diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/desktop.js b/src/public/javascripts/desktop.js
index d4bc8f795..12a5f99a7 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/desktop.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/desktop.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import ScriptContext from './services/script_context.js';
 import sync from './services/sync.js';
 import treeService from './services/tree.js';
 import treeChanges from './services/branches.js';
-import treeUtils from './services/tree_utils.js';
 import utils from './services/utils.js';
 import server from './services/server.js';
 import Entrypoints from './services/entrypoints.js';
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
index be8e8f244..a4e59d87c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/add_link.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import linkService from '../services/link.js';
 import noteDetailService from '../services/note_detail.js';
-import treeUtils from '../services/tree_utils.js';
+import treeService from '../services/tree.js';
 import noteAutocompleteService from "../services/note_autocomplete.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function showDialog() {
     $linkTitle.val('');
 
     async function setDefaultLinkTitle(noteId) {
-        const noteTitle = await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(noteId);
+        const noteTitle = await treeService.getNoteTitle(noteId);
 
         $linkTitle.val(noteTitle);
     }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function showDialog() {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(suggestion.path);
+        const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(suggestion.path);
 
         if (noteId) {
             setDefaultLinkTitle(noteId);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function showDialog() {
     });
 
     $autoComplete.on('autocomplete:cursorchanged', function(event, suggestion, dataset) {
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(suggestion.path);
+        const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(suggestion.path);
 
         setDefaultLinkTitle(noteId);
     });
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
index 939eb6316..add45be9d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import noteDetailService from '../services/note_detail.js';
 import server from '../services/server.js';
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import attributeAutocompleteService from "../services/attribute_autocomplete.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import linkService from "../services/link.js";
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function AttributesModel() {
 
         for (const attr of ownedAttributes) {
             attr.labelValue = attr.type === 'label' ? attr.value : '';
-            attr.relationValue = attr.type === 'relation' ? (await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(attr.value)) : '';
+            attr.relationValue = attr.type === 'relation' ? (await treeService.getNoteTitle(attr.value)) : '';
             attr.selectedPath = attr.type === 'relation' ? attr.value : '';
             attr.labelDefinition = (attr.type === 'label-definition' && attr.value) ? attr.value : {
                 labelType: "text",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function AttributesModel() {
                 attr.value = attr.labelValue;
             }
             else if (attr.type === 'relation') {
-                attr.value = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(attr.selectedPath);
+                attr.value = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(attr.selectedPath);
             }
             else if (attr.type === 'label-definition') {
                 attr.value = attr.labelDefinition;
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/branch_prefix.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/branch_prefix.js
index e9aa1cd64..0b6112b8d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/branch_prefix.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/branch_prefix.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import treeService from '../services/tree.js';
 import server from '../services/server.js';
 import treeCache from "../services/tree_cache.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function showDialog(node) {
 
     $treePrefixInput.val(branch.prefix);
 
-    const noteTitle = await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(node.data.noteId);
+    const noteTitle = await treeService.getNoteTitle(node.data.noteId);
 
     $noteTitle.text(" - " + noteTitle);
 }
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/clone_to.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/clone_to.js
index 147e5c8bd..30bfc65c1 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/clone_to.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/clone_to.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import noteAutocompleteService from "../services/note_autocomplete.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import cloningService from "../services/cloning.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
 import treeCache from "../services/tree_cache.js";
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function showDialog(noteIds) {
 }
 
 async function cloneNotesTo(notePath) {
-    const targetNoteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+    const targetNoteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
     for (const cloneNoteId of clonedNoteIds) {
         await cloningService.cloneNoteTo(cloneNoteId, targetNoteId, $clonePrefix.val());
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/export.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/export.js
index 895eb46ea..1cf094e6a 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/export.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/export.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import ws from "../services/ws.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ export async function showDialog(notePath, defaultType) {
 
     $dialog.modal();
 
-    const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeUtils.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+    const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeService.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
     branchId = await treeCache.getBranchId(parentNoteId, noteId);
 
-    const noteTitle = await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(noteId);
+    const noteTitle = await treeService.getNoteTitle(noteId);
 
     $noteTitle.html(noteTitle);
 }
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
index 828eb1d59..150f1b748 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/import.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import utils from '../services/utils.js';
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import importService from "../services/import.js";
 
 const $dialog = $("#import-dialog");
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function showDialog(noteId) {
 
     parentNoteId = noteId;
 
-    $noteTitle.text(await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(parentNoteId));
+    $noteTitle.text(await treeService.getNoteTitle(parentNoteId));
 
