diff --git a/pkg/config/helpers.go b/pkg/config/helpers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f019dda5c9..0000000000
--- a/pkg/config/helpers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/v2/log"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-)
-
-// Embedded allows for proxy configuration bypassing root initialization.
-// It's usage is intended when embedding a subcommand, like we do on owncloud/ocis.
-// TODO this should be a generic function and not hardcode prefixes.
-func Embedded(c *cli.Context, cfg *Config) {
-	logger := NewLogger(cfg)
-
-	viper.SetEnvKeyReplacer(strings.NewReplacer(".", "_"))
-	viper.SetEnvPrefix("PROXY")
-	viper.AutomaticEnv()
-
-	if c.IsSet("embedded-config") {
-		viper.SetConfigFile(c.String("embedded-config"))
-	} else {
-		viper.SetConfigName("proxy")
-
-		viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/ocis")
-		viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.ocis")
-		viper.AddConfigPath("./config")
-	}
-
-	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
-		switch err.(type) {
-		case viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError:
-			logger.Info().
-				Msg("Continue without config")
-		case viper.UnsupportedConfigError:
-			logger.Fatal().
-				Err(err).
-				Msg("Unsupported config type")
-		default:
-			logger.Fatal().
-				Err(err).
-				Msg("Failed to read config")
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := viper.Unmarshal(&cfg); err != nil {
-		logger.Fatal().
-			Err(err).
-			Msg("Failed to parse config")
-	}
-
-	logger.Info().
-		Msg("Running subcommand on embedded mode")
-}
-
-// NewLogger initializes a service-specific logger instance.
-func NewLogger(cfg *Config) log.Logger {
-	return log.NewLogger(
-		log.Name("proxy"),
-		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
-		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
-		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
-	)
-}