diff --git a/pkg/kotsutil/troubleshoot.go b/pkg/kotsutil/troubleshoot.go
index b243928c75..06c6443388 100644
--- a/pkg/kotsutil/troubleshoot.go
+++ b/pkg/kotsutil/troubleshoot.go
@@ -51,26 +51,3 @@ func LoadTSKindsFromPath(dir string) (*troubleshootloader.TroubleshootKinds, err
 	}
 	return tsKinds, nil
 }
-
-func Dedup[T any](objs []T) []T {
-	seen := make(map[string]bool)
-	out := []T{}
-
-	if len(objs) == 0 {
-		return objs
-	}
-
-	for _, o := range objs {
-		data, err := json.Marshal(o)
-		if err != nil {
-			out = append(out, o)
-			continue
-		}
-		key := string(data)
-		if _, ok := seen[key]; !ok {
-			out = append(out, o)
-			seen[key] = true
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
diff --git a/pkg/supportbundle/spec.go b/pkg/supportbundle/spec.go
index aad62800ca..538eb67aec 100644
--- a/pkg/supportbundle/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/supportbundle/spec.go
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ func mergeSupportBundleSpecs(builtBundles map[string]*troubleshootv1beta2.Suppor
 		mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = append(mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers, builtBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers...)
 	}
 
-	mergedBundle.Spec.Collectors = kotsutil.Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.Collectors)
-	mergedBundle.Spec.Analyzers = kotsutil.Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.Analyzers)
-	mergedBundle.Spec.AfterCollection = kotsutil.Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.AfterCollection)
-	mergedBundle.Spec.HostCollectors = kotsutil.Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.HostCollectors)
-	mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = kotsutil.Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers)
+	mergedBundle.Spec.Collectors = Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.Collectors)
+	mergedBundle.Spec.Analyzers = Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.Analyzers)
+	mergedBundle.Spec.AfterCollection = Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.AfterCollection)
+	mergedBundle.Spec.HostCollectors = Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.HostCollectors)
+	mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = Dedup(mergedBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers)
 
 	return mergedBundle
 }
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ func addDiscoveredSpecs(
 	}
 
 	// remove duplicated specs if there are multiple support bundle upstream spec
-	supportBundle.Spec.Collectors = kotsutil.Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.Collectors)
-	supportBundle.Spec.Analyzers = kotsutil.Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.Analyzers)
-	supportBundle.Spec.HostCollectors = kotsutil.Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.HostCollectors)
-	supportBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = kotsutil.Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers)
+	supportBundle.Spec.Collectors = Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.Collectors)
+	supportBundle.Spec.Analyzers = Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.Analyzers)
+	supportBundle.Spec.HostCollectors = Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.HostCollectors)
+	supportBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers = Dedup(supportBundle.Spec.HostAnalyzers)
 
 	return supportBundle
 }
@@ -1257,3 +1257,26 @@ func removeKurlAnalyzers(analyzers []*troubleshootv1beta2.Analyze) []*troublesho
 
 	return analyze
 }
+
+func Dedup[T any](objs []T) []T {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	out := []T{}
+
+	if len(objs) == 0 {
+		return objs
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range objs {
+		data, err := json.Marshal(o)
+		if err != nil {
+			out = append(out, o)
+			continue
+		}
+		key := string(data)
+		if _, ok := seen[key]; !ok {
+			out = append(out, o)
+			seen[key] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}