diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/npm.lock.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/npm.lock.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/npm.lock.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/npm.lock.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/pnpm.lock.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/pnpm.lock.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/pnpm.lock.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/pnpm.lock.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/yarn.lock.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/yarn.lock.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__fixtures__/yarn.lock.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__fixtures__/yarn.lock.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/npm.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/npm.spec.ts.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/npm.spec.ts.snap
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/npm.spec.ts.snap
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/pnpm.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/pnpm.spec.ts.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/pnpm.spec.ts.snap
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/pnpm.spec.ts.snap
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file-type.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file-type.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file-type.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file-type.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file.spec.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file.ts
index 6362c965ec..40dae40a52 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/lock-file.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/lock-file.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs-extra';
-import { detectPackageManager, PackageManager } from '../package-manager';
+import { detectPackageManager, PackageManager } from '../utils/package-manager';
 import {
   parseYarnLockFile,
   pruneYarnLockFile,
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import {
   transitiveDependencyPnpmLookup,
 } from './pnpm';
 import { LockFileData } from './lock-file-type';
-import { workspaceRoot } from '../workspace-root';
+import { workspaceRoot } from '../utils/workspace-root';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { hashExternalNodes, hashString, mapExternalNodes } from './utils';
 import {
   ProjectGraph,
   ProjectGraphExternalNode,
-} from '../../config/project-graph';
+} from '../config/project-graph';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 
 const YARN_LOCK_PATH = join(workspaceRoot, 'yarn.lock');
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.spec.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.spec.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.spec.ts
index 8465ff099c..9e4572a45f 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   lockFileV2YargsAndDevkitOnly,
 } from './__fixtures__/npm.lock';
 import { vol } from 'memfs';
-import { readJsonFile } from '../fileutils';
 
 jest.mock('fs', () => require('memfs').fs);
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.ts
index 0bd366af7e..8928efca80 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/npm.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/npm.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { satisfies } from 'semver';
-import { readJsonFile } from '../fileutils';
-import { output } from '../output';
-import { joinPathFragments } from '../path';
-import { workspaceRoot } from '../workspace-root';
+import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
+import { output } from '../utils/output';
+import { joinPathFragments } from '../utils/path';
+import { workspaceRoot } from '../utils/workspace-root';
 import { LockFileData, PackageDependency } from './lock-file-type';
 import {
   sortObject,
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/pnpm.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/pnpm.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/pnpm.spec.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/pnpm.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/pnpm.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/pnpm.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/pnpm.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/pnpm.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/utils.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/utils.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/utils.ts
index d44a74e308..738f1234e0 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import { defaultHashing } from '../../hasher/hashing-impl';
+import { defaultHashing } from '../hasher/hashing-impl';
 import {
   LockFileData,
   PackageDependency,
   PackageVersions,
 } from './lock-file-type';
-import { workspaceRoot } from '../workspace-root';
+import { workspaceRoot } from '../utils/workspace-root';
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import {
   ProjectGraph,
   ProjectGraphExternalNode,
-} from '../../config/project-graph';
+} from '../config/project-graph';
 
 /**
  * Simple sort function to ensure keys are ordered alphabetically
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/yarn.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.spec.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/yarn.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts b/packages/nx/src/lock-file/yarn.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts
rename to packages/nx/src/lock-file/yarn.ts
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
index a877027215..2bf5b2a9ef 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { getRootTsConfigPath } from '../utils/typescript';
 import {
   ProjectFileMap,
   ProjectGraph,
-  ProjectGraphExternalNode,
   ProjectGraphProcessorContext,
 } from '../config/project-graph';
 import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   lockFileHash,
   mapLockFileDataToPartialGraph,
   parseLockFile,
-} from '../utils/lock-file/lock-file';
+} from '../lock-file/lock-file';
 
 export async function buildProjectGraph() {
   const projectConfigurations = readAllWorkspaceConfiguration();