diff --git a/core/artwork/reader_artist.go b/core/artwork/reader_artist.go
index b25858f0c..3e13da9b4 100644
--- a/core/artwork/reader_artist.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_artist.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 type artistReader struct {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func newArtistReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.ArtworkI
 		}
 	}
 	a.files = strings.Join(files, consts.Zwsp)
-	a.artistFolder = utils.LongestCommonPrefix(paths)
+	a.artistFolder = str.LongestCommonPrefix(paths)
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(a.artistFolder, string(filepath.Separator)) {
 		a.artistFolder, _ = filepath.Split(a.artistFolder)
 	}
diff --git a/core/external_metadata.go b/core/external_metadata.go
index c95f044c9..f0eec6519 100644
--- a/core/external_metadata.go
+++ b/core/external_metadata.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/random"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) getAlbum(ctx context.Context, id string) (*auxAlbum,
 	switch v := entity.(type) {
 	case *model.Album:
 		album.Album = *v
-		album.Name = clearName(v.Name)
+		album.Name = str.Clear(v.Name)
 	case *model.MediaFile:
 		return e.getAlbum(ctx, v.AlbumID)
 	default:
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) getArtist(ctx context.Context, id string) (*auxArtist
 	switch v := entity.(type) {
 	case *model.Artist:
 		artist.Artist = *v
-		artist.Name = clearName(v.Name)
+		artist.Name = str.Clear(v.Name)
 	case *model.MediaFile:
 		return e.getArtist(ctx, v.ArtistID)
 	case *model.Album:
@@ -175,17 +176,6 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) getArtist(ctx context.Context, id string) (*auxArtist
 	return &artist, nil
 }
 
-// Replace some Unicode chars with their equivalent ASCII
-func clearName(name string) string {
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "–", "-")
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "‐", "-")
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "“", `"`)
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "”", `"`)
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "‘", `'`)
-	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "’", `'`)
-	return name
-}
-
 func (e *externalMetadata) UpdateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string, similarCount int, includeNotPresent bool) (*model.Artist, error) {
 	artist, err := e.refreshArtistInfo(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -414,7 +404,7 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) findMatchingTrack(ctx context.Context, mbid string, a
 				squirrel.Eq{"artist_id": artistID},
 				squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artistID},
 			},
-			squirrel.Like{"order_title": utils.SanitizeFieldForSorting(title)},
+			squirrel.Like{"order_title": str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(title)},
 		},
 		Sort: "starred desc, rating desc, year asc, compilation asc ",
 		Max:  1,
@@ -434,11 +424,11 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) callGetURL(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistUR
 }
 
 func (e *externalMetadata) callGetBiography(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistBiographyRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
-	bio, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, artist.ID, clearName(artist.Name), artist.MbzArtistID)
+	bio, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, artist.ID, str.Clear(artist.Name), artist.MbzArtistID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	bio = utils.SanitizeText(bio)
+	bio = str.SanitizeText(bio)
 	bio = strings.ReplaceAll(bio, "\n", " ")
 	artist.Biography = strings.ReplaceAll(bio, "<a ", "<a target='_blank' ")
 }
@@ -514,7 +504,7 @@ func (e *externalMetadata) findArtistByName(ctx context.Context, artistName stri
 	}
 	artist := &auxArtist{
 		Artist: artists[0],
-		Name:   clearName(artists[0].Name),
+		Name:   str.Clear(artists[0].Name),
 	}
 	return artist, nil
 }
diff --git a/db/migrations/20201213124814_add_all_artist_ids_to_album.go b/db/migrations/20201213124814_add_all_artist_ids_to_album.go
index 8cdb79fe0..170497f5c 100644
--- a/db/migrations/20201213124814_add_all_artist_ids_to_album.go
+++ b/db/migrations/20201213124814_add_all_artist_ids_to_album.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ select a.id, a.name, a.artist_id, a.album_artist_id, group_concat(mf.artist_id,
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		all := utils.SanitizeStrings(artistId, albumArtistId, songArtistIds.String)
+		all := str.SanitizeStrings(artistId, albumArtistId, songArtistIds.String)
 		_, err = stmt.Exec(all, id)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error setting album's artist_ids", "album", name, "albumId", id, err)
diff --git a/db/migrations/20211026191915_unescape_lyrics_and_comments.go b/db/migrations/20211026191915_unescape_lyrics_and_comments.go
index ee010c93e..d4ba5e194 100644
--- a/db/migrations/20211026191915_unescape_lyrics_and_comments.go
+++ b/db/migrations/20211026191915_unescape_lyrics_and_comments.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
 )
 
