diff --git a/pkg/controller/connectionsecret/connectionsecrets.go b/pkg/controller/connectionsecret/connectionsecrets.go
index d78b3a2163..5b4a1a798e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/connectionsecret/connectionsecrets.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/connectionsecret/connectionsecrets.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func ReapOrphanConnectionSecrets(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, p
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		if clusterExists := contains(projectDeploymentNames, clusterName); clusterExists {
+		if clusterExists := stringutil.Contains(projectDeploymentNames, clusterName); clusterExists {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err := k8sClient.Delete(ctx, &secret); err != nil {
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ func ReapOrphanConnectionSecrets(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, p
 	return removedOrphanSecrets, nil
 }
 
-func contains(list []string, item string) bool {
-	for _, v := range list {
-		if v == item {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func CreateOrUpdateConnectionSecrets(ctx *workflow.Context, k8sClient client.Client, ds deployment.AtlasDeploymentsService, recorder record.EventRecorder, project *project.Project, dbUser akov2.AtlasDatabaseUser) workflow.Result {
 	conns, err := ds.ListDeploymentConnections(ctx.Context, project.ID)
 	if err != nil {