diff --git a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
index 513d2e23..3502e7cf 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 
 */
+#include <cstring>
 
 #include "falco_utils.h"
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace falco
 namespace utils
 {
 
-std::string wrap_text(const std::string &str, uint32_t initial_pos, uint32_t indent, uint32_t line_len)
+std::string wrap_text(const std::string& str, uint32_t initial_pos, uint32_t indent, uint32_t line_len)
 {
 	std::string ret;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,36 @@ std::string wrap_text(const std::string &str, uint32_t initial_pos, uint32_t ind
 	return ret;
 }
 
-} // namespace utils
+void readfile(const std::string& filename, std::string& data)
+{
+	std::ifstream file(filename.c_str(), std::ios::in);
 
+	if(file.is_open())
+	{
+		std::stringstream ss;
+		ss << file.rdbuf();
+
+		file.close();
+
+		data = ss.str();
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+bool starts_with(const std::string& text, const std::string& prefix)
+{
+	return prefix.empty() ||
+	       (text.size() >= prefix.size() &&
+		std::memcmp(text.data(), prefix.data(), prefix.size()) == 0);
+}
+
+namespace network
+{
+bool url_is_unix_scheme(const std::string& url)
+{
+	return starts_with(url, UNIX_SCHEME);
+}
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace utils
 } // namespace falco
diff --git a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
index 0c812a05..dc1fd85e 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 */
 
+#include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
 #pragma once
@@ -27,8 +30,14 @@ namespace falco
 namespace utils
 {
 
-std::string wrap_text(const std::string &str, uint32_t initial_pos, uint32_t indent, uint32_t line_len);
+std::string wrap_text(const std::string& str, uint32_t initial_pos, uint32_t indent, uint32_t line_len);
 
+void readfile(const std::string& filename, std::string& data);
+bool starts_with(const std::string& text, const std::string& prefix);
+namespace network
+{
+static const std::string UNIX_SCHEME{"unix://"};
+bool url_is_unix_scheme(const std::string& url);
+} // namespace network
 } // namespace utils
-
 } // namespace falco
diff --git a/userspace/falco/grpc_server.cpp b/userspace/falco/grpc_server.cpp
index cf727785..91d27130 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/grpc_server.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/grpc_server.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "grpc_server.h"
 #include "grpc_request_context.h"
-#include "utils.h"
+#include "falco_utils.h"
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used
 
 #define REGISTER_STREAM(req, res, svc, rpc, impl, num)                          \
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ void falco::grpc::server::init_mtls_server_builder()
 	string private_key;
 	string cert_chain;
 	string root_certs;
-	falco::utils::read(m_cert_chain, cert_chain);
-	falco::utils::read(m_private_key, private_key);
-	falco::utils::read(m_root_certs, root_certs);
+	falco::utils::readfile(m_cert_chain, cert_chain);
+	falco::utils::readfile(m_private_key, private_key);
+	falco::utils::readfile(m_root_certs, root_certs);
 	::grpc::SslServerCredentialsOptions::PemKeyCertPair cert_pair{private_key, cert_chain};
 	::grpc::SslServerCredentialsOptions ssl_opts(GRPC_SSL_REQUEST_AND_REQUIRE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_AND_VERIFY);
 	ssl_opts.pem_root_certs = root_certs;
diff --git a/userspace/falco/utils.cpp b/userspace/falco/utils.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 76d20468..00000000
--- a/userspace/falco/utils.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#include <cstring>
-
-#include "utils.h"
-#include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used
-
-void falco::utils::read(const std::string& filename, std::string& data)
-{
-	std::ifstream file(filename.c_str(), std::ios::in);
-
-	if(file.is_open())
-	{
-		std::stringstream ss;
-		ss << file.rdbuf();
-
-		file.close();
-
-		data = ss.str();
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-
-bool falco::utils::starts_with(const std::string& text, const std::string& prefix)
-{
-	return prefix.empty() ||
-	       (text.size() >= prefix.size() &&
-		std::memcmp(text.data(), prefix.data(), prefix.size()) == 0);
-}
-
-bool falco::utils::network::url_is_unix_scheme(const std::string& url)
-{
-	return starts_with(url, UNIX_SCHEME);
-}
diff --git a/userspace/falco/utils.h b/userspace/falco/utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a91ea978..00000000
--- a/userspace/falco/utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <sstream>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-
-namespace falco
-{
-namespace utils
-{
-void read(const std::string& filename, std::string& data);
-bool starts_with(const std::string& text, const std::string& prefix);
-
-namespace network
-{
-static const std::string UNIX_SCHEME{"unix://"};
-bool url_is_unix_scheme(const std::string& url);
-} // namespace network
-} // namespace utils
-} // namespace falco