diff --git a/verifiers/clients/openai_chat_completions_client.py b/verifiers/clients/openai_chat_completions_client.py
index 3cd4acf58..7fc287397 100644
--- a/verifiers/clients/openai_chat_completions_client.py
+++ b/verifiers/clients/openai_chat_completions_client.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 from openai.types.shared_params import FunctionDefinition
 
 from verifiers.clients.client import Client
-from verifiers.clients.routed_experts import parse_routed_experts
 from verifiers.errors import (
     EmptyModelResponseError,
     InvalidModelResponseError,
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@
     UserMessage,
 )
 from verifiers.utils.client_utils import setup_openai_client
+from verifiers.utils.response_utils import parse_routed_experts
 
 
 def handle_openai_overlong_prompt(func):
diff --git a/verifiers/clients/openai_completions_client.py b/verifiers/clients/openai_completions_client.py
index 34e015b49..a170a5872 100644
--- a/verifiers/clients/openai_completions_client.py
+++ b/verifiers/clients/openai_completions_client.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     get_usage_field,
     handle_openai_overlong_prompt,
 )
-from verifiers.clients.routed_experts import parse_routed_experts
 from verifiers.errors import (
     EmptyModelResponseError,
     InvalidModelResponseError,
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
     Usage,
 )
 from verifiers.utils.client_utils import setup_openai_client
+from verifiers.utils.response_utils import parse_routed_experts
 
 OpenAITextMessages = str
 OpenAITextResponse = Completion
diff --git a/verifiers/clients/routed_experts.py b/verifiers/clients/routed_experts.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fb92ffa04..000000000
--- a/verifiers/clients/routed_experts.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import base64
-from io import BytesIO
-from typing import Any, cast
-
-import numpy as np
-
-
-def parse_routed_experts(raw: Any) -> str | None:
-    if raw is None:
-        return None
-    return cast(str, raw)
-
-
-def truncate_routed_experts(routed_experts: str | None, seq_len: int) -> str | None:
-    if routed_experts is None:
-        return None
-
-    array = np.load(BytesIO(base64.b64decode(routed_experts)), allow_pickle=False)
-    assert array.ndim == 3
-    assert 0 <= seq_len <= array.shape[0]
-
-    buffer = BytesIO()
-    np.save(buffer, np.ascontiguousarray(array[:seq_len]), allow_pickle=False)
-    return base64.b64encode(buffer.getvalue()).decode("ascii")
diff --git a/verifiers/utils/response_utils.py b/verifiers/utils/response_utils.py
index 2ac00a83d..a6c40f1a0 100644
--- a/verifiers/utils/response_utils.py
+++ b/verifiers/utils/response_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-from verifiers.clients.routed_experts import truncate_routed_experts
+import base64
+from io import BytesIO
+from typing import Any, cast
+
+import numpy as np
+
 from verifiers.types import (
     AssistantMessage,
     Messages,
@@ -7,6 +12,25 @@
 )
 
 
+def parse_routed_experts(raw: Any) -> str | None:
+    if raw is None:
+        return None
+    return cast(str, raw)
+
+
+def truncate_routed_experts(routed_experts: str | None, seq_len: int) -> str | None:
+    if routed_experts is None:
+        return None
+
+    array = np.load(BytesIO(base64.b64decode(routed_experts)), allow_pickle=False)
+    assert array.ndim == 3
+    assert 0 <= seq_len <= array.shape[0]
+
+    buffer = BytesIO()
+    np.save(buffer, np.ascontiguousarray(array[:seq_len]), allow_pickle=False)
+    return base64.b64encode(buffer.getvalue()).decode("ascii")
+
+
 async def parse_response_message(response: Response) -> Messages:
     """Parse a vf.Response into a vf.Messages list (single vf.AssistantMessage)."""
     response_message = response.message