diff --git a/test/builtin_dataset_mocks.py b/test/builtin_dataset_mocks.py
index 82bbea5494b..62259a604a0 100644
--- a/test/builtin_dataset_mocks.py
+++ b/test/builtin_dataset_mocks.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 from datasets_utils import make_zip, make_tar, create_image_folder, create_image_file
 from torch.nn.functional import one_hot
 from torch.testing import make_tensor as _make_tensor
+from torchvision._utils import sequence_to_str
 from torchvision.prototype.datasets._api import find
-from torchvision.prototype.utils._internal import sequence_to_str
 
 make_tensor = functools.partial(_make_tensor, device="cpu")
 make_scalar = functools.partial(make_tensor, ())
diff --git a/test/test_prototype_utils.py b/test/test_internal_utils.py
similarity index 88%
rename from test/test_prototype_utils.py
rename to test/test_internal_utils.py
index 712debb607a..f5f8a040db9 100644
--- a/test/test_prototype_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_internal_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from torchvision.prototype.utils._internal import sequence_to_str
+from torchvision._utils import sequence_to_str
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/test/test_prototype_builtin_datasets.py b/test/test_prototype_builtin_datasets.py
index 673158b00cd..f7c40d432a4 100644
--- a/test/test_prototype_builtin_datasets.py
+++ b/test/test_prototype_builtin_datasets.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 from torch.utils.data.datapipes.iter.grouping import ShardingFilterIterDataPipe as ShardingFilter
 from torch.utils.data.graph import traverse
 from torchdata.datapipes.iter import IterDataPipe, Shuffler
+from torchvision._utils import sequence_to_str
 from torchvision.prototype import transforms, datasets
-from torchvision.prototype.utils._internal import sequence_to_str
 
 
 assert_samples_equal = functools.partial(
diff --git a/torchvision/_utils.py b/torchvision/_utils.py
index da0eb923f75..8e8fe1b8a83 100644
--- a/torchvision/_utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import enum
-from typing import TypeVar, Type
+from typing import Sequence, TypeVar, Type
 
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=enum.Enum)
 
@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ def from_str(self: Type[T], member: str) -> T:  # type: ignore[misc]
 
 class StrEnum(enum.Enum, metaclass=StrEnumMeta):
     pass
+
+
+def sequence_to_str(seq: Sequence, separate_last: str = "") -> str:
+    if not seq:
+        return ""
+    if len(seq) == 1:
+        return f"'{seq[0]}'"
+
+    head = "'" + "', '".join([str(item) for item in seq[:-1]]) + "'"
+    tail = f"{'' if separate_last and len(seq) == 2 else ','} {separate_last}'{seq[-1]}'"
+
+    return head + tail
diff --git a/torchvision/prototype/datasets/utils/_dataset.py b/torchvision/prototype/datasets/utils/_dataset.py
index 5ee7c5ccc60..b5c6d7acb60 100644
--- a/torchvision/prototype/datasets/utils/_dataset.py
+++ b/torchvision/prototype/datasets/utils/_dataset.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union, Tuple, Collection
 
 from torch.utils.data import IterDataPipe
-from torchvision.prototype.utils._internal import FrozenBunch, make_repr, add_suggestion, sequence_to_str
+from torchvision._utils import sequence_to_str
+from torchvision.prototype.utils._internal import FrozenBunch, make_repr, add_suggestion
 
 from .._home import use_sharded_dataset
 from ._internal import BUILTIN_DIR, _make_sharded_datapipe
diff --git a/torchvision/prototype/utils/_internal.py b/torchvision/prototype/utils/_internal.py
index 864bff9ce02..147a7f0ff4c 100644
--- a/torchvision/prototype/utils/_internal.py
+++ b/torchvision/prototype/utils/_internal.py
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
+from torchvision._utils import sequence_to_str
+
 
 __all__ = [
-    "sequence_to_str",
     "add_suggestion",
     "FrozenMapping",
     "make_repr",
@@ -43,18 +44,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-def sequence_to_str(seq: Sequence, separate_last: str = "") -> str:
-    if not seq:
-        return ""
-    if len(seq) == 1:
-        return f"'{seq[0]}'"
-
-    head = "'" + "', '".join([str(item) for item in seq[:-1]]) + "'"
-    tail = f"{'' if separate_last and len(seq) == 2 else ','} {separate_last}'{seq[-1]}'"
-
-    return head + tail
-
-
 def add_suggestion(
     msg: str,
     *,