diff --git a/pem/pem_reader.go b/pem/pem_reader.go
index f6c2e31..03e0db7 100644
--- a/pem/pem_reader.go
+++ b/pem/pem_reader.go
@@ -5,22 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-// PemReader defines the interface for parsing PEM-encoded files from a given path.
-type PemReader interface {
-	ParseFileOrPath(path string, pemType string) (*[][]byte, error)
-}
-
-// DefaultPemReader handles reading and parsing of PEM files or directories containing PEM files.
-type DefaultPemReader struct {
-}
-
-// NewPemReader creates and returns a new instance of DefaultPemReader.
-func NewPemReader() *DefaultPemReader {
-	return &DefaultPemReader{}
-}
-
 // ParseFileOrPath processes a file or directory at the given path and extracts PEM blocks of the specified pemType.
-func (p *DefaultPemReader) ParseFileOrPath(path string, pemType string) (*[][]byte, error) {
+func ParseFileOrPath(path string, pemType string) (*[][]byte, error) {
 	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pem/pem_reader_test.go b/pem/pem_reader_test.go
index e71c1ee..a46d8bb 100644
--- a/pem/pem_reader_test.go
+++ b/pem/pem_reader_test.go
@@ -21,15 +21,13 @@ func TestParseFileOrPath(t *testing.T) {
 	pemType := "CERTIFICATE"
 
 	t.Run("FileExistsAndIsNotDirectory", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
-		result, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath(tempFile.Name(), pemType)
+		result, err := ParseFileOrPath(tempFile.Name(), pemType)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, result)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("FileDoesNotExist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
-		_, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath("nonexistent", pemType)
+		_, err := ParseFileOrPath("nonexistent", pemType)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
 
@@ -42,18 +40,15 @@ func TestParseFileOrPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}(tempDir)
 
 	t.Run("PathIsDirectory", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
-		_, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath(tempDir, pemType)
+		_, err := ParseFileOrPath(tempDir, pemType)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("PathDoesNotExist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
-		_, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath("nonexistent/path", pemType)
+		_, err := ParseFileOrPath("nonexistent/path", pemType)
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
 	t.Run("Happy flow single file", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
 		file, err := os.CreateTemp(tempDir, "prefix")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -78,7 +73,7 @@ func TestParseFileOrPath(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fail()
 			}
 		}
-		data, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath(file.Name(), pemType)
+		data, err := ParseFileOrPath(file.Name(), pemType)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		for i := 0; i < len(*data); i++ {
 			bytes := (*data)[i]
@@ -91,7 +86,6 @@ func TestParseFileOrPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	})
 	t.Run("Happy flow directory", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pemReader := NewPemReader()
 		certs, chainPem, _, _, _, err := x509_cert.BuildCertChain("A BIG STRING")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		tempDir, _ := os.MkdirTemp("", "example")
@@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ func TestParseFileOrPath(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fail()
 			}
 		}
-		data, err := pemReader.ParseFileOrPath(tempDir, pemType)
+		data, err := ParseFileOrPath(tempDir, pemType)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		dataMap := make(map[string][]byte)
 		for i := 0; i < len(*data); i++ {
diff --git a/uzi_vc_issuer/ura_issuer.go b/uzi_vc_issuer/ura_issuer.go
index ff8530f..c3d32bf 100644
--- a/uzi_vc_issuer/ura_issuer.go
+++ b/uzi_vc_issuer/ura_issuer.go
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ func NewUraVcBuilder(chainParser x509_cert.ChainParser) *DefaultUraIssuer {
 
 // Issue generates a URA Verifiable Credential using provided certificate, signing key, subject DID, and subject name.
 func (u DefaultUraIssuer) Issue(certificateFile string, signingKeyFile string, subjectDID string, test bool) (string, error) {
-	reader := pem2.NewPemReader()
-	certificate, err := reader.ParseFileOrPath(certificateFile, "CERTIFICATE")
+	certificate, err := pem2.ParseFileOrPath(certificateFile, "CERTIFICATE")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func (u DefaultUraIssuer) Issue(certificateFile string, signingKeyFile string, s
 	_chain := append(*chain, *certificate...)
 	chain = &_chain
 
-	signingKeys, err := reader.ParseFileOrPath(signingKeyFile, "PRIVATE KEY")
+	signingKeys, err := pem2.ParseFileOrPath(signingKeyFile, "PRIVATE KEY")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}