diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/actions.unit.test.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/actions.unit.test.ts
index 3ac7da94f5..6462414f16 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/actions.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/actions.unit.test.ts
@@ -1501,7 +1501,6 @@ describe("Dataset Actions Unit Tests - Function saveFile", () => {
         (testDocument as any).fileName = path.join(globals.DS_DIR, testDocument.fileName);
         const logSpy = jest.spyOn(ZoweLogger, "warn");
         const commandSpy = jest.spyOn(vscode.commands, "executeCommand");
-        const applyEditSpy = jest.spyOn(vscode.workspace, "applyEdit");
         jest.spyOn(fs, "statSync").mockReturnValueOnce({ size: 0 } as any);
 
         await dsActions.saveFile(testDocument, blockMocks.testDatasetTree);
@@ -1509,10 +1508,8 @@ describe("Dataset Actions Unit Tests - Function saveFile", () => {
         expect(logSpy).toBeCalledWith("Remote file has changed. Presenting with way to resolve file.");
         expect(mocked(sharedUtils.concatChildNodes)).toBeCalled();
         expect(commandSpy).toBeCalledWith("workbench.files.action.compareWithSaved");
-        expect(applyEditSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
         logSpy.mockClear();
         commandSpy.mockClear();
-        applyEditSpy.mockClear();
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/package.i18n.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/package.i18n.json
index cf533d932a..ef8728b452 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/package.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/package.i18n.json
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   "ds.selectSortOpt": "Select a sorting option for {0}",
   "jobs.selectSortOpt": "Select a sorting option for jobs in {0}",
   "ds.filterBy": "Filter PDS members...",
-  "ds.sortBy": "Sort PDS members..."
+  "ds.sortBy": "Sort PDS members...",
   "selectForCompare": "Select for Compare",
   "compareWithSelected": "Compare with Selected",
   "compareWithSelectedReadOnly": "Compare with Selected (Read-Only)",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/src/uss/actions.i18n.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/src/uss/actions.i18n.json
index e339bd8d20..af4d5fc0cb 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/src/uss/actions.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/i18n/sample/src/uss/actions.i18n.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "deleteUssPrompt.confirmation.cancel.log.debug": "Delete action was canceled.",
   "ZoweUssNode.copyDownload.progress": "Copying file structure...",
   "uss.paste.apiNotAvailable": "The paste operation is not supported for this node.",
-  "ZoweUssNode.copyUpload.progress": "Pasting files..."
   "ZoweUssNode.copyUpload.progress": "Pasting files...",
   "downloadUnixFile.invalidNode.error": "open() called from invalid node.",
   "downloadUnixFile.name.exists": "There is already a file with the same name. Please change your OS file system settings if you want to give case sensitive file names",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
index cf533d932a..ef8728b452 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   "ds.selectSortOpt": "Select a sorting option for {0}",
   "jobs.selectSortOpt": "Select a sorting option for jobs in {0}",
   "ds.filterBy": "Filter PDS members...",
-  "ds.sortBy": "Sort PDS members..."
+  "ds.sortBy": "Sort PDS members...",
   "selectForCompare": "Select for Compare",
   "compareWithSelected": "Compare with Selected",
   "compareWithSelectedReadOnly": "Compare with Selected (Read-Only)",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/globals.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/globals.ts
index 964c52859e..4400f70edb 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/globals.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/globals.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export let DS_DIR: string;
 export let CONFIG_PATH; // set during activate
 export let ISTHEIA = false; // set during activate
 export let LOG: imperative.Logger;
-export const COMMAND_COUNT = 115;
+export const COMMAND_COUNT = 119;
 export const MAX_SEARCH_HISTORY = 5;
 export const MAX_FILE_HISTORY = 10;
 export const MS_PER_SEC = 1000;
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/job/actions.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/job/actions.ts
index 98b886dedb..e3cef45c35 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/job/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/job/actions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { Job, Spool } from "./ZoweJobNode";
 import * as nls from "vscode-nls";
 import SpoolProvider, { encodeJobFile, getSpoolFiles, matchSpool } from "../SpoolProvider";
 import { ZoweLogger } from "../utils/LoggerUtils";
-import { SORT_DIRS, getDefaultUri } from "../shared/utils";
+import { SORT_DIRS } from "../shared/utils";
 import { ZosJobsProvider } from "./ZosJobsProvider";
 import { JOB_SORT_OPTS } from "./utils";
 import * as globals from "../globals";
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/shared/utils.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/shared/utils.ts
index 582568ee76..7d2d745f02 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/shared/utils.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
 
 // Generic utility functions related to all node types. See ./src/utils.ts for other utility functions.
 