     $dialog.modal();
 }
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/include_note.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/include_note.js
index bf89179b5..ec337518d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/include_note.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/include_note.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import treeUtils from '../services/tree_utils.js';
+import treeService from '../services/tree.js';
 import noteAutocompleteService from '../services/note_autocomplete.js';
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $form.on('submit', () => {
         $dialog.modal('hide');
 
         if (callback) {
-            callback(treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath));
+            callback(treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath));
         }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/move_to.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/move_to.js
index 78e3318fb..125eb36f6 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/move_to.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/move_to.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import noteAutocompleteService from "../services/note_autocomplete.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import cloningService from "../services/cloning.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
 import treeCache from "../services/tree_cache.js";
 import treeChangesService from "../services/branches.js";
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js b/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
index 0c0b091f7..2b645575c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import treeBuilder from "./services/tree_builder.js";
 import contextMenuWidget from "./services/context_menu.js";
 import treeChangesService from "./services/branches.js";
 import utils from "./services/utils.js";
-import treeUtils from "./services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "./services/tree.js";
 import appContext from "./services/app_context.js";
 
 window.glob.isDesktop = utils.isDesktop;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async function showTree() {
 
             showDetailPane();
 
-            const notePath = await treeUtils.getNotePath(node);
+            const notePath = await treeService.getNotePath(node);
 
         },
         expand: (event, data) => treeService.setExpandedToServer(data.node.data.branchId, true),
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $detail.on("click", ".note-menu-button", async e => {
         selectContextMenuItem: async (event, cmd) => {
             if (cmd === "insertNoteAfter") {
                 const parentNoteId = node.data.parentNoteId;
-                const isProtected = await treeUtils.getParentProtectedStatus(node);
+                const isProtected = await treeService.getParentProtectedStatus(node);
 
                 treeService.createNote(node, parentNoteId, 'after', { isProtected: isProtected });
             }
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/app_context.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/app_context.js
index ea95fd7d1..d53268318 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/app_context.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/app_context.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import GlobalButtonsWidget from "../widgets/global_buttons.js";
 import SearchBoxWidget from "../widgets/search_box.js";
 import SearchResultsWidget from "../widgets/search_results.js";
 import NoteTreeWidget from "../widgets/note_tree.js";
-import treeService from "./tree.js";
-import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 import TabContext from "./tab_context.js";
 import server from "./server.js";
 import TabRowWidget from "../widgets/tab_row.js";
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ import GlobalMenuWidget from "../widgets/global_menu.js";
 import RowFlexContainer from "../widgets/row_flex_container.js";
 import StandardTopWidget from "../widgets/standard_top_widget.js";
 import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
-import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "./tree.js";
 import NotePathsWidget from "../widgets/note_paths.js";
 import RunScriptButtonsWidget from "../widgets/run_script_buttons.js";
 import ProtectedNoteSwitchWidget from "../widgets/protected_note_switch.js";
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ class AppContext {
         const activeTabContext = this.getActiveTabContext();
 
         if (activeTabContext && activeTabContext.notePath) {
-            const note = await treeCache.getNote(treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(activeTabContext.notePath));
+            const note = await treeCache.getNote(treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(activeTabContext.notePath));
 
             // it helps navigating in history if note title is included in the title
             document.title += " - " + note.title;
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/attributes.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/attributes.js
index 54f8702ef..0b0d9f1d4 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/attributes.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/attributes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import server from "./server.js";
 import ws from "./ws.js";
-import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "./tree.js";
 import noteAutocompleteService from "./note_autocomplete.js";
 import Component from "../widgets/component.js";
 import utils from "./utils.js";
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
index cef7655b1..b197ced7d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import utils from './utils.js';
 import server from './server.js';
 import toastService from "./toast.js";
 import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
-import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from "./hoisted_note.js";
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 import ws from "./ws.js";
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ async function getNextNode(nodes) {
         next = nodes[0].getParent();
     }
 
-    return treeUtils.getNotePath(next);
+    return treeService.getNotePath(next);
 }
 
 async function deleteNodes(branchIdsToDelete) {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
index 8a21a4040..bc4f75890 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/link.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import treeService from './tree.js';
-import treeUtils from './tree_utils.js';
 import contextMenuService from "./context_menu.js";
-import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 import appContext from "./app_context.js";
 
 function getNotePathFromUrl(url) {
@@ -22,9 +20,9 @@ async function createNoteLink(notePath, options = {}) {
     const showNotePath = options.showNotePath === undefined ? false : options.showNotePath;
 
     if (!noteTitle) {
-        const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeUtils.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+        const {noteId, parentNoteId} = treeService.getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
-        noteTitle = await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId);
+        noteTitle = await treeService.getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId);
     }
 
     const $noteLink = $("<a>", {
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ async function createNoteLink(notePath, options = {}) {
             const parentNotePath = noteIds.join("/").trim();
 
             if (parentNotePath) {
-                $container.append($("<small>").text(" (" + await treeUtils.getNotePathTitle(parentNotePath) + ")"));
+                $container.append($("<small>").text(" (" + await treeService.getNotePathTitle(parentNotePath) + ")"));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_tooltip.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_tooltip.js
index f998c5f02..25bec7e88 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_tooltip.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_tooltip.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
-import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "./tree.js";
 import linkService from "./link.js";
 import server from "./server.js";
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async function mouseEnterHandler() {
         return;
     }
 
