diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
index 386b3efa6..e039eb3de 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
     WatchMappingSyncedFile,
 } from "types/watchFolder";
 import { groupFilesBasedOnCollectionID } from "utils/file";
-import { getValidFilesToUpload } from "utils/watch";
+import { isSystemFile } from "utils/upload";
 import { removeFromCollection } from "../collectionService";
 import { getLocalFiles } from "../fileService";
 
@@ -713,3 +713,26 @@ async function diskFolderRemovedCallback(folderPath: string) {
         log.error("error while calling diskFolderRemovedCallback", e);
     }
 }
+
+export function getValidFilesToUpload(
+    files: ElectronFile[],
+    mapping: WatchMapping,
+) {
+    const uniqueFilePaths = new Set<string>();
+    return files.filter((file) => {
+        if (!isSystemFile(file) && !isSyncedOrIgnoredFile(file, mapping)) {
+            if (!uniqueFilePaths.has(file.path)) {
+                uniqueFilePaths.add(file.path);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
+}
+
+function isSyncedOrIgnoredFile(file: ElectronFile, mapping: WatchMapping) {
+    return (
+        mapping.ignoredFiles.includes(file.path) ||
+        mapping.syncedFiles.find((f) => f.path === file.path)
+    );
+}
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/watch/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/watch/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index eb16780dd..000000000
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/watch/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { ElectronFile } from "types/upload";
-import { WatchMapping } from "types/watchFolder";
-import { isSystemFile } from "utils/upload";
-
-function isSyncedOrIgnoredFile(file: ElectronFile, mapping: WatchMapping) {
-    return (
-        mapping.ignoredFiles.includes(file.path) ||
-        mapping.syncedFiles.find((f) => f.path === file.path)
-    );
-}
-
-export function getValidFilesToUpload(
-    files: ElectronFile[],
-    mapping: WatchMapping,
-) {
-    const uniqueFilePaths = new Set<string>();
-    return files.filter((file) => {
-        if (!isSystemFile(file) && !isSyncedOrIgnoredFile(file, mapping)) {
-            if (!uniqueFilePaths.has(file.path)) {
-                uniqueFilePaths.add(file.path);
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    });
-}