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func upUnescapeLyricsAndComments(_ context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		newComment := utils.SanitizeText(comment.String)
-		newLyrics := utils.SanitizeText(lyrics.String)
+		newComment := str.SanitizeText(comment.String)
+		newLyrics := str.SanitizeText(lyrics.String)
 		_, err = stmt.Exec(newComment, newLyrics, id)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error unescaping media_file's lyrics and comments", "title", title, "id", id, err)
diff --git a/model/lyrics.go b/model/lyrics.go
index e45f53d62..f7221f84f 100644
--- a/model/lyrics.go
+++ b/model/lyrics.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 type Line struct {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func ToLyrics(language, text string) (*Lyrics, error) {
-	text = utils.SanitizeText(text)
+	text = str.SanitizeText(text)
 
 	lines := strings.Split(text, "\n")
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func ToLyrics(language, text string) (*Lyrics, error) {
 			if idTag != nil {
 				switch idTag[1] {
 				case "ar":
-					artist = utils.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSpace(idTag[2]))
+					artist = str.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSpace(idTag[2]))
 				case "offset":
 					{
 						off, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(idTag[2]), 10, 64)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func ToLyrics(language, text string) (*Lyrics, error) {
 						}
 					}
 				case "ti":
-					title = utils.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSpace(idTag[2]))
+					title = str.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSpace(idTag[2]))
 				}
 
 				continue
diff --git a/model/mediafile.go b/model/mediafile.go
index 935b73689..7d5a87d62 100644
--- a/model/mediafile.go
+++ b/model/mediafile.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 type MediaFile struct {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (mfs MediaFiles) ToAlbum() Album {
 	a.Genre = slice.MostFrequent(a.Genres).Name
 	slices.SortFunc(a.Genres, func(a, b Genre) int { return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID) })
 	a.Genres = slices.Compact(a.Genres)
-	a.FullText = " " + utils.SanitizeStrings(fullText...)
+	a.FullText = " " + str.SanitizeStrings(fullText...)
 	a = fixAlbumArtist(a, albumArtistIds)
 	songArtistIds = append(songArtistIds, a.AlbumArtistID, a.ArtistID)
 	slices.Sort(songArtistIds)
diff --git a/persistence/artist_repository.go b/persistence/artist_repository.go
index 74b44d2f5..945179085 100644
--- a/persistence/artist_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/artist_repository.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 )
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func (r *artistRepository) toModels(dba []dbArtist) model.Artists {
 }
 
 func (r *artistRepository) getIndexKey(a *model.Artist) string {
-	name := strings.ToLower(utils.NoArticle(a.Name))
+	name := strings.ToLower(str.NoArticle(a.Name))
 	for k, v := range r.indexGroups {
 		key := strings.ToLower(k)
 		if strings.HasPrefix(name, key) {
diff --git a/persistence/sql_search.go b/persistence/sql_search.go
index 282455e84..98e7760ec 100644
--- a/persistence/sql_search.go
+++ b/persistence/sql_search.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 func getFullText(text ...string) string {
-	fullText := utils.SanitizeStrings(text...)
+	fullText := str.SanitizeStrings(text...)
 	return " " + fullText
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (r sqlRepository) doSearch(q string, offset, size int, results interface{},
 }
 
 func fullTextExpr(value string) Sqlizer {
-	q := utils.SanitizeStrings(value)
+	q := str.SanitizeStrings(value)
 	if q == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/scanner/mapping.go b/scanner/mapping.go
index a67823a9d..79195157d 100644
--- a/scanner/mapping.go
+++ b/scanner/mapping.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner/metadata"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 type MediaFileMapper struct {
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func (s MediaFileMapper) ToMediaFile(md metadata.Tags) model.MediaFile {
 	mf.SortAlbumName = md.SortAlbum()
 	mf.SortArtistName = md.SortArtist()
 	mf.SortAlbumArtistName = md.SortAlbumArtist()
-	mf.OrderTitle = utils.SanitizeFieldForSorting(mf.Title)
-	mf.OrderAlbumName = utils.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.Album)
-	mf.OrderArtistName = utils.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.Artist)
-	mf.OrderAlbumArtistName = utils.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.AlbumArtist)
+	mf.OrderTitle = str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(mf.Title)
+	mf.OrderAlbumName = str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.Album)
+	mf.OrderArtistName = str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.Artist)
+	mf.OrderAlbumArtistName = str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(mf.AlbumArtist)
 	mf.CatalogNum = md.CatalogNum()
 	mf.MbzRecordingID = md.MbzRecordingID()
 	mf.MbzReleaseTrackID = md.MbzReleaseTrackID()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (s MediaFileMapper) ToMediaFile(md metadata.Tags) model.MediaFile {
 	mf.RgAlbumPeak = md.RGAlbumPeak()
 	mf.RgTrackGain = md.RGTrackGain()
 	mf.RgTrackPeak = md.RGTrackPeak()
-	mf.Comment = utils.SanitizeText(md.Comment())
+	mf.Comment = str.SanitizeText(md.Comment())
 	mf.Lyrics = md.Lyrics()
 	mf.Bpm = md.Bpm()
 	mf.CreatedAt = md.BirthTime()
diff --git a/server/serve_index.go b/server/serve_index.go
index 11b679b80..4d48f5424 100644
--- a/server/serve_index.go
+++ b/server/serve_index.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )
 
