diff --git a/common/file_helpers.py b/common/file_helpers.py
index 7524860f96..dea298a529 100644
--- a/common/file_helpers.py
+++ b/common/file_helpers.py
@@ -1,53 +1,9 @@
 import os
-import shutil
 import tempfile
 import contextlib
 from typing import Optional
 
 
-def rm_not_exists_ok(path):
-  try:
-    os.remove(path)
-  except OSError:
-    if os.path.exists(path):
-      raise
-
-
-def rm_tree_or_link(path):
-  if os.path.islink(path):
-    os.unlink(path)
-  elif os.path.isdir(path):
-    shutil.rmtree(path)
-
-
-def get_tmpdir_on_same_filesystem(path):
-  normpath = os.path.normpath(path)
-  parts = normpath.split("/")
-  if len(parts) > 1 and parts[1] == "scratch":
-    return "/scratch/tmp"
-  elif len(parts) > 2 and parts[2] == "runner":
-    return f"/{parts[1]}/runner/tmp"
-  return "/tmp"
-
-
-class NamedTemporaryDir():
-  def __init__(self, temp_dir=None):
-    self._path = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=temp_dir)
-
-  @property
-  def name(self):
-    return self._path
-
-  def close(self):
-    shutil.rmtree(self._path)
-
-  def __enter__(self):
-    return self
-
-  def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
-    self.close()
-
-
 class CallbackReader:
   """Wraps a file, but overrides the read method to also
   call a callback function with the number of bytes read so far."""
@@ -67,22 +23,8 @@ class CallbackReader:
     return chunk
 
 
-def _get_fileobject_func(writer, temp_dir):
-  def _get_fileobject():
-    return writer.get_fileobject(dir=temp_dir)
-  return _get_fileobject
-
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def atomic_write_on_fs_tmp(path: str, mode: str = 'w', buffering: int = -1, encoding: Optional[str] = None, newline: Optional[str] = None):
-  """Write to a file atomically using a temporary file in a temporary directory on the same filesystem as path."""
-  temp_dir = get_tmpdir_on_same_filesystem(path)
-  with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode=mode, buffering=buffering, encoding=encoding, newline=newline, dir=temp_dir, delete=False) as tmp_file:
-    yield tmp_file
-    tmp_file_name = tmp_file.name
-  os.replace(tmp_file_name, path)
-
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def atomic_write_in_dir(path: str, mode: str = 'w', buffering: int = -1, encoding: Optional[str] = None, newline: Optional[str] = None, 
+def atomic_write_in_dir(path: str, mode: str = 'w', buffering: int = -1, encoding: Optional[str] = None, newline: Optional[str] = None,
                         overwrite: bool = False):
   """Write to a file atomically using a temporary file in the same directory as the destination file."""
   dir_name = os.path.dirname(path)
diff --git a/common/tests/test_file_helpers.py b/common/tests/test_file_helpers.py
index e36df57a32..1817f77cd2 100644
--- a/common/tests/test_file_helpers.py
+++ b/common/tests/test_file_helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 import unittest
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from openpilot.common.file_helpers import atomic_write_on_fs_tmp
 from openpilot.common.file_helpers import atomic_write_in_dir
 
 
@@ -11,14 +10,12 @@ class TestFileHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
     path = f"/tmp/tmp{uuid4()}"
     with atomic_write_func(path) as f:
       f.write("test")
+      assert not os.path.exists(path)
 
     with open(path) as f:
       self.assertEqual(f.read(), "test")
     os.remove(path)
 
-  def test_atomic_write_on_fs_tmp(self):
-    self.run_atomic_write_func(atomic_write_on_fs_tmp)
-
   def test_atomic_write_in_dir(self):
     self.run_atomic_write_func(atomic_write_in_dir)