diff --git a/src/qweb_core.ts b/src/qweb_core.ts
index 93fe9565..3ef37cf7 100644
--- a/src/qweb_core.ts
+++ b/src/qweb_core.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { VNode, h } from "./vdom";
-import { parseXML } from "./utils";
 
 /**
  * Owl QWeb Engine
@@ -110,6 +109,16 @@ export const UTILS = {
   }
 };
 
+function parseXML(xml: string): Document {
+  const parser = new DOMParser();
+  const doc = parser.parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");
+  if (doc.getElementsByTagName("parsererror").length) {
+    throw new Error("Invalid XML in template");
+  }
+  return doc;
+}
+
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Compilation Context
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 2a44994a..44c7c9ae 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
  * We have here a small collection of utility functions:
  *
  * - escape
- * - memoize
  * - debounce
  * - patch
  * - unpatch
  * - loadTemplates
  * - loadJS
  * - whenReady
- * - parseXML
  */
 
 export function escape(str: string | number | undefined): string {
@@ -29,26 +27,6 @@ export function escape(str: string | number | undefined): string {
     .replace(/`/g, "`");
 }
 
-export type HashFn = (args: any[]) => string;
-
-export function memoize<R, T extends (...args: any[]) => R>(
-  f: T,
-  hash?: HashFn
-): T {
-  if (!hash) {
-    hash = args => args.map(a => String(a)).join(",");
-  }
-  let cache: { [key: string]: R } = {};
-  function memoizedFunction(...args: any[]) {
-    let hashValue = hash!(args);
-    if (!(hashValue in cache)) {
-      cache[hashValue] = f(...args);
-    }
-    return cache[hashValue];
-  }
-  return memoizedFunction as T;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns a function, that, as long as it continues to be invoked, will not
  * be triggered. The function will be called after it stops being called for
@@ -173,11 +151,3 @@ export function whenReady(fn) {
   }
 }
 
-export function parseXML(xml: string): Document {
-  const parser = new DOMParser();
-  const doc = parser.parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");
-  if (doc.getElementsByTagName("parsererror").length) {
-    throw new Error("Invalid XML in template");
-  }
-  return doc;
-}
diff --git a/tests/utils.test.ts b/tests/utils.test.ts
index 294e094b..9515d6c4 100644
--- a/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
   escape,
-  memoize,
   debounce,
   patch,
   unpatch
@@ -18,26 +17,6 @@ describe("escape", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("memoize", () => {
-  test("return correct value", () => {
-    const f = memoize((a, b) => a + b);
-    expect(f(1, 3)).toBe(4);
-  });
-
-  test("does not recompute if not needed", () => {
-    let nCalls = 0;
-    function origFunction(a: number, b: number): number {
-      nCalls++;
-      return a + b;
-    }
-    const memoized = memoize(origFunction);
-
-    expect(memoized(1, 3)).toBe(4);
-    expect(memoized(1, 3)).toBe(4);
-    expect(nCalls).toBe(1);
-  });
-});
-
 describe("debounce", () => {
   test("works as expected", () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();