diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/util.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/util.go
index 6c1d3685fdb..698f9e65c98 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/util.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/util.go
@@ -12,19 +12,16 @@ import (
 	ocr2keepers20polling "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-automation/pkg/v2/observer/polling"
 	ocr2keepers20runner "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-automation/pkg/v2/runner"
 	ocr2keepers21 "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-automation/pkg/v3/types"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/chains/legacyevm"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/job"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/keystore"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/keystore/keys/ethkey"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/ocr2/models"
 	evmregistry20 "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v20"
 	evmregistry21 "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21"
 	evmregistry21transmit "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ocr2keeper/evmregistry/v21/transmit"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/pg"
-	evmrelay "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/relay/evm"
 )
 
 type Encoder20 interface {
@@ -43,29 +40,6 @@ var (
 	ErrNoChainFromSpec = fmt.Errorf("could not create chain from spec")
 )
 
-func EVMProvider(db *sqlx.DB, chain legacyevm.Chain, lggr logger.Logger, spec job.Job, ethKeystore keystore.Eth) (evmrelay.OCR2KeeperProvider, error) {
-	oSpec := spec.OCR2OracleSpec
-	ocr2keeperRelayer := evmrelay.NewOCR2KeeperRelayer(db, chain, lggr.Named("OCR2KeeperRelayer"), ethKeystore)
-
-	keeperProvider, err := ocr2keeperRelayer.NewOCR2KeeperProvider(
-		types.RelayArgs{
-			ExternalJobID: spec.ExternalJobID,
-			JobID:         oSpec.ID,
-			ContractID:    oSpec.ContractID,
-			RelayConfig:   oSpec.RelayConfig.Bytes(),
-		},
-		types.PluginArgs{
-			TransmitterID: oSpec.TransmitterID.String,
-			PluginConfig:  oSpec.PluginConfig.Bytes(),
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to create new ocr2keeper provider", err)
-	}
-
-	return keeperProvider, nil
-}
-
 func EVMDependencies20(
 	spec job.Job,
 	lggr logger.Logger,