diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index c0498eb..9270870 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 467ceb3..5bdbe31 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 6a80b42..c8e83a2 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index b35b2cd..74d8938 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(subgraph.operands.size(), operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(subgraph.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(subgraph.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < subgraph.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (subgraph.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), subgraph.operations));
+            NN_TRY(countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), subgraph.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
index 698c054..3f3e225 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
@@ -1315,8 +1315,8 @@
 
 void validateModel(const std::shared_ptr<IDevice>& device, const Model& model) {
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            nn::countNumberOfConsumers(model.main.operands.size(),
-                                       nn::unvalidatedConvert(model.main.operations).value())
+            countNumberOfConsumers(model.main.operands.size(),
+                                   nn::unvalidatedConvert(model.main.operations).value())
                     .value();
     mutateExecutionOrderTest(device, model, numberOfConsumers);
     mutateOperandTypeTest(device, model);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
index 702ee92..2c5b648 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@
         const nn::Request* request, uint32_t alignment, uint32_t padding,
         std::optional<nn::Request>* maybeRequestInSharedOut, RequestRelocation* relocationOut);
 
-nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<uint32_t>> countNumberOfConsumers(
-        size_t numberOfOperands, const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations);
-
 nn::GeneralResult<hidl_memory> createHidlMemoryFromSharedMemory(const nn::SharedMemory& memory);
 nn::GeneralResult<nn::SharedMemory> createSharedMemoryFromHidlMemory(const hidl_memory& memory);
 
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
index 235ba29..b4fbfa7 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
@@ -331,11 +331,6 @@
     return **maybeRequestInSharedOut;
 }
 
-nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<uint32_t>> countNumberOfConsumers(
-        size_t numberOfOperands, const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations) {
-    return nn::countNumberOfConsumers(numberOfOperands, operations);
-}
-
 nn::GeneralResult<hidl_memory> createHidlMemoryFromSharedMemory(const nn::SharedMemory& memory) {
     if (memory == nullptr) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "Memory must be non-empty";