-import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as globals from "../globals";
-import * as os from "os";
 import { Gui, IZoweTreeNode, IZoweNodeType, IZoweDatasetTreeNode, IZoweUSSTreeNode, IZoweJobTreeNode } from "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api";
 import { ZoweExplorerApiRegister } from "../ZoweExplorerApiRegister";
 import * as nls from "vscode-nls";
@@ -343,71 +341,3 @@ export function jobStringValidator(text: string, localizedParam: "owner" | "pref
             return text.length > globals.JOBS_MAX_PREFIX ? localize("searchJobs.prefix.invalid", "Invalid job prefix") : null;
     }
 }
-
-export function getDefaultUri(): vscode.Uri {
-    return vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri ?? vscode.Uri.file(os.homedir());
-}
-
-/**
- * Function that triggers compare of the old and new document in the active editor
- * @param {vscode.TextDocument} doc - document to update and compare with previous content
- * @param {IZoweDatasetTreeNode | IZoweUSSTreeNode} node - IZoweTreeNode
- * @param {string} label - {optional} used by IZoweDatasetTreeNode to getContents of file
- * @param {boolean} binary - {optional} used by IZoweUSSTreeNode to getContents of file
- * @param {imperative.IProfileLoaded} profile - {optional}
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- */
-export async function compareFileContent(
-    doc: vscode.TextDocument,
-    node: IZoweDatasetTreeNode | IZoweUSSTreeNode,
-    label?: string,
-    binary?: boolean,
-    profile?: imperative.IProfileLoaded
-): Promise<void> {
-    await markDocumentUnsaved(doc);
-    const prof = node ? node.getProfile() : profile;
-    let downloadResponse;
-
-    if (isTypeUssTreeNode(node)) {
-        downloadResponse = await ZoweExplorerApiRegister.getUssApi(prof).getContents(node.fullPath, {
-            file: node.getUSSDocumentFilePath(),
-            binary,
-            returnEtag: true,
-            encoding: prof.profile?.encoding,
-            responseTimeout: prof.profile?.responseTimeout,
-        });
-    } else {
-        downloadResponse = await ZoweExplorerApiRegister.getMvsApi(prof).getContents(label, {
-            file: doc.fileName,
-            returnEtag: true,
-            encoding: prof.profile?.encoding,
-            responseTimeout: prof.profile?.responseTimeout,
-        });
-    }
-
-    // If local and remote file size are the same, then VS Code won't detect
-    // there is a conflict and remote changes may get overwritten. To work
-    // around this limitation of VS Code, when the sizes are identical we
-    // temporarily add a trailing newline byte to the local copy which forces
-    // the file size to be different. This is a terrible hack but it works.
-    // See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/119002
-    const oldSize = doc.getText().length;
-    const newSize = fs.statSync(doc.fileName).size;
-    if (newSize === oldSize) {
-        const edits = new vscode.WorkspaceEdit();
-        edits.insert(doc.uri, doc.positionAt(oldSize), doc.eol.toString());
-        await vscode.workspace.applyEdit(edits);
-    }
-    ZoweLogger.warn(localize("saveFile.etagMismatch.log.warning", "Remote file has changed. Presenting with way to resolve file."));
-    await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.files.action.compareWithSaved");
-    if (newSize === oldSize) {
-        const edits2 = new vscode.WorkspaceEdit();
-        edits2.delete(doc.uri, new vscode.Range(doc.positionAt(oldSize), doc.positionAt(oldSize + doc.eol.toString().length)));
-        await vscode.workspace.applyEdit(edits2);
-    }
-    // re-assign etag, so that it can be used with subsequent requests
-    const downloadEtag = downloadResponse?.apiResponse?.etag;
-    if (node && downloadEtag !== node.getEtag()) {
-        node.setEtag(downloadEtag);
-    }
-}
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