diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/util.py b/bauh/gems/arch/util.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8785606e..00000000
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/util.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import re
-
-RE_STRIP_EPIC = re.compile(r'^\d+:')
-RE_STRIP_RELEASE = re.compile(r'-[\d.?]+$')
-
-
-def clean_version(version: str) -> str:
-    treated_version = version.strip()
-    if treated_version:
-        return RE_STRIP_RELEASE.split(RE_STRIP_EPIC.split(treated_version)[-1])[0]
-
-    return treated_version
diff --git a/tests/gems/arch/test_util.py b/tests/gems/arch/test_util.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55175b82..00000000
--- a/tests/gems/arch/test_util.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-from unittest import TestCase
-
-from bauh.gems.arch.util import clean_version
-
-
-class TestUtil(TestCase):
-
-    def test_clean_version__blank_version(self):
-        self.assertEqual('', clean_version(''))
-
-    def test_clean_version__blank_version_with_several_spaces(self):
-        self.assertEqual('', clean_version('       '))
-
-    def test_clean_version__with_epic(self):
-        self.assertEqual('12.0.0', clean_version('1:12.0.0'))
-
-    def test_clean_version__with_release(self):
-        self.assertEqual('12.0.0', clean_version('12.0.0-1'))
-
-    def test_clean_version__with_epic_and_release(self):
-        self.assertEqual('12.0.0', clean_version('1:12.0.0-2'))
-
-    def test_clean_version__with_several_releases(self):
-        self.assertEqual('12.0.0-1-2', clean_version('12.0.0-1-2-3'))
-
-    def test_clean_version__(self):
-        self.assertEqual('29', clean_version('29-1.0'))