diff --git a/src/codegen/git/utils/branch_sync.py b/src/codegen/git/utils/branch_sync.py
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--- a/src/codegen/git/utils/branch_sync.py
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@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from enum import StrEnum
-
-from git.remote import Remote
-
-from codegen.git.configs.constants import HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME
-from codegen.git.repo_operator.remote_repo_operator import RemoteRepoOperator
-from codegen.git.schemas.enums import FetchResult
-from codegen.git.schemas.github import GithubType
-from codegen.git.utils.clone_url import get_authenticated_clone_url_for_repo_config
-from codegen.shared.performance.stopwatch_utils import stopwatch
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class BranchSyncResult(StrEnum):
-    SUCCESS = "SUCCESS"
-    BRANCH_NOT_FOUND = "BRANCH_NOT_FOUND"
-    SKIP = "SKIP"
-
-
-def get_highside_origin(op: RemoteRepoOperator) -> Remote:
-    remote_url = get_authenticated_clone_url_for_repo_config(op.repo_config, github_type=GithubType.Github)
-
-    if HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME in op.git_cli.remotes:
-        highside_origin = op.git_cli.remote(HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME)
-        highside_origin.set_url(remote_url)
-    else:
-        highside_origin = op.git_cli.create_remote(HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME, remote_url)
-    return highside_origin
-
-
-@stopwatch
-def fetch_highside_branch(op: RemoteRepoOperator, branch_name: str) -> FetchResult:
-    """Checks out a a branch from highside origin"""
-    # Step 1: create highside origin
-    remote_url = get_authenticated_clone_url_for_repo_config(repo=op.repo_config, github_type=GithubType.Github)
-    op.create_remote(HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME, remote_url)
-
-    # Step 2: fetch the branch from highside
-    res = op.fetch_remote(HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME, refspec=branch_name)
-    if res == FetchResult.REFSPEC_NOT_FOUND:
-        logger.warning(f"Branch: {branch_name} not found in highside. Skipping fetch.")
-        return FetchResult.REFSPEC_NOT_FOUND
-
-    # Step 3: checkout (or update existing) local branch that tracks highside remote
-    if op.is_branch_checked_out(branch_name):
-        # update currently checked out branch to match the latest highside branch
-        op.git_cli.git.reset("--hard", f"{HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME}/{branch_name}")
-    else:
-        # create a new local branch that tracks the remote highside branch
-        op.git_cli.create_head(branch_name, commit=f"{HIGHSIDE_REMOTE_NAME}/{branch_name}", force=True)
-    return FetchResult.SUCCESS