diff --git a/src/utils/algorithms.py b/src/utils/algorithms.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02e6205ee..000000000
--- a/src/utils/algorithms.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from typing import Any, Callable
-
-
-def recursive_apply(function: Callable, data: Any) -> Any:
-    if isinstance(data, dict):  # FIXME: hashable?
-        return {key: recursive_apply(value, function) for key, value in data.items()}
-
-    if isinstance(data, list):  # FIXME: iterable?
-        return [recursive_apply(value, function) for value in data]
-
-    return function(data)
diff --git a/src/utils/resources.py b/src/utils/resources.py
index a9d12cd2b..bdc40d202 100644
--- a/src/utils/resources.py
+++ b/src/utils/resources.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import shutil
 import random
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
-from typing import Dict, Any, List, Union
+from typing import Dict, Any, List, Union, Callable
 
 from moulinette import m18n
 from moulinette.utils.text import random_ascii
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from moulinette.utils.filesystem import (
 )
 from yunohost.utils.system import system_arch, debian_version
 from yunohost.utils.error import YunohostError, YunohostValidationError
-from yunohost.utils.algorithms import recursive_apply
 
 logger = getActionLogger("yunohost.app_resources")
 
@@ -155,11 +154,21 @@ class AppResource:
             "__YNH_DEBIAN_VERSION__": debian_version(),
         }
 
+        def recursive_apply(function: Callable, data: Any) -> Any:
+            if isinstance(data, dict):  # FIXME: hashable?
+                return {key: recursive_apply(value, function) for key, value in data.items()}
+
+            if isinstance(data, list):  # FIXME: iterable?
+                return [recursive_apply(value, function) for value in data]
+
+            return function(data)
+
         def replace_tokens_in_strings(data: Any):
             if not isinstance(data, str):
                 return
             for token, replacement in replacements.items():
                 data = data.replace(token, replacement)
+
         recursive_apply(replace_tokens_in_strings, properties)
 
         for key, value in properties.items():