-    const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+    const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
     const notePromise = noteDetailService.loadNote(noteId);
     const attributePromise = server.get(`notes/${noteId}/attributes`);
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
index 8230fc01a..eed5f2dc2 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import Attributes from "./attributes.js";
 import utils from "./utils.js";
 import optionsService from "./options.js";
 import appContext from "./app_context.js";
-import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "./tree.js";
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 import Component from "../widgets/component.js";
-import treeService from "./tree.js";
 
 let showSidebarInNewTab = true;
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ class TabContext extends Component {
         await this.trigger('beforeNoteSwitch', {tabId: this.tabId}, true);
 
         this.notePath = notePath;
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+        const noteId = treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
         /** @property {NoteFull} */
         this.note = await noteDetailService.loadNote(noteId);
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index ba2ae9b67..e80d3fcde 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import ws from './ws.js';
 import noteDetailService from './note_detail.js';
 import protectedSessionHolder from './protected_session_holder.js';
-import treeUtils from './tree_utils.js';
 import utils from './utils.js';
 import server from './server.js';
 import treeCache from './tree_cache.js';
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ async function setPrefix(branchId, prefix) {
 }
 
 async function setNodeTitleWithPrefix(node) {
-    const noteTitle = await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(node.data.noteId);
+    const noteTitle = await getNoteTitle(node.data.noteId);
     const branch = treeCache.getBranch(node.data.branchId);
 
     const prefix = branch.prefix;
@@ -214,14 +213,14 @@ async function treeInitialized() {
     // (useful, among others, for opening clipped notes from clipper)
     if (location.hash) {
         const notePath = location.hash.substr(1);
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+        const noteId = getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
 
         if (noteId && await treeCache.noteExists(noteId)) {
             for (const tab of openTabs) {
                 tab.active = false;
             }
 
-            const foundTab = openTabs.find(tab => noteId === treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(tab.notePath));
+            const foundTab = openTabs.find(tab => noteId === getNoteIdFromNotePath(tab.notePath));
 
             if (foundTab) {
                 foundTab.active = true;
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ async function treeInitialized() {
     let filteredTabs = [];
 
     for (const openTab of openTabs) {
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(openTab.notePath);
+        const noteId = getNoteIdFromNotePath(openTab.notePath);
 
         if (await treeCache.noteExists(noteId)) {
             // note doesn't exist so don't try to open tab for it
@@ -500,6 +499,119 @@ async function duplicateNote(noteId, parentNoteId) {
     toastService.showMessage(`Note "${origNote.title}" has been duplicated`);
 }
 
+async function getParentProtectedStatus(node) {
+    return await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node) ? 0 : node.getParent().data.isProtected;
+}
+
+function getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath) {
+    if (!notePath) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    const path = notePath.split("/");
+
+    const lastSegment = path[path.length - 1];
+
+    // path could have also tabId suffix
+    return lastSegment.split("-")[0];
+}
+
+function getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath) {
+    let parentNoteId = 'root';
+    let noteId = '';
+
+    if (notePath) {
+        const path = notePath.split("/");
+
+        const lastSegment = path[path.length - 1];
+
+        // path could have also tabId suffix
+        noteId = lastSegment.split("-")[0];
+
+        if (path.length > 1) {
+            parentNoteId = path[path.length - 2];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        parentNoteId,
+        noteId
+    }
+}
+
+async function getNotePath(node) {
+    if (!node) {
+        console.error("Node is null");
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    const path = [];
+
+    while (node && !await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node)) {
+        if (node.data.noteId) {
+            path.push(node.data.noteId);
+        }
+
+        node = node.getParent();
+    }
+
+    if (node) { // null node can happen directly after unhoisting when tree is still hoisted but option has been changed already
+        path.push(node.data.noteId); // root or hoisted noteId
+    }
+
+    return path.reverse().join("/");
+}
+
+async function getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId = null) {
+    utils.assertArguments(noteId);
+
+    const note = await treeCache.getNote(noteId);
+    if (!note) {
+        return "[not found]";
+    }
+
+    let {title} = note;
+
+    if (parentNoteId !== null) {
+        const branchId = note.parentToBranch[parentNoteId];
+
+        if (branchId) {
+            const branch = treeCache.getBranch(branchId);
+
+            if (branch && branch.prefix) {
+                title = branch.prefix + ' - ' + title;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return title;
+}
+
+async function getNotePathTitle(notePath) {
+    utils.assertArguments(notePath);
+
+    const titlePath = [];
+
+    if (notePath.startsWith('root/')) {
+        notePath = notePath.substr(5);
+    }
+
+    // special case when we want just root's title
+    if (notePath === 'root') {
+        return await getNoteTitle(notePath);
+    }
+
+    let parentNoteId = 'root';
+
+    for (const noteId of notePath.split('/')) {
+        titlePath.push(await getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId));
+
+        parentNoteId = noteId;
+    }
+
+    return titlePath.join(' / ');
+}
+
 frontendLoaded.then(bundle.executeStartupBundles);
 
