diff --git a/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/create-market.ts b/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/create-market.ts
index 580d39ff8..37f80610a 100644
--- a/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/create-market.ts
+++ b/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/create-market.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Schema from '@vegaprotocol/types';
-import { determineId } from '../utils';
+import { determineId } from '@vegaprotocol/wallet';
 import { setGraphQLEndpoint } from './request';
 import { vote } from './vote';
 import { stakeForVegaPublicKey } from './ethereum-setup';
diff --git a/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/submit-proposal.ts b/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/submit-proposal.ts
index e93324aef..d90efbfdd 100644
--- a/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/submit-proposal.ts
+++ b/libs/cypress/src/lib/capsule/submit-proposal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import type { ProposalSubmissionBody } from '@vegaprotocol/wallet';
+import { determineId, type ProposalSubmissionBody } from '@vegaprotocol/wallet';
 import { sendVegaTx } from './wallet-client';
 import { waitForProposal } from './propose-market';
-import { determineId } from '../utils';
 const vegaPubKey = Cypress.env('VEGA_PUBLIC_KEY');
 
 export async function submitProposal(proposalTx: ProposalSubmissionBody) {
diff --git a/libs/cypress/src/lib/utils.ts b/libs/cypress/src/lib/utils.ts
index 5ddfe555f..d035269b4 100644
--- a/libs/cypress/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/libs/cypress/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-import { ethers } from 'ethers';
-import sha3 from 'js-sha3';
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 
-/**
- * copy of determineId in libs/wallet/src/utils.ts
- * to avoid pulling in any jsx files which will cypress is not set up to compile
- */
-export function determineId(sig: string) {
-  return sha3.sha3_256(ethers.utils.arrayify('0x' + sig));
-}
-
 /**
  * copy of removeDecimal from libs/react-helpers/src/lib/format/number.tsx
  * to avoid pulling in any jsx files which will cypress is not set up to compile
diff --git a/libs/wallet/package.json b/libs/wallet/package.json
index f10d9a9c0..abe6a0db7 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/package.json
+++ b/libs/wallet/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "version": "0.0.3",
   "dependencies": {
     "@vegaprotocol/types": "0.0.7",
-    "@vegaprotocol/utils": "0.0.11",
     "eventemitter3": "^5.0.1",
     "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
     "zustand": "^4.5.0"
diff --git a/libs/wallet/project.json b/libs/wallet/project.json
index 828e11399..90c787eb1 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/project.json
+++ b/libs/wallet/project.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "project": "libs/wallet/package.json",
         "compiler": "swc",
         "format": ["esm"],
-        "external": ["@vegaprotocol/types", "@vegaprotocol/utils"]
+        "external": ["@vegaprotocol/types"]
       }
     },
     "publish": {
diff --git a/libs/wallet/src/connectors/view-party-connector.ts b/libs/wallet/src/connectors/view-party-connector.ts
index 0a708691f..deb842635 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/src/connectors/view-party-connector.ts
+++ b/libs/wallet/src/connectors/view-party-connector.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type StoreApi } from 'zustand';
 import { type Store, type Connector } from '../types';
-import { isValidVegaPublicKey } from '@vegaprotocol/utils';
+import { type TransactionResponse } from '../transaction-types';
 import {
   ConnectorError,
   chainIdError,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   sendTransactionError,
   userRejectedError,
 } from '../errors';
-import { type TransactionResponse } from '../transaction-types';
+import { isValidVegaPublicKey } from '../utils';
 
 export class ViewPartyConnector implements Connector {
   readonly id = 'viewParty';
diff --git a/libs/wallet/src/utils.ts b/libs/wallet/src/utils.ts
index d901d2885..8473ae31a 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/src/utils.ts
+++ b/libs/wallet/src/utils.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ export const determineId = (sig: string) => {
 function hexToBytes(hex: string) {
   const bytes = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < hex.length; i += 2) {
-    bytes.push(parseInt(hex.substr(i, 2), 16));
+    bytes.push(parseInt(hex.substring(i, i + 2), 16));
   }
   return bytes;
 }
 
+/* Validates string is 64 chars hex string */
+export const isValidVegaPublicKey = (value: string) => {
+  return /^[A-Fa-f0-9]{64}$/i.test(value);
+};
+
 /**
  * TODO: We may want to create a package similar to @metamask/detect-ethereum-provider as this wont suffice
  * if called immeidately, and before the extension has been able to add the vega object to the window