diff --git a/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts b/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
index 6efc68fb..db94ecaa 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
 import { catBreadHash } from "@/src/helpers/stringHelpers";
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 import { isNemesisCompatibleWithVersion } from "@/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers";
-import { version_compare } from "@/src/services/worldStateService";
 import { getPersonalRooms } from "@/src/services/personalRoomsService";
 import { IPersonalRoomsClient } from "@/src/types/personalRoomsTypes";
 import { Ship } from "@/src/models/shipModel";
-import { toLegacyOid } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
+import { toLegacyOid, version_compare } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 
 export const inventoryController: RequestHandler = async (request, response) => {
     const account = await getAccountForRequest(request);
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/loginController.ts b/src/controllers/api/loginController.ts
index f1eab10a..2007db12 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/loginController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/loginController.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Account } from "@/src/models/loginModel";
 import { createAccount, isCorrectPassword, isNameTaken } from "@/src/services/loginService";
 import { IDatabaseAccountJson, ILoginRequest, ILoginResponse } from "@/src/types/loginTypes";
 import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
-import { version_compare } from "@/src/services/worldStateService";
+import { version_compare } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 
 export const loginController: RequestHandler = async (request, response) => {
     const loginRequest = JSON.parse(String(request.body)) as ILoginRequest; // parse octet stream of json data to json object
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/setGuildMotdController.ts b/src/controllers/api/setGuildMotdController.ts
index 62f10521..1e09ab28 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/setGuildMotdController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/setGuildMotdController.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { version_compare } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 import { Alliance, Guild, GuildMember } from "@/src/models/guildModel";
 import { hasGuildPermissionEx } from "@/src/services/guildService";
 import { getInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
 import { getAccountForRequest, getSuffixedName } from "@/src/services/loginService";
-import { version_compare } from "@/src/services/worldStateService";
 import { GuildPermission, ILongMOTD } from "@/src/types/guildTypes";
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers.ts b/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers.ts
index 0e64c818..a860e860 100644
--- a/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@ import { IMongoDate, IOid, IOidWithLegacySupport } from "@/src/types/commonTypes
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 import { TRarity } from "warframe-public-export-plus";
 
+export const version_compare = (a: string, b: string): number => {
+    const a_digits = a
+        .split("/")[0]
+        .split(".")
+        .map(x => parseInt(x));
+    const b_digits = b
+        .split("/")[0]
+        .split(".")
+        .map(x => parseInt(x));
+    for (let i = 0; i != a_digits.length; ++i) {
+        if (a_digits[i] != b_digits[i]) {
+            return a_digits[i] > b_digits[i] ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+};
+
 export const toOid = (objectId: Types.ObjectId): IOid => {
     return { $oid: objectId.toString() } satisfies IOid;
 };
diff --git a/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers.ts b/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers.ts
index 5df1ad9a..6e9db804 100644
--- a/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { IOid } from "../types/commonTypes";
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 import { addMods, generateRewardSeed } from "../services/inventoryService";
-import { isArchwingMission, version_compare } from "../services/worldStateService";
+import { isArchwingMission } from "../services/worldStateService";
 import { fromStoreItem, toStoreItem } from "../services/itemDataService";
 import { createMessage } from "../services/inboxService";
+import { version_compare } from "./inventoryHelpers";
 
 export const getInfNodes = (faction: string, rank: number): IInfNode[] => {
     const infNodes = [];
diff --git a/src/services/worldStateService.ts b/src/services/worldStateService.ts
index a9a65efa..6b953518 100644
--- a/src/services/worldStateService.ts
+++ b/src/services/worldStateService.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     ISyndicateMissionInfo,
     IWorldState
 } from "../types/worldStateTypes";
+import { version_compare } from "../helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 
 const sortieBosses = [
     "SORTIE_BOSS_HYENA",
@@ -1239,20 +1240,3 @@ export const isArchwingMission = (node: IRegion): boolean => {
     }
     return false;
 };
-
-export const version_compare = (a: string, b: string): number => {
-    const a_digits = a
-        .split("/")[0]
-        .split(".")
-        .map(x => parseInt(x));
-    const b_digits = b
-        .split("/")[0]
-        .split(".")
-        .map(x => parseInt(x));
-    for (let i = 0; i != a_digits.length; ++i) {
-        if (a_digits[i] != b_digits[i]) {
-            return a_digits[i] > b_digits[i] ? 1 : -1;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-};