diff --git a/test/test_exodus.py b/test/test_exodus.py
index dda8c6603..a07bbb65d 100644
--- a/test/test_exodus.py
+++ b/test/test_exodus.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import uxarray as ux
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 current_path = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
diff --git a/test/test_helpers.py b/test/test_helpers.py
index 88266d9e4..5d260bf95 100644
--- a/test/test_helpers.py
+++ b/test/test_helpers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import uxarray as ux
 
 from uxarray.grid.utils import _replace_fill_values
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 try:
     import constants
diff --git a/test/test_mpas.py b/test/test_mpas.py
index d95dd3632..2c401d6bd 100644
--- a/test/test_mpas.py
+++ b/test/test_mpas.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 current_path = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
diff --git a/test/test_scrip.py b/test/test_scrip.py
index c1c9b660c..ab48296f0 100644
--- a/test/test_scrip.py
+++ b/test/test_scrip.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import numpy.testing as nt
 
 import uxarray as ux
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 try:
     import constants
diff --git a/test/test_ugrid.py b/test/test_ugrid.py
index c1c9b660c..ab48296f0 100644
--- a/test/test_ugrid.py
+++ b/test/test_ugrid.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import numpy.testing as nt
 
 import uxarray as ux
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 try:
     import constants
diff --git a/uxarray/__init__.py b/uxarray/__init__.py
index 0f8020a2f..469693f25 100644
--- a/uxarray/__init__.py
+++ b/uxarray/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # from uxarray.utils.helpers import *
-from uxarray.utils.constants import (INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE)
+from uxarray.constants import (INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE)
 from uxarray.grid.grid import Grid
 from uxarray.core.api import (open_grid, open_dataset, open_mfdataset)
 from uxarray.core.dataarray import UxDataArray
diff --git a/uxarray/core/api.py b/uxarray/core/api.py
index a039b54ae..50f8d353f 100644
--- a/uxarray/core/api.py
+++ b/uxarray/core/api.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 """UXarray dataset module."""
 
 import os
+import numpy as np
+import xarray as xr
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
-import numpy as np
-import xarray as xr
-
 from uxarray.grid.grid import Grid
-
 from uxarray.core.dataset import UxDataset
 
 
diff --git a/uxarray/grid/connectivity.py b/uxarray/grid/connectivity.py
index 80d4e640d..5b567bc60 100644
--- a/uxarray/grid/connectivity.py
+++ b/uxarray/grid/connectivity.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import xarray as xr
 
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 def close_face_nodes(Mesh2_face_nodes, nMesh2_face, nMaxMesh2_face_nodes):
diff --git a/uxarray/grid/coordinates.py b/uxarray/grid/coordinates.py
index 2aa2a7e6e..a14cc7728 100644
--- a/uxarray/grid/coordinates.py
+++ b/uxarray/grid/coordinates.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import xarray as xr
 import numpy as np
-from numba import njit, config
 import math
 
+from numba import njit, config
+
 config.DISABLE_JIT = False
 
 
diff --git a/uxarray/grid/grid.py b/uxarray/grid/grid.py
index d81de1645..758b42d32 100644
--- a/uxarray/grid/grid.py
+++ b/uxarray/grid/grid.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 from uxarray.io._ugrid import _read_ugrid, _encode_ugrid
 from uxarray.io._shapefile import _read_shpfile
 from uxarray.io._scrip import _read_scrip, _encode_scrip
-
 from uxarray.io.utils import parse_grid_type
-from uxarray.grid.area import get_all_face_area_from_coords
 
-from uxarray.grid.connectivity import _build_edge_node_connectivity, _build_face_edges_connectivity, _build_nNodes_per_face
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.grid.area import get_all_face_area_from_coords
+from uxarray.grid.connectivity import (_build_edge_node_connectivity,
+                                       _build_face_edges_connectivity,
+                                       _build_nNodes_per_face)
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 class Grid:
diff --git a/uxarray/io/_exodus.py b/uxarray/io/_exodus.py
index 112e627cd..45c9187db 100644
--- a/uxarray/io/_exodus.py
+++ b/uxarray/io/_exodus.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from uxarray.grid.utils import _replace_fill_values
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 # Exodus Number is one-based.
diff --git a/uxarray/io/_mpas.py b/uxarray/io/_mpas.py
index a42f3b9cb..fb0cb9cdf 100644
--- a/uxarray/io/_mpas.py
+++ b/uxarray/io/_mpas.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import warnings
 
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 def _primal_to_ugrid(in_ds, out_ds):
diff --git a/uxarray/io/_scrip.py b/uxarray/io/_scrip.py
index 89be6966e..bf58d0a54 100644
--- a/uxarray/io/_scrip.py
+++ b/uxarray/io/_scrip.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from uxarray.grid.utils import _replace_fill_values
 from uxarray.grid.coordinates import grid_center_lat_lon
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 def _to_ugrid(in_ds, out_ds):
diff --git a/uxarray/io/_ugrid.py b/uxarray/io/_ugrid.py
index 50a771c5a..2a9e79c4e 100644
--- a/uxarray/io/_ugrid.py
+++ b/uxarray/io/_ugrid.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import xarray as xr
 import numpy as np
 from uxarray.grid.utils import _replace_fill_values
-from uxarray.utils.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
+from uxarray.constants import INT_DTYPE, INT_FILL_VALUE
 
 
 def _read_ugrid(xr_ds, var_names_dict):
diff --git a/uxarray/utils/__init__.py b/uxarray/utils/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/uxarray/utils/constants.py b/uxarray/utils/constants.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a8f322f8..000000000
--- a/uxarray/utils/constants.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-
-# numpy indexing code is written for np.intp
-INT_DTYPE = np.intp
-INT_FILL_VALUE = np.iinfo(INT_DTYPE).min