diff --git a/make/makefile b/make/makefile
index ff39784171c..e0c00d9cbf2 100644
--- a/make/makefile
+++ b/make/makefile
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/comarg.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/mf6core.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/BaseGeometry.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/mf6.o \
-$(OBJDIR)/genericutils.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/StringList.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/MemorySetHandler.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/ilut.o \
diff --git a/msvs/mf6lib.vfproj b/msvs/mf6lib.vfproj
index 7186195f1e3..dee2f209199 100644
--- a/msvs/mf6lib.vfproj
+++ b/msvs/mf6lib.vfproj
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\comarg.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\compilerversion.fpp"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\Constants.f90"/>
-		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\genericutils.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\ErrorUtil.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\GeomUtil.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\src\Utilities\HashTable.f90"/>
diff --git a/pymake/makefile b/pymake/makefile
index 484e7798cf0..8e7065a0d6d 100644
--- a/pymake/makefile
+++ b/pymake/makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/GwfNpfOptions.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/GwfBuyInputData.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/ims8misc.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/LinearSolverBase.o \
-$(OBJDIR)/genericutils.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/ArrayHandlers.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/IndexMap.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/version.o \
diff --git a/src/Utilities/genericutils.f90 b/src/Utilities/genericutils.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index e6921da9dd6..00000000000
--- a/src/Utilities/genericutils.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-!> @brief This module contains generic utilties
-!!
-!! This module contains generic utilities that have
-!! limited dependencies.
-!!
-!<
-module GenericUtilitiesModule
-  use KindModule, only: DP, I4B, LGP
-  use ConstantsModule, only: MAXCHARLEN, LENHUGELINE, &
-                             DZERO, DPREC, DSAME, &
-                             LINELENGTH, LENHUGELINE, VSUMMARY
-  use SimVariablesModule, only: istdout, isim_level
-  !
-  implicit none
-
-  private
-
-  public :: is_same
-
-contains
-
-  !> @brief Function to determine if two reals are the same
-  !!
-  !! Function to evaluate if the difference between a and b are less than eps
-  !! (i.e. a and b are the same).
-  !!
-  !<
-  function is_same(a, b, eps) result(lvalue)
-    ! -- return variable
-    logical(LGP) :: lvalue !< boolean indicating if a and b are the same
-    ! -- dummy variables
-    real(DP), intent(in) :: a !< first number to evaluate
-    real(DP), intent(in) :: b !< second number to evaluate
-    real(DP), intent(in), optional :: eps !< optional maximum difference between a abd b (default=DSAME)
-    ! -- local variables
-    real(DP) :: epsloc
-    real(DP) :: denom
-    real(DP) :: rdiff
-    !
-    ! -- evaluate optioanl arguments
-    if (present(eps)) then
-      epsloc = eps
-    else
-      epsloc = DSAME
-    end if
-    lvalue = .FALSE.
-    if (a == b) then
-      lvalue = .TRUE.
-    else
-      if (abs(b) > abs(a)) then
-        denom = b
-      else
-        denom = a
-        if (abs(denom) == DZERO) then
-          denom = DPREC
-        end if
-      end if
-      rdiff = abs((a - b) / denom)
-      if (rdiff <= epsloc) then
-        lvalue = .TRUE.
-      end if
-    end if
-
-  end function is_same
-
-end module GenericUtilitiesModule
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 800accc6553..e77d9891412 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ modflow_sources = files(
     'Utilities' / 'defmacro.F90',
     'Utilities' / 'DevFeature.f90',
     'Utilities' / 'ErrorUtil.f90',
-    'Utilities' / 'genericutils.f90',
     'Utilities' / 'GeomUtil.f90',
     'Utilities' / 'HashTable.f90',
     'Utilities' / 'HeadFileReader.f90',
diff --git a/utils/mf5to6/make/makefile b/utils/mf5to6/make/makefile
index cf5a330df39..fd923f00ba0 100644
--- a/utils/mf5to6/make/makefile
+++ b/utils/mf5to6/make/makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/Exchange.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/ExchangeWriter.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/SimFileWriter.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/NWT1_xmdlib.o \
-$(OBJDIR)/genericutils.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/mf5to6.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/SimVariablesPHMF.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/NWT1_xmd.o \
diff --git a/utils/mf5to6/msvs/mf5to6.vfproj b/utils/mf5to6/msvs/mf5to6.vfproj
index f206d7d30aa..10ff7233751 100644
--- a/utils/mf5to6/msvs/mf5to6.vfproj
+++ b/utils/mf5to6/msvs/mf5to6.vfproj
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
 			<FileConfiguration Name="Debug|Win32">
 			<Tool Name="VFFortranCompilerTool" Preprocess="preprocessYes"/></FileConfiguration></File>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\DevFeature.f90"/>
-		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\genericutils.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\Message.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\ErrorUtil.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\InputOutput.f90"/>
diff --git a/utils/mf5to6/pymake/extrafiles.txt b/utils/mf5to6/pymake/extrafiles.txt
index 890817ead2d..f8a3888f945 100644
--- a/utils/mf5to6/pymake/extrafiles.txt
+++ b/utils/mf5to6/pymake/extrafiles.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 ../../../src/Utilities/Constants.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/SimVariables.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/compilerversion.F90
-../../../src/Utilities/genericutils.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/Message.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/ErrorUtil.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/GeomUtil.f90
diff --git a/utils/zonebudget/make/makefile b/utils/zonebudget/make/makefile
index 314e3782921..0a848b02b10 100644
--- a/utils/zonebudget/make/makefile
+++ b/utils/zonebudget/make/makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/zoneoutput.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/grb.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/budgetdata.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/GeomUtil.o \
-$(OBJDIR)/genericutils.o \
 $(OBJDIR)/zbud6.o
 
 # Define the objects that make up the program
diff --git a/utils/zonebudget/msvs/zonebudget.vfproj b/utils/zonebudget/msvs/zonebudget.vfproj
index f24872d4846..f6e8613efd2 100644
--- a/utils/zonebudget/msvs/zonebudget.vfproj
+++ b/utils/zonebudget/msvs/zonebudget.vfproj
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 			<FileConfiguration Name="Debug|Win32">
 			<Tool Name="VFFortranCompilerTool" Preprocess="preprocessYes"/></FileConfiguration></File>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\DevFeature.f90"/>
-		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\genericutils.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\ErrorUtil.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\InputOutput.f90"/>
 		<File RelativePath="..\..\..\src\Utilities\GeomUtil.f90"/>
diff --git a/utils/zonebudget/pymake/extrafiles.txt b/utils/zonebudget/pymake/extrafiles.txt
index 9c4200fab4e..54d11147ff3 100644
--- a/utils/zonebudget/pymake/extrafiles.txt
+++ b/utils/zonebudget/pymake/extrafiles.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ../../../src/Utilities/Budget.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/Constants.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/compilerversion.F90
-../../../src/Utilities/genericutils.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/ErrorUtil.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/GeomUtil.f90
 ../../../src/Utilities/MathUtil.f90