diff --git a/rust/utils/src/file.rs b/rust/utils/src/file.rs
index 8fe5dd30..4014799d 100644
--- a/rust/utils/src/file.rs
+++ b/rust/utils/src/file.rs
@@ -3,44 +3,15 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2024
 
 use std::{
-    ffi::{CString, OsStr},
+    ffi::OsStr,
     fs::{rename, File, OpenOptions},
     io::{self, Seek, SeekFrom, Write},
-    os::unix::{ffi::OsStrExt, fs::OpenOptionsExt},
+    os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt,
     path::Path,
 };
 
 use pv::{Error, FileAccessErrorType, PvCoreError, Result};
 
-/// Rust wrapper for `libc::renameat2`
-fn renameat2<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(oldpath: P, newpath: Q, flags: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let oldpath_cstr = CString::new(oldpath.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
-    let oldpath_raw = oldpath_cstr.into_raw();
-    let newpath_cstr = CString::new(newpath.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
-    let newpath_raw = newpath_cstr.into_raw();
-    unsafe {
-        // SAFETY: oldpath_raw and newpath_raw are valid CStrings because they were
-        // generated by the `CString::new` function.
-        let ret = libc::renameat2(
-            libc::AT_FDCWD,
-            oldpath_raw,
-            libc::AT_FDCWD,
-            newpath_raw,
-            flags,
-        );
-        // SAFETY: libc::renameat2 does not modify `newpath_raw` and is
-        // therefore still valid.
-        let _ = CString::from_raw(newpath_raw);
-        // SAFETY: libc::renameat2 does not modify `oldpath_raw` and is
-        // therefore still valid.
-        let _ = CString::from_raw(oldpath_raw);
-        if ret == -1 {
-            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 /// This type helps to perform atomic operations by writing to a temporary file
 /// and renaming it to the actual filename when the [`AtomicFile::finish`]
 /// function is called. If the [`AtomicFile::finish`] function is never called,