diff --git a/packages/ledger/branchdag/storage.go b/packages/ledger/branchdag/storage.go
index a158ade856..c85463ebec 100644
--- a/packages/ledger/branchdag/storage.go
+++ b/packages/ledger/branchdag/storage.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/cerrors"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/generics/objectstorage"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/generics/set"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/generics/walker"
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/database"
 )
@@ -109,61 +107,6 @@ func (s *Storage) ConflictMembers(conflictID ConflictID) (cachedConflictMembers
 	return
 }
 
-// ForEachConflictingBranchID executes the callback for each Branch that is conflicting with the Branch
-// identified by the given BranchID.
-func (s *Storage) ForEachConflictingBranchID(branchID BranchID, callback func(conflictingBranchID BranchID) bool) {
-	abort := false
-	s.Branch(branchID).Consume(func(branch *Branch) {
-		_ = branch.Conflicts().ForEach(func(conflictID ConflictID) (err error) {
-			s.ConflictMembers(conflictID).Consume(func(conflictMember *ConflictMember) {
-				if abort || conflictMember.BranchID() == branchID {
-					return
-				}
-
-				abort = !callback(conflictMember.BranchID())
-			})
-
-			if abort {
-				return errors.New("abort")
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		})
-	})
-}
-
-// ForEachConnectedConflictingBranchID executes the callback for each Branch that is connected through a chain
-// of intersecting ConflictSets.
-func (s *Storage) ForEachConnectedConflictingBranchID(branchID BranchID, callback func(conflictingBranchID BranchID)) {
-	traversedBranches := set.New[BranchID]()
-	conflictSetsWalker := walker.New[ConflictID]()
-
-	processBranchAndQueueConflictSets := func(branchID BranchID) {
-		if !traversedBranches.Add(branchID) {
-			return
-		}
-
-		s.Branch(branchID).Consume(func(branch *Branch) {
-			_ = branch.Conflicts().ForEach(func(conflictID ConflictID) (err error) {
-				conflictSetsWalker.Push(conflictID)
-				return nil
-			})
-		})
-	}
-
-	processBranchAndQueueConflictSets(branchID)
-
-	for conflictSetsWalker.HasNext() {
-		s.ConflictMembers(conflictSetsWalker.Next()).Consume(func(conflictMember *ConflictMember) {
-			processBranchAndQueueConflictSets(conflictMember.BranchID())
-		})
-	}
-
-	traversedBranches.ForEach(func(element BranchID) {
-		callback(element)
-	})
-}
-
 // Prune resets the database and deletes all objects (for testing or "node resets").
 func (s *Storage) Prune() (err error) {
 	for _, storagePrune := range []func() error{
diff --git a/packages/ledger/branchdag/types.go b/packages/ledger/branchdag/types.go
index 2440e1e865..e86cde0ad3 100644
--- a/packages/ledger/branchdag/types.go
+++ b/packages/ledger/branchdag/types.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 // region BranchID /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-const BranchIDLength = types.IdentifierLength
-
 type BranchID struct {
 	types.Identifier
 }
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ func (t BranchID) String() (humanReadable string) {
 
 var MasterBranchID BranchID
 
+const BranchIDLength = types.IdentifierLength
+
 // endregion ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // region BranchIDs ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/packages/ledger/branchdag/utils.go b/packages/ledger/branchdag/utils.go
index 2435266a1f..0756acaa84 100644
--- a/packages/ledger/branchdag/utils.go
+++ b/packages/ledger/branchdag/utils.go
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package branchdag
 
+import (
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/generics/set"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/generics/walker"
+)
+
 type utils struct {
 	branchDAG *BranchDAG
 }
@@ -9,3 +15,58 @@ func newUtil(branchDAG *BranchDAG) (new *utils) {
 		branchDAG: branchDAG,
 	}
 }
+
+// ForEachConflictingBranchID executes the callback for each Branch that is conflicting with the Branch
+// identified by the given BranchID.
+func (u *utils) ForEachConflictingBranchID(branchID BranchID, callback func(conflictingBranchID BranchID) bool) {
+	abort := false
+	u.branchDAG.Storage.Branch(branchID).Consume(func(branch *Branch) {
+		_ = branch.Conflicts().ForEach(func(conflictID ConflictID) (err error) {
+			u.branchDAG.Storage.ConflictMembers(conflictID).Consume(func(conflictMember *ConflictMember) {
+				if abort || conflictMember.BranchID() == branchID {
+					return
+				}
+
+				abort = !callback(conflictMember.BranchID())
+			})
+
+			if abort {
+				return errors.New("abort")
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// ForEachConnectedConflictingBranchID executes the callback for each Branch that is connected through a chain
+// of intersecting ConflictSets.
+func (u *utils) ForEachConnectedConflictingBranchID(branchID BranchID, callback func(conflictingBranchID BranchID)) {
+	traversedBranches := set.New[BranchID]()
+	conflictSetsWalker := walker.New[ConflictID]()
+
+	processBranchAndQueueConflictSets := func(branchID BranchID) {
+		if !traversedBranches.Add(branchID) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		u.branchDAG.Storage.Branch(branchID).Consume(func(branch *Branch) {
+			_ = branch.Conflicts().ForEach(func(conflictID ConflictID) (err error) {
+				conflictSetsWalker.Push(conflictID)
+				return nil
+			})
+		})
+	}
+
+	processBranchAndQueueConflictSets(branchID)
+
+	for conflictSetsWalker.HasNext() {
+		u.branchDAG.Storage.ConflictMembers(conflictSetsWalker.Next()).Consume(func(conflictMember *ConflictMember) {
+			processBranchAndQueueConflictSets(conflictMember.BranchID())
+		})
+	}
+
+	traversedBranches.ForEach(func(element BranchID) {
+		callback(element)
+	})
+}