diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua
index 32ca8398..555bd6e1 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/moves/parent.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 local view = require("nvim-tree.view")
-local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
-
 local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")
 
 local M = {}
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ function M.fn(should_close)
       return
     end
 
-    local _, line = utils.find_node(parent.explorer.nodes, function(n)
+    local _, line = parent.explorer:find_node(function(n)
       return n.absolute_path == parent.absolute_path
     end)
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
index 4565b9c1..fbf33518 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ end
 
 ---@param path string
 function Explorer:focus_file(path)
-  local _, i = utils.find_node(self.nodes, function(node)
+  local _, i = self:find_node(function(node)
     return node.absolute_path == path
   end)
   view.set_cursor({ i + 1, 1 })
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ end
 function Explorer:focus_node_or_parent(node)
 
   while node do
-    local found_node, i = utils.find_node(self.nodes, function(node_)
+    local found_node, i = self:find_node(function(node_)
       return node_.absolute_path == node.absolute_path
     end)
 
@@ -627,6 +627,25 @@ function Explorer:focus_node_or_parent(node)
   end
 end
 
+--- Get the node and index of the node from the tree that matches the predicate.
+--- The explored nodes are those displayed on the view.
+---@param fn fun(node: Node): boolean
+---@return table|nil
+---@return number
+function Explorer:find_node(fn)
+  local node, i = Iterator.builder(self.nodes)
+  :matcher(fn)
+  :recursor(function(node)
+    return node.group_next and { node.group_next } or (node.open and #node.nodes > 0 and node.nodes)
+  end)
+  :iterate()
+  i = view.is_root_folder_visible() and i or i - 1
+  if node and node.explorer.live_filter.filter then
+    i = i + 1
+  end
+  return node, i
+end
+
 ---Api.tree.get_nodes
 ---@return nvim_tree.api.Node
 function Explorer:get_nodes()
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
index 08f98c0b..78ca7815 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
@@ -114,26 +114,6 @@ end
 
 M.path_separator = path_separator
 
---- Get the node and index of the node from the tree that matches the predicate.
---- The explored nodes are those displayed on the view.
----@param nodes Node[]
----@param fn fun(node: Node): boolean
----@return table|nil
----@return number
-function M.find_node(nodes, fn)
-  local node, i = Iterator.builder(nodes)
-    :matcher(fn)
-    :recursor(function(node)
-      return node.group_next and { node.group_next } or (node.open and #node.nodes > 0 and node.nodes)
-    end)
-    :iterate()
-  i = require("nvim-tree.view").is_root_folder_visible() and i or i - 1
-  if node and node.explorer.live_filter.filter then
-    i = i + 1
-  end
-  return node, i
-end
-
 ---@param extmarks vim.api.keyset.get_extmark_item[] as per vim.api.nvim_buf_get_extmarks
 ---@return number
 function M.extmarks_length(extmarks)