diff --git a/api/v1beta2/ratelimitpolicy_types_test.go b/api/v1beta2/ratelimitpolicy_types_test.go
index cde75c2af..707cce8a0 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/ratelimitpolicy_types_test.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/ratelimitpolicy_types_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	policy2 "github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/library/utils"
+	"github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/library/utils"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	gatewayapiv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 	gatewayapiv1alpha2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestRateLimitPolicyListGetItems(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(result) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 1 item, got %d", len(result))
 	}
-	_, ok := result[0].(policy2.KuadrantPolicy)
+	_, ok := result[0].(utils.KuadrantPolicy)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("Expected item to be a KuadrantPolicy")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/library/reconcilers/gateway_diffs.go b/pkg/library/reconcilers/gateway_diffs.go
index eb6b37ec1..5638fa6a5 100644
--- a/pkg/library/reconcilers/gateway_diffs.go
+++ b/pkg/library/reconcilers/gateway_diffs.go
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
-	policy2 "github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/library/utils"
+	"github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/library/utils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	gatewayapiv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 )
 
 type GatewayDiffs struct {
-	GatewaysMissingPolicyRef     []policy2.GatewayWrapper
-	GatewaysWithValidPolicyRef   []policy2.GatewayWrapper
-	GatewaysWithInvalidPolicyRef []policy2.GatewayWrapper
+	GatewaysMissingPolicyRef     []utils.GatewayWrapper
+	GatewaysWithValidPolicyRef   []utils.GatewayWrapper
+	GatewaysWithInvalidPolicyRef []utils.GatewayWrapper
 }
 
 // ComputeGatewayDiffs computes all the differences to reconcile regarding the gateways whose behaviors should/should not be extended by the policy.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func ComputeGatewayDiffs(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Reader, policy, t
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	policyKind, ok := policy.(policy2.Referrer)
+	policyKind, ok := policy.(utils.Referrer)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy %s is not a referrer", policy.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind())
 	}
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ func ComputeGatewayDiffs(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Reader, policy, t
 }
 
 // gatewaysMissingPolicyRef returns gateways referenced by the policy but that miss the reference to it the annotations
-func gatewaysMissingPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind policy2.Referrer) []policy2.GatewayWrapper {
-	gateways := make([]policy2.GatewayWrapper, 0)
+func gatewaysMissingPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind utils.Referrer) []utils.GatewayWrapper {
+	gateways := make([]utils.GatewayWrapper, 0)
 	for i := range gwList.Items {
 		gateway := gwList.Items[i]
-		gw := policy2.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
+		gw := utils.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
 		if slices.Contains(policyGwKeys, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&gateway)) && !gw.ContainsPolicy(policyKey) {
 			gateways = append(gateways, gw)
 		}
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ func gatewaysMissingPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client
 }
 
 // gatewaysWithValidPolicyRef returns gateways referenced by the policy that also have the reference in the annotations
-func gatewaysWithValidPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind policy2.Referrer) []policy2.GatewayWrapper {
-	gateways := make([]policy2.GatewayWrapper, 0)
+func gatewaysWithValidPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind utils.Referrer) []utils.GatewayWrapper {
+	gateways := make([]utils.GatewayWrapper, 0)
 	for i := range gwList.Items {
 		gateway := gwList.Items[i]
-		gw := policy2.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
+		gw := utils.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
 		if slices.Contains(policyGwKeys, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&gateway)) && gw.ContainsPolicy(policyKey) {
 			gateways = append(gateways, gw)
 		}
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ func gatewaysWithValidPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey clie
 }
 
 // gatewaysWithInvalidPolicyRef returns gateways not referenced by the policy that still have the reference in the annotations
-func gatewaysWithInvalidPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind policy2.Referrer) []policy2.GatewayWrapper {
-	gateways := make([]policy2.GatewayWrapper, 0)
+func gatewaysWithInvalidPolicyRef(gwList *gatewayapiv1.GatewayList, policyKey client.ObjectKey, policyGwKeys []client.ObjectKey, policyKind utils.Referrer) []utils.GatewayWrapper {
+	gateways := make([]utils.GatewayWrapper, 0)
 	for i := range gwList.Items {
 		gateway := gwList.Items[i]
-		gw := policy2.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
+		gw := utils.GatewayWrapper{Gateway: &gateway, Referrer: policyKind}
 		if !slices.Contains(policyGwKeys, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(&gateway)) && gw.ContainsPolicy(policyKey) {
 			gateways = append(gateways, gw)
 		}