 func Index(ds model.DataStore, fs fs.FS) http.HandlerFunc {
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ func serveIndex(ds model.DataStore, fs fs.FS, shareInfo *model.Share) http.Handl
 			"version":                   consts.Version,
 			"firstTime":                 firstTime,
 			"variousArtistsId":          consts.VariousArtistsID,
-			"baseURL":                   utils.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSuffix(conf.Server.BasePath, "/")),
-			"loginBackgroundURL":        utils.SanitizeText(conf.Server.UILoginBackgroundURL),
-			"welcomeMessage":            utils.SanitizeText(conf.Server.UIWelcomeMessage),
+			"baseURL":                   str.SanitizeText(strings.TrimSuffix(conf.Server.BasePath, "/")),
+			"loginBackgroundURL":        str.SanitizeText(conf.Server.UILoginBackgroundURL),
+			"welcomeMessage":            str.SanitizeText(conf.Server.UIWelcomeMessage),
 			"maxSidebarPlaylists":       conf.Server.MaxSidebarPlaylists,
 			"enableTranscodingConfig":   conf.Server.EnableTranscodingConfig,
 			"enableDownloads":           conf.Server.EnableDownloads,
diff --git a/utils/sanitize_strings_test.go b/utils/sanitize_strings_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 393111fc5..000000000
--- a/utils/sanitize_strings_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("SanitizeStrings", func() {
-	It("returns all lowercase chars", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings("Some Text")).To(Equal("some text"))
-	})
-
-	It("removes accents", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings("Quintão")).To(Equal("quintao"))
-	})
-
-	It("remove extra spaces", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings(" some  text  ")).To(Equal("some text"))
-	})
-
-	It("remove duplicated words", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings("legião urbana urbana legiÃo")).To(Equal("legiao urbana"))
-	})
-
-	It("remove symbols", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings("Tom’s Diner ' “40” ‘A’")).To(Equal("40 a diner toms"))
-	})
-
-	It("remove opening brackets", func() {
-		Expect(SanitizeStrings("[Five Years]")).To(Equal("five years"))
-	})
-})
diff --git a/utils/sanitize_strings.go b/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
similarity index 72%
rename from utils/sanitize_strings.go
rename to utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
index a8d9b576a..9a72206e0 100644
--- a/utils/sanitize_strings.go
+++ b/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package str
 
 import (
 	"html"
@@ -38,3 +38,13 @@ func SanitizeText(text string) string {
 	s := policy.Sanitize(text)
 	return html.UnescapeString(s)
 }
+
+func SanitizeFieldForSorting(originalValue string) string {
+	v := strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(originalValue))
+	return strings.ToLower(v)
+}
+
+func SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(originalValue string) string {
+	v := strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(originalValue))
+	return strings.ToLower(NoArticle(v))
+}
diff --git a/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go b/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e623dd5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package str_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Sanitize Strings", func() {
+	Describe("SanitizeStrings", func() {
+		It("returns all lowercase chars", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("Some Text")).To(Equal("some text"))
+		})
+
+		It("removes accents", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("Quintão")).To(Equal("quintao"))
+		})
+
+		It("remove extra spaces", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings(" some  text  ")).To(Equal("some text"))
+		})
+
+		It("remove duplicated words", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("legião urbana urbana legiÃo")).To(Equal("legiao urbana"))
+		})
+
+		It("remove symbols", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("Tom’s Diner ' “40” ‘A’")).To(Equal("40 a diner toms"))
+		})
+
+		It("remove opening brackets", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("[Five Years]")).To(Equal("five years"))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("SanitizeFieldForSorting", func() {
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = "The O"
+		})
+		It("sanitize accents", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSorting("Céu")).To(Equal("ceu"))
+		})
+		It("removes articles", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSorting("The Beatles")).To(Equal("the beatles"))
+		})
+		It("removes accented articles", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSorting("Õ Blésq Blom")).To(Equal("o blesq blom"))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle", func() {
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = "The O"
+		})
+		It("sanitize accents", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("Céu")).To(Equal("ceu"))
+		})
+		It("removes articles", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("The Beatles")).To(Equal("beatles"))
+		})
+		It("removes accented articles", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("Õ Blésq Blom")).To(Equal("blesq blom"))
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/utils/strings.go b/utils/str/str.go
similarity index 61%
rename from utils/strings.go
rename to utils/str/str.go
index 42866a48c..b52a8cb53 100644
--- a/utils/strings.go
+++ b/utils/str/str.go
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-package utils
+package str
 
