diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/utils.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/utils.ts
index bd6ceb853..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/utils.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export const getParentFolderName = (filePath: string) => {
-    const folderPath = filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf("/"));
-    const folderName = folderPath.substring(folderPath.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
-    return folderName;
-};
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
index 791aed445..ac0ca3a88 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watchFolder/watchFolderService.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { groupFilesBasedOnCollectionID } from "utils/file";
 import { getValidFilesToUpload } from "utils/watch";
 import { removeFromCollection } from "../collectionService";
 import { getLocalFiles } from "../fileService";
-import { getParentFolderName } from "./utils";
 import {
     diskFileAddedCallback,
     diskFileRemovedCallback,
@@ -642,3 +641,9 @@ class watchFolderService {
 }
 
 export default new watchFolderService();
+
+export const getParentFolderName = (filePath: string) => {
+    const folderPath = filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf("/"));
+    const folderName = folderPath.substring(folderPath.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
+    return folderName;
+};