 export default {
@@ -515,5 +627,11 @@ export default {
     createNewTopLevelNote,
     duplicateNote,
     getRunPath,
-    setNodeTitleWithPrefix
+    setNodeTitleWithPrefix,
+    getParentProtectedStatus,
+    getNotePath,
+    getNoteIdFromNotePath,
+    getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath,
+    getNoteTitle,
+    getNotePathTitle
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
index 90d3e18d5..4cb66dd72 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ import treeService from './tree.js';
 import ws from './ws.js';
 import protectedSessionService from './protected_session.js';
 import treeChangesService from './branches.js';
-import treeUtils from './tree_utils.js';
 import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
 import syncService from "./sync.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from './hoisted_note.js';
-import noteDetailService from './note_detail.js';
 import clipboard from './clipboard.js';
 import protectedSessionHolder from "./protected_session_holder.js";
-import searchNotesService from "./search_notes.js";
 import appContext from "./app_context.js";
 
 class TreeContextMenu {
@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ class TreeContextMenu {
 
     async selectContextMenuItem(event, cmd) {
         const noteId = this.node.data.noteId;
-        const notePath = await treeUtils.getNotePath(this.node);
+        const notePath = await treeService.getNotePath(this.node);
 
         if (cmd === 'openInTab') {
             const tabContext = appContext.openEmptyTab();
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ class TreeContextMenu {
         }
         else if (cmd.startsWith("insertNoteAfter")) {
             const parentNoteId = this.node.data.parentNoteId;
-            const isProtected = await treeUtils.getParentProtectedStatus(this.node);
+            const isProtected = await treeService.getParentProtectedStatus(this.node);
             const type = cmd.split("_")[1];
 
             treeService.createNote(this.node, parentNoteId, 'after', {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_utils.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_utils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 454c3c30b..000000000
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_utils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-import utils from './utils.js';
-import hoistedNoteService from './hoisted_note.js';
-import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
-
-async function getParentProtectedStatus(node) {
-    return await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node) ? 0 : node.getParent().data.isProtected;
-}
-
-function getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath) {
-    if (!notePath) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    const path = notePath.split("/");
-
-    const lastSegment = path[path.length - 1];
-
-    // path could have also tabId suffix
-    return lastSegment.split("-")[0];
-}
-
-function getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath(notePath) {
-    let parentNoteId = 'root';
-    let noteId = '';
-
-    if (notePath) {
-        const path = notePath.split("/");
-
-        const lastSegment = path[path.length - 1];
-
-        // path could have also tabId suffix
-        noteId = lastSegment.split("-")[0];
-
-        if (path.length > 1) {
-            parentNoteId = path[path.length - 2];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return {
-        parentNoteId,
-        noteId
-    }
-}
-
-async function getNotePath(node) {
-    if (!node) {
-        console.error("Node is null");
-        return "";
-    }
-
-    const path = [];
-
-    while (node && !await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node)) {
-        if (node.data.noteId) {
-            path.push(node.data.noteId);
-        }
-
-        node = node.getParent();
-    }
-
-    if (node) { // null node can happen directly after unhoisting when tree is still hoisted but option has been changed already
-        path.push(node.data.noteId); // root or hoisted noteId
-    }
-
-    return path.reverse().join("/");
-}
-
-async function getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId = null) {
-    utils.assertArguments(noteId);
-
-    const note = await treeCache.getNote(noteId);
-    if (!note) {
-        return "[not found]";
-    }
-
-    let {title} = note;
-
-    if (parentNoteId !== null) {
-        const branchId = note.parentToBranch[parentNoteId];
-
-        if (branchId) {
-            const branch = treeCache.getBranch(branchId);
-
-            if (branch && branch.prefix) {
-                title = branch.prefix + ' - ' + title;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return title;
-}
-
-async function getNotePathTitle(notePath) {
-    utils.assertArguments(notePath);
-
-    const titlePath = [];
-
-    if (notePath.startsWith('root/')) {
-        notePath = notePath.substr(5);
-    }
-
-    // special case when we want just root's title
-    if (notePath === 'root') {
-        return await getNoteTitle(notePath);
-    }
-
-    let parentNoteId = 'root';
-
-    for (const noteId of notePath.split('/')) {
-        titlePath.push(await getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId));
-
-        parentNoteId = noteId;
-    }
-
-    return titlePath.join(' / ');
-}
-
-export default {
-    getParentProtectedStatus,
-    getNotePath,
-    getNoteIdFromNotePath,
-    getNoteIdAndParentIdFromNotePath,
-    getNoteTitle,
-    getNotePathTitle,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_paths.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_paths.js
index 7b70bb9ca..5351a8771 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_paths.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_paths.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import TabAwareWidget from "./tab_aware_widget.js";
 import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
 import linkService from "../services/link.js";
 
