diff --git a/services/inference/tsfminference/dirutil.py b/services/inference/tsfminference/dirutil.py
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--- a/services/inference/tsfminference/dirutil.py
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@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# THIS FILE IS COPIED FROM THE BOILERPLATE DIRECTORY,
-# DO NOT EDIT IT OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CHANGES.
-# MAKE CHANGES IN THE TOP LEVEL services/boilerplate DIRECTORY.
-#
-#
-#
-"""Utilities for directory operations."""
-
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-
-
-def resolve_model_path(search_path: str, model_id: str) -> Path:
-    """Find the first path under search_path for model_id. All entries in
-    search_path must be:
-    * an existing directory
-    * must be readable by the current process
-
-    Args:
-        search_path (str): A unix-like ":" separated list of directories such a "dir1:dir2"
-        model_id (str): a model_id (which is really just a subdirectory under dir1 or dir2)
-
-    Returns:
-        Path: the first matching path, None if no path is fount.
-    """
-
-    _amodeldir_found = next(
-        (
-            adir
-            for adir in (Path(p) for p in search_path.split(":"))
-            if adir.exists()
-            and adir.is_dir()
-            and os.access(adir, os.R_OK)
-            and (adir / model_id).exists()
-            and os.access(adir / model_id, os.R_OK)
-        ),
-        None,
-    )
-    if not _amodeldir_found:
-        return None
-    return _amodeldir_found / model_id