diff --git a/python/idsse_testing/data_access/utilities.py b/python/idsse_testing/data_access/utilities.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d74769c..0000000
--- a/python/idsse_testing/data_access/utilities.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-"""Utilities for using test resources from this directory in unit tests"""
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Created on Wed Jul 19 2023
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Colorado State University. All rights reserved. (1)
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Regents of the University of Colorado. All rights reserved. (2)
-#
-# Contributors:
-#     Mackenzie Grimes (1)
-#
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import json
-import csv
-from importlib import resources
-from os import path
-from collections.abc import Sequence
-from typing import TextIO, Any
-
-
-def get_resource_from_file(filename: str) -> dict | Sequence[Sequence[Any]]:
-    """Load test resource/data from file into python object
-
-    Args:
-        filename (str): name of test resource to load from the /test/resources directory
-
-    Raises:
-        ValueError: if file extension is not supported
-
-    Returns:
-        dict | Sequence[Sequence[Any]]: Appropriate data type based on resource file type.
-        For example, .json returns a dict, .csv returns a list of lists
-    """
-    file_stream = resources.files(__package__).joinpath(filename).open('r')
-    _, file_extension = path.splitext(filename)
-
-    if file_extension == '.json':
-        return _load_json_resource(file_stream)
-    if file_extension == '.csv':
-        return _load_csv_resource(file_stream)
-    raise ValueError(f'Unable to load test data from unsupported extension {file_extension}')
-
-
-def _load_json_resource(stream: TextIO) -> dict:
-    """utility to load JSON file from test/resources directory into dict object"""
-    return json.load(stream)
-
-
-def _load_csv_resource(stream: TextIO) -> Sequence[Sequence[Any]]:
-    """utility to load CSV file from test/resources directory into 2D array of floats"""
-    file_reader = csv.reader(stream)
-    return [list(map(float, row)) for row in file_reader]
diff --git a/python/idsse_testing/utilities/resources.py b/python/idsse_testing/utilities/resources.py
index e33e2eb..d3e43d0 100644
--- a/python/idsse_testing/utilities/resources.py
+++ b/python/idsse_testing/utilities/resources.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
 def get_package_path(package: str) -> str:
     """Get file path from package/filename