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/deluan/sanitize"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 )
 
+func Clear(name string) string {
+	r := strings.NewReplacer(
+		"–", "-",
+		"‐", "-",
+		"“", `"`,
+		"”", `"`,
+		"‘", `'`,
+		"’", `'`,
+	)
+	return r.Replace(name)
+}
+
 func NoArticle(name string) string {
 	articles := strings.Split(conf.Server.IgnoredArticles, " ")
 	for _, a := range articles {
@@ -33,13 +44,3 @@ func LongestCommonPrefix(list []string) string {
 	}
 	return list[0]
 }
-
-func SanitizeFieldForSorting(originalValue string) string {
-	v := strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(originalValue))
-	return strings.ToLower(v)
-}
-
-func SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle(originalValue string) string {
-	v := strings.TrimSpace(sanitize.Accents(originalValue))
-	return strings.ToLower(NoArticle(v))
-}
diff --git a/utils/str/str_suite_test.go b/utils/str/str_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15cb12783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/str/str_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package str_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestStrClear(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "Str Suite")
+}
diff --git a/utils/strings_test.go b/utils/str/str_test.go
similarity index 89%
rename from utils/strings_test.go
rename to utils/str/str_test.go
index 0d7b72e61..64df3493a 100644
--- a/utils/strings_test.go
+++ b/utils/str/str_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
-package utils
+package str_test
 
 import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
+var _ = Describe("Clean", func() {
+	DescribeTable("replaces some Unicode chars with their equivalent ASCII",
+		func(input, expected string) {
+			Expect(str.Clear(input)).To(Equal(expected))
+		},
+		Entry("k-os", "k–os", "k-os"),
+		Entry("k‐os", "k‐os", "k-os"),
+		Entry(`"Weird" Al Yankovic`, "“Weird” Al Yankovic", `"Weird" Al Yankovic`),
+		Entry("Single quotes", "‘Single’ quotes", "'Single' quotes"),
+	)
+})
+
 var _ = Describe("Strings", func() {
 	Describe("NoArticle", func() {
 		Context("Empty articles list", func() {
@@ -13,10 +26,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Strings", func() {
 				conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = ""
 			})
 			It("returns empty if string is empty", func() {
-				Expect(NoArticle("")).To(BeEmpty())
+				Expect(str.NoArticle("")).To(BeEmpty())
 			})
 			It("returns same string", func() {
-				Expect(NoArticle("The Beatles")).To(Equal("The Beatles"))
+				Expect(str.NoArticle("The Beatles")).To(Equal("The Beatles"))
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Default articles", func() {
@@ -24,49 +37,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Strings", func() {
 				conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = "The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A"
 			})
 			It("returns empty if string is empty", func() {
-				Expect(NoArticle("")).To(BeEmpty())
+				Expect(str.NoArticle("")).To(BeEmpty())
 			})
 			It("remove prefix article from string", func() {
-				Expect(NoArticle("Os Paralamas do Sucesso")).To(Equal("Paralamas do Sucesso"))
+				Expect(str.NoArticle("Os Paralamas do Sucesso")).To(Equal("Paralamas do Sucesso"))
 			})
 			It("does not remove article if it is part of the first word", func() {
-				Expect(NoArticle("Thelonious Monk")).To(Equal("Thelonious Monk"))
+				Expect(str.NoArticle("Thelonious Monk")).To(Equal("Thelonious Monk"))
 			})
 		})
 	})
 
-	Describe("sanitizeFieldForSorting", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = "The O"
-		})
-		It("sanitize accents", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSorting("Céu")).To(Equal("ceu"))
-		})
-		It("removes articles", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSorting("The Beatles")).To(Equal("the beatles"))
-		})
-		It("removes accented articles", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSorting("Õ Blésq Blom")).To(Equal("o blesq blom"))
-		})
-	})
-	Describe("SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.IgnoredArticles = "The O"
-		})
-		It("sanitize accents", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("Céu")).To(Equal("ceu"))
-		})
-		It("removes articles", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("The Beatles")).To(Equal("beatles"))
-		})
-		It("removes accented articles", func() {
-			Expect(SanitizeFieldForSortingNoArticle("Õ Blésq Blom")).To(Equal("blesq blom"))
-		})
-	})
-
 	Describe("LongestCommonPrefix", func() {
 		It("finds the longest common prefix", func() {
-			Expect(LongestCommonPrefix(testPaths)).To(Equal("/Music/iTunes 1/iTunes Media/Music/"))
+			Expect(str.LongestCommonPrefix(testPaths)).To(Equal("/Music/iTunes 1/iTunes Media/Music/"))
 		})
 	})