diff --git a/src/netconf_access.cpp b/src/netconf_access.cpp
index 78d80b1..bf01ca0 100644
--- a/src/netconf_access.cpp
+++ b/src/netconf_access.cpp
@@ -7,42 +7,12 @@
 
 #include <libyang/Libyang.hpp>
 #include <libyang/Tree_Data.hpp>
+#include "libyang_utils.hpp"
 #include "netconf-client.h"
 #include "netconf_access.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #include "yang_schema.hpp"
 
-leaf_data_ leafValueFromValue(const libyang::S_Value& value, LY_DATA_TYPE type)
-{
-    using namespace std::string_literals;
-    switch (type) {
-    case LY_TYPE_INT8:
-        return value->int8();
-    case LY_TYPE_INT16:
-        return value->int16();
-    case LY_TYPE_INT32:
-        return value->int32();
-    case LY_TYPE_INT64:
-        return value->int64();
-    case LY_TYPE_UINT8:
-        return value->uint8();
-    case LY_TYPE_UINT16:
-        return value->uint16();
-    case LY_TYPE_UINT32:
-        return value->uintu32();
-    case LY_TYPE_UINT64:
-        return value->uint64();
-    case LY_TYPE_BOOL:
-        return bool(value->bln());
-    case LY_TYPE_STRING:
-        return std::string(value->string());
-    case LY_TYPE_ENUM:
-        return enum_{std::string(value->enm()->name())};
-    default: // TODO: implement all types
-        return "(can't print)"s;
-    }
-}
-
 NetconfAccess::~NetconfAccess() = default;
 
 std::map<std::string, leaf_data_> NetconfAccess::getItems(const std::string& path)