diff --git a/controllers/utils.go b/controllers/utils.go
index 6be6556da..b7e1550cd 100644
--- a/controllers/utils.go
+++ b/controllers/utils.go
@@ -44,54 +44,6 @@ func logOnce(message string) {
 	log.Println(message)
 }
 
-// ContainsString checks if the string array contains the given string.
-func ContainsString(slice []string, s string) bool {
-	for _, item := range slice {
-		if item == s {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// RemoveString removes the given string from the string array if exists.
-func RemoveString(slice []string, s string) (result []string) {
-	for _, item := range slice {
-		if item == s {
-			continue
-		}
-		result = append(result, item)
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-func ParametersToMap(parameters []api.PatternParameter) map[string]any {
-	output := map[string]any{}
-	for _, p := range parameters {
-		keys := strings.Split(p.Name, ".")
-		max := len(keys) - 1
-		current := output
-
-		for i, key := range keys {
-			fmt.Printf("Step %d %s\n", i, key)
-			if i == max {
-				current[key] = p.Value
-			} else {
-				if val, ok := current[key]; ok {
-					fmt.Printf("Using %q\n", key)
-					current = val.(map[string]any)
-				} else if i < len(key) {
-					fmt.Printf("Adding %q\n", key)
-					current[key] = map[string]any{}
-					current = current[key].(map[string]any)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return output
-}
-
 // getPatternConditionByStatus returns a copy of the pattern condition defined by the status and the index in the slice if it exists, otherwise -1 and nil
 func getPatternConditionByStatus(conditions []api.PatternCondition, conditionStatus v1.ConditionStatus) (int, *api.PatternCondition) {
 	if conditions == nil {
diff --git a/controllers/utils_test.go b/controllers/utils_test.go
index 0345e7890..edee23de1 100644
--- a/controllers/utils_test.go
+++ b/controllers/utils_test.go
@@ -17,16 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
-
-	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
-
-	gitopsv1alpha1 "github.com/hybrid-cloud-patterns/patterns-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -52,37 +44,6 @@ var testCases = []struct {
 	{"git@github.com:mbaldessari/common", "common", "github.com"},
 }
 
-// These tests use Ginkgo (BDD-style Go testing framework). Refer to
-// http://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/ to learn more about Ginkgo.
-
-var _ = Describe("Parameter Unpacking", func() {
-	var parameters []gitopsv1alpha1.PatternParameter
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true)))
-		logf.Log.Info("Running util test")
-
-		parameters = []gitopsv1alpha1.PatternParameter{
-			{
-				Name:  "global.git.repo",
-				Value: "https://github.com/some/place",
-			},
-			{
-				Name:  "global.git.server",
-				Value: "github.com",
-			},
-		}
-	})
-
-	It("should convert values", func() {
-		fmt.Printf("Converting values\n")
-		out := ParametersToMap(parameters)
-		out_s, err := yaml.Marshal(out)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		fmt.Printf("Converted values:\n%s\n", out_s)
-	})
-})
-
 var _ = Describe("ExtractRepositoryName", func() {
 	It("should extract the repository name from various URL formats", func() {
 		for _, testCase := range testCases {