diff --git a/src/core_modules/capture-core/components/WidgetEventSchedule/hooks/useCommentDetails.js b/src/core_modules/capture-core/components/WidgetEventSchedule/hooks/useCommentDetails.js
index 21394c5a8d..4544faf9af 100644
--- a/src/core_modules/capture-core/components/WidgetEventSchedule/hooks/useCommentDetails.js
+++ b/src/core_modules/capture-core/components/WidgetEventSchedule/hooks/useCommentDetails.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useDataQuery } from '@dhis2/app-runtime';
-import uuid from 'd2-utilizr/lib/uuid';
+import { generateUID } from '../../../utils/uid/generateUID';
 
 export const useCommentDetails = () => {
     const { data, error, loading } = useDataQuery(useMemo(() => ({
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ export const useCommentDetails = () => {
     return {
         error,
         currentUser: !loading && data.currentUser,
-        noteId: uuid(),
+        noteId: generateUID(),
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/core_modules/capture-core/utils/uid/generateUID.js b/src/core_modules/capture-core/utils/uid/generateUID.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..addcb13f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core_modules/capture-core/utils/uid/generateUID.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// @flow
+
+export const generateUID = (): string => {
+    const letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' + 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
+    const allowedChars = `0123456789${letters}`;
+    const NUMBER_OF_CODEPOINTS = allowedChars.length;
+    const CODESIZE = 11;
+    let uid;
+
+    // the uid should start with a char
+    uid = letters.charAt(Math.random() * (letters.length));
+
+    for (let i = 1; i < CODESIZE; ++i) {
+        uid += allowedChars.charAt(Math.random() * (NUMBER_OF_CODEPOINTS));
+    }
+
+    return uid;
+};