diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py b/src/kiwi/executable.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
rename to src/kiwi/executable.py
index 7f2a537..4681f92 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/executable.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 # parent
-from ...config import LoadedConfig
+from .config import LoadedConfig
 
 
 def _update_kwargs(**kwargs):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/misc.py b/src/kiwi/misc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/misc.py
rename to src/kiwi/misc.py
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/project.py b/src/kiwi/project.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/project.py
rename to src/kiwi/project.py
index 1037770..60e1beb 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/project.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/project.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import os
 
 from .executable import Executable
 
-from ..._constants import CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME
-from ...config import LoadedConfig
+from ._constants import CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME
+from .config import LoadedConfig
 
 
 class Project:
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/rootkit.py b/src/kiwi/rootkit.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/rootkit.py
rename to src/kiwi/rootkit.py
index c286030..a3c7937 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/rootkit.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/rootkit.py
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 # local
+from ._constants import IMAGES_DIRECTORY_NAME, LOCAL_IMAGES_NAME, DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME
 from .executable import Executable
 
-# parent
-from ..._constants import IMAGES_DIRECTORY_NAME, LOCAL_IMAGES_NAME, DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME
-
 
 def _prefix_path(prefix, path):
     if isinstance(path, str):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/runner.py b/src/kiwi/runner.py
index 3fba2c9..9f4058d 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/runner.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/runner.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 # local
 from . import subcommands
-from .subcommands.utils.executable import Executable
+from .executable import Executable
 from .parser import Parser
 
 
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/_subcommand.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/_subcommand.py
index dccb00d..1925bc7 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/_subcommand.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/_subcommand.py
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
-# local
-from .utils.project import Projects
-
 # parent
 from ..parser import Parser
+from ..project import Projects
 
 
 class SubCommand:
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/conf.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/conf.py
index 3030b98..0d590d1 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/conf.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/conf.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # system
 import logging
-import os
 import subprocess
 
 # local
 from ._subcommand import SubCommand
-from .utils.project import Projects
-from .utils.rootkit import Rootkit, prefix_path_mnt
 
 # parent
 from .._constants import CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from ..config import LoadedConfig
+from ..project import Projects
+from ..rootkit import Rootkit, prefix_path_mnt
 
 
 class ConfCopyCommand(SubCommand):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py
index f2e9362..82f8e5c 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # local
-from .utils.project import Projects
 from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
 
 
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/down.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/down.py
index 6023919..cd838fb 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/down.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/down.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # local
 from ._subcommand import ServiceCommand
-from .utils.misc import are_you_sure
+from ..misc import are_you_sure
 
 
 class DownCommand(ServiceCommand):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py
index 9432bdf..d0ea8a0 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # local
-from .utils.project import Projects
 from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
 
 
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/list.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/list.py
index df8068c..406ecb9 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/list.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/list.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import yaml
 
 # local
 from ._subcommand import ServiceCommand
-from .utils.project import Project, Projects
+
+# parent
+from ..project import Project, Projects
 
 
 def _print_list(strings):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
index 8a630b1..30a25ad 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import subprocess
 
 # local
 from ._subcommand import SubCommand
-from .utils.executable import Executable
-from .utils.misc import are_you_sure
 
 # parent
 from ..config import LoadedConfig
+from ..executable import Executable
+from ..misc import are_you_sure
 
 
 def _find_net(net_name):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py
index e92142c..9571ebe 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 import shutil
 
 # local
-from .utils.project import Projects
 from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
 
 # parent
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/update.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/update.py
index ccb58a3..5335e37 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/update.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/update.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # local
 from ._subcommand import ServiceCommand
-from .utils.misc import are_you_sure
+
+# parent
+from ..misc import are_you_sure
 
 
 class UpdateCommand(ServiceCommand):
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/__init__.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a65bd6..0000000
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# git keep