diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/internal_helpers.py b/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/internal_helpers.py
index 80c1f824f..8014e1d08 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/internal_helpers.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/internal_helpers.py
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@
 import warnings
 from typing import Any
 
-from lxml import etree
-
 from dsp_tools.models.custom_warnings import DspToolsUserInfo
 from dsp_tools.models.custom_warnings import DspToolsUserWarning
 from dsp_tools.models.exceptions import InputError
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.config_options import NewlineReplacement
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.config_options import Permissions
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.values import Richtext
-from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.values import Value
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.value_checkers import is_string_like
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.value_converters import replace_newlines_with_tags
 
@@ -91,18 +88,3 @@ def check_and_fix_collection_input(value: Any, prop_name: str, res_id: str) -> l
             raise InputError(msg)
         case _:
             return [value]
-
-
-def serialise_values_of_the_same_property(values: list[Value]) -> etree._Element:
-    """
-    Takes a list of values with the same property name and serialises them as one element.
-
-    Args:
-        values: List of values to serialise
-
-    Returns:
-        etree Element to add to the resource
-    """
-    main_prop = values[0].make_prop()
-    main_prop.extend([prop.make_element() for prop in values])
-    return main_prop
diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/models/dsp_base_resources.py b/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/models/dsp_base_resources.py
index 3a0f5c349..24e67d4c5 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/models/dsp_base_resources.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/xmllib/models/dsp_base_resources.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from dsp_tools.models.exceptions import InputError
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.internal_helpers import check_and_fix_collection_input
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.internal_helpers import create_richtext_with_checks
-from dsp_tools.xmllib.internal_helpers import serialise_values_of_the_same_property
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.config_options import NewlineReplacement
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.config_options import Permissions
 from dsp_tools.xmllib.models.geometry import Circle
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ def serialise(self) -> etree._Element:
         res_ele = self._serialise_resource_element()
         res_ele.extend(self._serialise_geometry_shape())
         if self.comments:
-            res_ele.append(serialise_values_of_the_same_property(cast(list[Value], self.comments)))
+            res_ele.extend(serialise_values(cast(list[Value], self.comments)))
         return res_ele
 
     def _serialise_resource_element(self) -> etree._Element:
@@ -649,10 +648,8 @@ def add_migration_metadata(
     def serialise(self) -> etree._Element:
         res_ele = self._serialise_resource_element()
         self._final_checks()
-        if self.comments:
-            res_ele.append(serialise_values_of_the_same_property(cast(list[Value], self.comments)))
-        if self.link_to:
-            res_ele.append(serialise_values_of_the_same_property(cast(list[Value], self.link_to)))
+        generic_vals = self.comments + self.link_to
+        res_ele.extend(serialise_values(cast(list[Value], generic_vals)))
         return res_ele
 
     def _final_checks(self) -> None: