diff --git a/base/server/python/pki/server/deployment/pkihelper.py b/base/server/python/pki/server/deployment/pkihelper.py
index d287bf27ada..2fbf13831a4 100644
--- a/base/server/python/pki/server/deployment/pkihelper.py
+++ b/base/server/python/pki/server/deployment/pkihelper.py
@@ -283,152 +283,6 @@ class Namespace:
     def __init__(self, deployer):
         self.mdict = deployer.mdict
 
-    # Run simple checks for pre-existing namespace collisions
-    def collision_detection(self, instance):
-
-        subsystem_path = os.path.join(
-            instance.base_dir,
-            self.mdict['pki_subsystem_type'])
-
-        if os.path.exists(instance.base_dir):
-            if os.path.exists(subsystem_path):
-                # Top-Level PKI base path collision
-                logger.error(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.base_dir)
-                raise Exception(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                        self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                        instance.base_dir))
-        else:
-            if os.path.exists(instance.service_conf):
-                # Top-Level "/etc/sysconfig" path collision
-                logger.error(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.service_conf)
-                raise Exception(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                        self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                        instance.service_conf))
-
-            cgroup_systemd_service_path = \
-                '/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system' + \
-                pki.server.instance.PKIInstance.UNIT_FILE
-
-            cgroup_systemd_service = os.path.join(
-                cgroup_systemd_service_path,
-                instance.name)
-
-            if os.path.exists(cgroup_systemd_service):
-                # Systemd cgroup path collision
-                logger.error(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    cgroup_systemd_service_path)
-                raise Exception(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                        self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                        cgroup_systemd_service_path))
-
-            cgroup_cpu_systemd_service_path = \
-                '/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/system' + \
-                pki.server.instance.PKIInstance.UNIT_FILE
-
-            cgroup_cpu_systemd_service = \
-                cgroup_cpu_systemd_service_path + \
-                pki.server.instance.PKIInstance.UNIT_FILE
-
-            if os.path.exists(cgroup_cpu_systemd_service):
-                # Systemd cgroup CPU path collision
-                logger.error(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    cgroup_cpu_systemd_service_path)
-                raise Exception(
-                    log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                        self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                        cgroup_cpu_systemd_service_path))
-
-        subsystem_log_dir = os.path.join(
-            instance.log_dir,
-            self.mdict['pki_subsystem_type'])
-
-        if os.path.exists(instance.log_dir) and\
-           os.path.exists(subsystem_log_dir):
-            # Check if logs already exist. If so, append to it. Log it as info
-            logger.info(
-                log.PKIHELPER_LOG_REUSE,
-                instance.log_dir)
-
-        subsystem_conf_dir = os.path.join(
-            instance.conf_dir,
-            self.mdict['pki_subsystem_type'])
-
-        if os.path.exists(instance.conf_dir) and\
-           os.path.exists(subsystem_conf_dir):
-            # Top-Level PKI configuration path collision
-            logger.error(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                instance.conf_dir)
-            raise Exception(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.conf_dir))
-
-        subsystem_registry_dir = os.path.join(
-            instance.registry_dir,
-            self.mdict['pki_subsystem_type'])
-
-        if os.path.exists(instance.registry_dir) and\
-           os.path.exists(subsystem_registry_dir):
-            # Top-Level PKI registry path collision
-            logger.error(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2,
-                self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                instance.registry_dir)
-            raise Exception(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_COLLISION_2 % (
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.registry_dir))
-        # Run simple checks for reserved name namespace collisions
-        if self.mdict['pki_instance_name'] in config.PKI_BASE_RESERVED_NAMES:
-            # Top-Level PKI base path reserved name collision
-            logger.error(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2,
-                self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                instance.base_dir)
-            raise Exception(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2 % (
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.base_dir))
-        # No need to check for reserved name under Top-Level PKI log path
-        if self.mdict['pki_instance_name'] in \
-                config.PKI_CONFIGURATION_RESERVED_NAMES:
-            # Top-Level PKI configuration path reserved name collision
-            logger.error(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2,
-                self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                instance.conf_dir)
-            raise Exception(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2 % (
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.conf_dir))
-
-        # Top-Level Tomcat PKI registry path reserved name collision
-        if self.mdict['pki_instance_name'] in\
-           config.PKI_TOMCAT_REGISTRY_RESERVED_NAMES:
-            logger.error(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2,
-                self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                instance.registry_dir)
-            raise Exception(
-                log.PKIHELPER_NAMESPACE_RESERVED_NAME_2 % (
-                    self.mdict['pki_instance_name'],
-                    instance.registry_dir))
-
 
 class ConfigurationFile:
     """PKI Deployment Configuration File Class"""