diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f3152ba4ca8..c993f8e6a05 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2142,7 +2142,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
  "const_format",
  "dirs 4.0.0",
- "fm",
  "hex",
  "iter-extended",
  "marlin_arkworks_backend",
diff --git a/crates/fm/src/lib.rs b/crates/fm/src/lib.rs
index 11e1f7090cd..49fac9b0178 100644
--- a/crates/fm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fm/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ mod file_reader;
 
 pub use file_map::{File, FileId, FileMap};
 
-pub mod util;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
-pub use util::*;
 
 pub const FILE_EXTENSION: &str = "nr";
 
diff --git a/crates/fm/src/util.rs b/crates/fm/src/util.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f63ef9b3dc2..00000000000
--- a/crates/fm/src/util.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-use std::fs::ReadDir;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-// XXX: These public files are only used in Nargo
-
-// Looks for file named `file_name` in path
-pub fn find_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, file_name: &str, extension: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let entries = list_files_and_folders_in(path)?;
-
-    let mut file_name = file_name.to_owned();
-    file_name.push('.');
-    file_name.push_str(extension);
-
-    find_artifact(entries, &file_name)
-}
-// Looks for directory named `dir_name` in path
-pub fn find_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, dir_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let entries = list_files_and_folders_in(path)?;
-    find_artifact(entries, dir_name)
-}
-
-// There is no distinction between files and folders
-fn find_artifact(entries: ReadDir, artifact_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let mut entry: Vec<_> = entries
-        .into_iter()
-        .flatten()
-        .filter(|entry| entry.file_name().to_str() == Some(artifact_name))
-        .collect();
-
-    Some(entry.pop()?.path())
-}
-
-fn list_files_and_folders_in<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<ReadDir> {
-    std::fs::read_dir(path).ok()
-}
diff --git a/crates/nargo/Cargo.toml b/crates/nargo/Cargo.toml
index 3cdaf585cf4..99b1044974d 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nargo/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ iter-extended.workspace = true
 noirc_driver.workspace = true
 noirc_frontend.workspace = true
 noirc_abi.workspace = true
-fm.workspace = true
 acvm.workspace = true
 cfg-if.workspace = true
 toml.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/lib.rs b/crates/nargo/src/lib.rs
index d9dda910632..e201b1a662d 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 use color_eyre as _;
 
 use noirc_frontend::graph::CrateType;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    fs::ReadDir,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use crate::errors::CliError;
 // Nargo is the package manager for Noir
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ mod toml;
 /// However, it should only do this after checking the current path
 /// This allows the use of workspace settings in the future.
 fn find_package_config(current_path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, CliError> {
-    match fm::find_file(current_path, "Nargo", "toml") {
+    match find_file(current_path, "Nargo", "toml") {
         Some(p) => Ok(p),
         None => Err(CliError::Generic(format!(
             "cannot find a Nargo.toml in {}",
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ fn find_package_config(current_path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, CliError> {
 fn lib_or_bin(current_path: &Path) -> Result<(PathBuf, CrateType), CliError> {
     // A library has a lib.nr and a binary has a main.nr
     // You cannot have both.
-    let src_path = match fm::find_dir(current_path, "src") {
+    let src_path = match find_dir(current_path, "src") {
         Some(path) => path,
         None => {
             return Err(CliError::Generic(format!(
@@ -53,8 +56,8 @@ fn lib_or_bin(current_path: &Path) -> Result<(PathBuf, CrateType), CliError> {
             )))
         }
     };
-    let lib_nr_path = fm::find_file(&src_path, "lib", "nr");
-    let bin_nr_path = fm::find_file(&src_path, "main", "nr");
+    let lib_nr_path = find_file(&src_path, "lib", "nr");
+    let bin_nr_path = find_file(&src_path, "main", "nr");
     match (lib_nr_path, bin_nr_path) {
         (Some(_), Some(_)) => Err(CliError::Generic(
             "package cannot contain both a `lib.nr` and a `main.nr`".to_owned(),
@@ -66,3 +69,31 @@ fn lib_or_bin(current_path: &Path) -> Result<(PathBuf, CrateType), CliError> {
         )),
     }
 }
+
+// Looks for file named `file_name` in path
+fn find_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, file_name: &str, extension: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let entries = list_files_and_folders_in(path)?;
+    let file_name = format!("{file_name}.{extension}");
+
+    find_artifact(entries, &file_name)
+}
+
+// Looks for directory named `dir_name` in path
+fn find_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, dir_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let entries = list_files_and_folders_in(path)?;
+    find_artifact(entries, dir_name)
+}
+
+// There is no distinction between files and folders
+fn find_artifact(entries: ReadDir, artifact_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let entry = entries
+        .into_iter()
+        .flatten()
+        .find(|entry| entry.file_name().to_str() == Some(artifact_name))?;
+
+    Some(entry.path())
+}
+
+fn list_files_and_folders_in<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<ReadDir> {
+    std::fs::read_dir(path).ok()
+}
diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/workspace.rs b/crates/nargo/src/workspace.rs
index d5491914337..0954b4eb143 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/workspace.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // We will say that a cargo unit must contain either a binary or a library
-// Then we use workspace to allow more than one. In the future, do not allow there to be 
+// Then we use workspace to allow more than one. In the future, do not allow there to be
 // both a binary and a library.
 // - library will be default