 const TPL = `
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
     }
 
     async addPath(notePath, isCurrent) {
-        const title = await treeUtils.getNotePathTitle(notePath);
+        const title = await treeService.getNotePathTitle(notePath);
 
         const noteLink = await linkService.createNoteLink(notePath, {title});
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
index e7a2ba8a8..d62c0f6b9 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import hoistedNoteService from "../services/hoisted_note.js";
 import searchNotesService from "../services/search_notes.js";
 import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
-import noteDetailService from "../services/note_detail.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import contextMenuWidget from "../services/context_menu.js";
 import treeKeyBindingService from "../services/tree_keybindings.js";
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
             if (e.which === 2) {
                 const node = $.ui.fancytree.getNode(e);
 
-                treeUtils.getNotePath(node).then(notePath => {
+                treeService.getNotePath(node).then(notePath => {
                     if (notePath) {
                         const tabContext = appContext.openEmptyTab();
                         tabContext.setNote(notePath);
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
                     }
                     else if (event.ctrlKey) {
                         const tabContext = appContext.openEmptyTab();
-                        treeUtils.getNotePath(node).then(notePath => tabContext.setNote(notePath));
+                        treeService.getNotePath(node).then(notePath => tabContext.setNote(notePath));
                         appContext.activateTab(tabContext.tabId);
                     }
                     else {
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
                 // click event won't propagate so let's close context menu manually
                 contextMenuWidget.hideContextMenu();
 
-                const notePath = await treeUtils.getNotePath(data.node);
+                const notePath = await treeService.getNotePath(data.node);
 
                 const activeTabContext = this.appContext.getActiveTabContext();
                 await activeTabContext.setNote(notePath);
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
     async createNoteAfterListener() {
         const node = this.getActiveNode();
         const parentNoteId = node.data.parentNoteId;
-        const isProtected = await treeUtils.getParentProtectedStatus(node);
+        const isProtected = await treeService.getParentProtectedStatus(node);
 
         if (node.data.noteId === 'root' || node.data.noteId === await hoistedNoteService.getHoistedNoteId()) {
             return;
@@ -524,7 +522,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
 
         const activeNode = this.getActiveNode();
 
-        const activeNotePath = activeNode !== null ? await treeUtils.getNotePath(activeNode) : null;
+        const activeNotePath = activeNode !== null ? await treeService.getNotePath(activeNode) : null;
 
         await this.reload(notes);
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/promoted_attributes.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/promoted_attributes.js
index f99d536c3..afc057c0a 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/promoted_attributes.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/promoted_attributes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import ws from "../services/ws.js";
-import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
+import treeService from "../services/tree.js";
 import noteAutocompleteService from "../services/note_autocomplete.js";
 import TabAwareWidget from "./tab_aware_widget.js";
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default class PromotedAttributesWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         }
         else if (valueAttr.type === 'relation') {
             if (valueAttr.value) {
-                $input.val(await treeUtils.getNoteTitle(valueAttr.value));
+                $input.val(await treeService.getNoteTitle(valueAttr.value));
             }
 
             // no need to wait for this
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export default class PromotedAttributesWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         else if ($attr.prop("attribute-type") === "relation") {
             const selectedPath = $attr.getSelectedPath();
 
-            value = selectedPath ? treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(selectedPath) : "";
+            value = selectedPath ? treeService.getNoteIdFromNotePath(selectedPath) : "";
         }
         else {
             value = $attr.val();