diff --git a/cmd/interchaincmd/relayercmd/logs.go b/cmd/interchaincmd/relayercmd/logs.go
index bf8833dbb..1be5bcb46 100644
--- a/cmd/interchaincmd/relayercmd/logs.go
+++ b/cmd/interchaincmd/relayercmd/logs.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/networkoptions"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
 
 	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ func logs(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			keys := maps.Keys(logMap)
 			sort.Strings(keys)
 			for _, k := range keys {
-				if !utils.Belongs([]string{"logger", "caller", "level", "timestamp", "msg"}, k) {
+				if !sdkUtils.Belongs([]string{"logger", "caller", "level", "timestamp", "msg"}, k) {
 					logMsg = addAditionalInfo(
 						logMsg,
 						logMap,
diff --git a/cmd/keycmd/list.go b/cmd/keycmd/list.go
index b7a0d41be..b8b166805 100644
--- a/cmd/keycmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/keycmd/list.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/networkoptions"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/ux"
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	ledger "github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/ledger"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/formatting/address"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/avm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/ethclient"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	goethereumethclient "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/liyue201/erc20-go/erc20"
@@ -296,13 +298,13 @@ func listKeys(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 	if len(subnets) == 0 {
 		subnets = []string{"p", "x", "c"}
 	}
-	if !utils.Belongs(subnets, "p") {
+	if !sdkUtils.Belongs(subnets, "p") {
 		pchain = false
 	}
-	if !utils.Belongs(subnets, "x") {
+	if !sdkUtils.Belongs(subnets, "x") {
 		xchain = false
 	}
-	if !utils.Belongs(subnets, "c") {
+	if !sdkUtils.Belongs(subnets, "c") {
 		cchain = false
 	}
 	queryLedger := len(ledgerIndices) > 0
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ func listKeys(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 		cchain = false
 		xchain = false
 	}
-	if utils.Belongs(tokenAddresses, "Native") || utils.Belongs(tokenAddresses, "native") {
+	if sdkUtils.Belongs(tokenAddresses, "Native") || sdkUtils.Belongs(tokenAddresses, "native") {
 		showNativeToken = true
 	}
 	tokenAddresses = utils.RemoveFromSlice(tokenAddresses, "Native")
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ func getStoredKeysInfo(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(keys) != 0 {
-		keyNames = utils.Filter(keyNames, func(keyName string) bool { return utils.Belongs(keys, keyName) })
+		keyNames = utils.Filter(keyNames, func(keyName string) bool { return sdkUtils.Belongs(keys, keyName) })
 	}
 	addrInfos := []addressInfo{}
 	for _, keyName := range keyNames {
diff --git a/pkg/contract/contract.go b/pkg/contract/contract.go
index 5a2608159..56a36009b 100644
--- a/pkg/contract/contract.go
+++ b/pkg/contract/contract.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/evm"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/ux"
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	avalancheWarp "github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm/warp"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/core/types"
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func ParseSpec(
 	}
 	if event {
 		for i := range inputsMaps {
-			if utils.Belongs(indexedFields, i) {
+			if sdkUtils.Belongs(indexedFields, i) {
 				inputsMaps[i]["indexed"] = true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/node/helper.go b/pkg/node/helper.go
index 47b96819f..8d749d3c7 100644
--- a/pkg/node/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/node/helper.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/vm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/network"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/publicarchive"
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/rpcpb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/api/info"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func getPublicEndpoints(
 		publicNodes = clusterConfig.Nodes
 	}
 	publicTrackers := utils.Filter(trackers, func(tracker *models.Host) bool {
-		return utils.Belongs(publicNodes, tracker.GetCloudID())
+		return sdkUtils.Belongs(publicNodes, tracker.GetCloudID())
 	})
 	endpoints := utils.Map(publicTrackers, func(tracker *models.Host) string {
 		return GetAvalancheGoEndpoint(tracker.IP)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/common.go b/pkg/utils/common.go
index 008ba5e94..8996a13a1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/common.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/common.go
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ func Find[T any](input []T, f func(T) bool) *T {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func Belongs[T comparable](input []T, elem T) bool {
-	for _, e := range input {
-		if e == elem {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func RemoveFromSlice[T comparable](input []T, toRemove T) []T {
 	output := make([]T, 0, len(input))
 	for _, e := range input {
diff --git a/pkg/vm/allowlist.go b/pkg/vm/allowlist.go
index 53851a1bb..fa1404734 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/allowlist.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/allowlist.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/application"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
-
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
@@ -58,11 +59,11 @@ func getNewAddresses(
 	}
 	for _, address := range addresses {
 		switch {
-		case utils.Belongs(allowList.AdminAddresses, address):
+		case sdkUtils.Belongs(allowList.AdminAddresses, address):
 			fmt.Println(address.Hex() + " is already allowed as admin role")
-		case utils.Belongs(allowList.ManagerAddresses, address):
+		case sdkUtils.Belongs(allowList.ManagerAddresses, address):
 			fmt.Println(address.Hex() + " is already allowed as manager role")
-		case utils.Belongs(allowList.EnabledAddresses, address):
+		case sdkUtils.Belongs(allowList.EnabledAddresses, address):
 			fmt.Println(address.Hex() + " is already allowed as enabled role")
 		default:
 			newAddresses = append(newAddresses, address)
diff --git a/pkg/vm/precompiles.go b/pkg/vm/precompiles.go
index fbd79bdab..6360f698a 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/precompiles.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/precompiles.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
+	sdkUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/params"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/allowlist"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/contracts/deployerallowlist"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/contracts/txallowlist"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/contracts/warp"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/precompileconfig"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
@@ -151,19 +152,19 @@ func addAddressToAllowed(
 ) allowlist.AllowListConfig {
 	address := common.HexToAddress(addressStr)
 	allowed := false
-	if utils.Belongs(
+	if sdkUtils.Belongs(
 		allowListConfig.AdminAddresses,
 		address,
 	) {
 		allowed = true
 	}
-	if utils.Belongs(
+	if sdkUtils.Belongs(
 		allowListConfig.ManagerAddresses,
 		address,
 	) {
 		allowed = true
 	}
-	if utils.Belongs(
+	if sdkUtils.Belongs(
 		allowListConfig.EnabledAddresses,
 		address,
 	) {
diff --git a/sdk/utils/utils.go b/sdk/utils/utils.go
index 470705a01..35c4e0542 100644
--- a/sdk/utils/utils.go
+++ b/sdk/utils/utils.go
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ func Unique[T comparable](arr []T) []T {
 	return unique
 }
 
+func Belongs[T comparable](input []T, elem T) bool {
+	for _, e := range input {
+		if e == elem {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func Uint32Sort(arr []uint32) {
 	sort.Slice(arr, func(i, j int) bool { return arr[i] < arr[j] })
 }
diff --git a/sdk/validatormanager/helpers.go b/sdk/validatormanager/helpers.go
index 75d6fadb7..db02a1e9c 100644
--- a/sdk/validatormanager/helpers.go
+++ b/sdk/validatormanager/helpers.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/contract"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/network"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/sdk/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm/api"