diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp_interfaces/lacp_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp_interfaces/lacp_interfaces.py
index 8967d62f582..cd633f1c92d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp_interfaces/lacp_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp_interfaces/lacp_interfaces.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.facts.facts import Facts
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import dict_diff, remove_empties
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
-from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr. \
-    utils.utils import search_obj_in_list, dict_delete, pad_commands, flatten_dict
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, search_obj_in_list, dict_diff, remove_empties
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.utils.utils import dict_delete, pad_commands, flatten_dict
 
 
 class Lacp_interfaces(ConfigBase):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lldp_interfaces/lldp_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lldp_interfaces/lldp_interfaces.py
index aab5e4bc2f6..fefa1048c69 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lldp_interfaces/lldp_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lldp_interfaces/lldp_interfaces.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.common.cfg.base import ConfigBase
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, dict_diff, remove_empties
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.facts.facts import Facts
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
-from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr. \
-    utils.utils import search_obj_in_list, dict_delete, pad_commands, flatten_dict
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, search_obj_in_list, dict_diff, remove_empties
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.utils.utils import dict_delete, pad_commands, flatten_dict
 
 
 class Lldp_interfaces(ConfigBase):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py
index 15770f8e22b..10755e0f549 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 
 
-def search_obj_in_list(name, lst, key='name'):
-    for item in lst:
-        if item[key] == name:
-            return item
-    return None
-
-
 def remove_command_from_config_list(interface, cmd, commands):
     # To delete the passed config
     if interface not in commands: