diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index 86707ca7..73c95870 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def resurrect_package(package_fn, write_files, txn = None):
 
     errs = metadata.errors()
     if errs:
-        util.Checks.print_errors(errs)
+        util.print_errors(errs)
         raise Error, _("MetaData format wrong (%s)") % package_fn
 
     ctx.ui.info(_('* Adding \'%s\' to db... ') % (metadata.package.name), noln=True)
diff --git a/pisi/package.py b/pisi/package.py
index 02e9779d..42807766 100644
--- a/pisi/package.py
+++ b/pisi/package.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Package:
         self.metadata.read( join(outdir, ctx.const.metadata_xml) )
         errs = self.metadata.errors()
         if errs:
-            util.Checks.print_errors(errs)
+            util.print_errors(errs)
             raise Error, _("MetaData format wrong")
 
         self.files = Files()
diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 5fb366cc..941a67c5 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -42,27 +42,10 @@ class FileError(Error):
 # spec validation utility #
 #########################
 
-class Checks:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.list = []
+def print_errors(errlist):
+    for err in errlist:
+        ctx.ui.error(err)
 
-    def add(self, err):
-        self.list.append(err)
-
-    def join(self, list):
-        self.list.extend(list)
-
-    def has_tag(self, var, section, name):
-        if not var:
-            self.list.append(_("%s section should have a '%s' tag") % (section, name))
-
-    def has_error(self):
-        return len(self.list)>0
-
-    def print_errors(list):
-        for x in list:
-            ctx.ui.error(x)
-    print_errors = staticmethod(print_errors)
 
 #########################
 # string/list/functional#