diff --git a/dap/utils/bufjson.py b/dap/utils/bufjson.py
index 2b243cd..342e5be 100644
--- a/dap/utils/bufjson.py
+++ b/dap/utils/bufjson.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+import json
 import os
 from time import sleep
 
-from .utils import json_load
-
 
 class BufferedJSON:
 
@@ -33,3 +32,9 @@ class BufferedJSON:
 
 
 
+def json_load(filename, *args, **kwargs):
+    with open(filename, "r") as f:
+        return json.load(f, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+
diff --git a/dap/utils/utils.py b/dap/utils/utils.py
index 0e687ca..070d9ef 100644
--- a/dap/utils/utils.py
+++ b/dap/utils/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-import json
-
-
-def json_load(filename, *args, **kwargs):
-    with open(filename, "r") as f:
-        return json.load(f, *args, **kwargs)
-
 
 def read_bit(bits, n):
     """