diff --git a/apis_core/utils/utils.py b/apis_core/utils/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a6fd049af..000000000
--- a/apis_core/utils/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-from django.conf import settings
-
-
-def access_for_all(self, viewtype="list"):
-    if self.request.user.is_authenticated:
-        return self.request.user.is_authenticated
-    match viewtype:
-        case "list":
-            return getattr(settings, "APIS_LIST_VIEWS_ALLOWED", False)
-        case "detail":
-            return getattr(settings, "APIS_DETAIL_VIEWS_ALLOWED", False)
-    return False
-
-
-def access_for_all_function(user):
-    if user.is_anonymous:
-        return getattr(settings, "APIS_DETAIL_VIEWS_ALLOWED", False)
-    else:
-        return True
-
-
-ENTITIES_DEFAULT_COLS = [
-    "start_date",
-    "start_date_written",
-    "end_date",
-    "end_date_written",
-    "text",
-    "collection",
-    "status",
-    "source",
-    "references",
-    "notes",
-]
-
-
-def get_child_classes(objids, obclass, labels=False):
-    """used to retrieve a list of primary keys of sub classes"""
-    if labels:
-        labels_lst = []
-    for obj in objids:
-        obj = obclass.objects.get(pk=obj)
-        p_class = list(obj.vocabsbaseclass_set.all())
-        p = p_class.pop() if len(p_class) > 0 else False
-        while p:
-            if p.pk not in objids:
-                if labels:
-                    labels_lst.append((p.pk, p.label))
-                objids.append(p.pk)
-            p_class += list(p.vocabsbaseclass_set.all())
-            p = p_class.pop() if len(p_class) > 0 else False
-    if labels:
-        return (objids, labels_lst)
-    else:
-        return objids
-
-
-def get_python_safe_module_path(instance: object):
-    """
-    return a python safe version of the full path of an object
-    this can for example be used as a method name
-    """
-    modulepath = get_module_path(instance)
-    return modulepath.replace(".", "_")
-
-
-def get_module_path(instance: object):
-    """
-    return the full path to the class of an object
-    """
-    instance_type = type(instance)
-    module = instance_type.__module__
-    name = instance_type.__name__
-    return f"{module}.{name}"