diff --git a/cmd/kopia/command_backup.go b/cmd/kopia/command_backup.go
index 830dd019e..320022184 100644
--- a/cmd/kopia/command_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/kopia/command_backup.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func runBackupCommand(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
 		manifest.Handle = handleID
 		manifest.Description = *backupDescription
 
-		err = saveBackupManifest(conn.Vault, fileID, manifest)
+		err = conn.SnapshotManager.SaveSnapshot(fileID, manifest)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot save manifest: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/kopia/manifest_util.go b/cmd/kopia/manifest_util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 16c1e33a4..000000000
--- a/cmd/kopia/manifest_util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/kopia/kopia/snapshot"
-	"github.com/kopia/kopia/vault"
-)
-
-func saveBackupManifest(vlt *vault.Vault, manifestID string, m *snapshot.Manifest) error {
-	b, err := json.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot marshal backup manifest to JSON: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return vlt.Put(manifestID, b)
-}
diff --git a/snapshot/manager.go b/snapshot/manager.go
index 29e978816..b331c18b6 100644
--- a/snapshot/manager.go
+++ b/snapshot/manager.go
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ func (m *Manager) LoadSnapshot(manifestID string) (*Manifest, error) {
 	return &s, nil
 }
 
+// SaveSnapshot persists given snapshot manifest with a given ID.
+func (m *Manager) SaveSnapshot(manifestID string, manifest *Manifest) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(manifest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot marshal backup manifest to JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return m.vault.Put(manifestID, b)
+}
+
 // LoadSnapshots efficiently loads and parses a given list of snapshot IDs.
 func (m *Manager) LoadSnapshots(names []string) ([]*Manifest, error) {
 	result := make([]*Manifest, len(names))