diff --git a/openbsc/src/debug.c b/openbsc/src/debug.c
index 7488cd6..6d67ac1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/debug.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/debug.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocore/utils.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 
@@ -56,32 +57,6 @@
     [DREF]	= { .enabled = 0, .loglevel = LOGL_NOTICE },
 };
 
-const char *get_value_string(const struct value_string *vs, u_int32_t val)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0;; i++) {
-		if (vs[i].value == 0 && vs[i].str == NULL)
-			break;
-		if (vs[i].value == val)
-			return vs[i].str;
-	}
-	return "unknown";
-}
-
-int get_string_value(const struct value_string *vs, const char *str)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0;; i++) {
-		if (vs[i].value == 0 && vs[i].str == NULL)
-			break;
-		if (!strcasecmp(vs[i].str, str))
-			return vs[i].value;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 struct debug_info {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *color;