/forms/core.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy, ASSOCIATION_PROXY
 from wuttjamaican.util import UNSPECIFIED
 
-from rattail.util import prettify, pretty_boolean
+from rattail.util import pretty_boolean
 from rattail.db.util import get_fieldnames
 
 import colander
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ from pyramid_deform import SessionFileUploadTempStore
 from pyramid.renderers import render
 from webhelpers2.html import tags, HTML
 
+from wuttaweb.util import get_form_data
+
 from tailbone.db import Session
-from tailbone.util import raw_datetime, get_form_data, render_markdown
+from tailbone.util import raw_datetime, render_markdown
 from tailbone.forms import types
 from tailbone.forms.widgets import (ReadonlyWidget, PlainDateWidget,
                                     JQueryDateWidget, JQueryTimeWidget,
@@ -570,7 +572,9 @@ class Form(object):
             self.schema[key].title = label
 
     def get_label(self, key):
-        return self.labels.get(key, prettify(key))
+        config = self.request.rattail_config
+        app = config.get_app()
+        return self.labels.get(key, app.make_title(key))
 
     def set_readonly(self, key, readonly=True):
         if readonly:
diff --git a/tailbone/util.py b/tailbone/util.py
index c1a0e1d5..9a0314a0 100644
--- a/tailbone/util.py
+++ b/tailbone/util.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ from pyramid.renderers import get_renderer
 from pyramid.interfaces import IRoutesMapper
 from webhelpers2.html import HTML, tags
 
+from wuttaweb.util import get_form_data as wutta_get_form_data
+
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -75,17 +77,13 @@ def csrf_token(request, name='_csrf'):
 
 def get_form_data(request):
     """
-    Returns the effective form data for the given request.  Mostly
-    this is a convenience, to return either POST or JSON depending on
-    the type of request.
+    DEPECATED - use :func:`wuttaweb:wuttaweb.util.get_form_data()`
+    instead.
     """
-    # nb. we prefer JSON only if no POST is present
-    # TODO: this seems to work for our use case at least, but perhaps
-    # there is a better way?  see also
-    # https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/api/request.html#pyramid.request.Request.is_xhr
-    if (request.is_xhr or request.content_type == 'application/json') and not request.POST:
-        return request.json_body
-    return request.POST
+    warnings.warn("tailbone.util.get_form_data() is deprecated; "
+                  "please use wuttaweb.util.get_form_data() instead",
+                  DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+    return wutta_get_form_data(request)
 
 
 def get_global_search_options(request):
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index be15c1a8..55936184 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ Views for 'receiving' (purchasing) batches
 """
 
 import os
-import re
 import decimal
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-import humanize
+# import humanize
 
 from rattail import pod
-from rattail.util import prettify, simple_error
+from rattail.util import simple_error
 
 import colander
 from deform import widget as dfwidget
 from webhelpers2.html import tags, HTML
 
+from wuttaweb.util import get_form_data
+
 from tailbone import forms, grids
-from tailbone.util import get_form_data
 from tailbone.views.purchasing import PurchasingBatchView
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46684f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from pyramid import testing
+
+from rattail.config import RattailConfig
+
+from tailbone import util
+
+
+class TestGetFormData(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.config = RattailConfig()
+
+    def make_request(self, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault('wutta_config', self.config)
+        kwargs.setdefault('rattail_config', self.config)
+        kwargs.setdefault('is_xhr', None)
+        kwargs.setdefault('content_type', None)
+        kwargs.setdefault('POST', {'foo1': 'bar'})
+        kwargs.setdefault('json_body', {'foo2': 'baz'})
+        return testing.DummyRequest(**kwargs)
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        request = self.make_request()
+        data = util.get_form_data(request)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {'foo1': 'bar'})
+
+    def test_is_xhr(self):
+        request = self.make_request(POST=None, is_xhr=True)
+        data = util.get_form_data(request)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {'foo2': 'baz'})
+
+    def test_content_type(self):
+        request = self.make_request(POST=None, content_type='application/json')
+        data = util.get_form_data(request)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {'foo2': 'baz'})