diff --git a/src/robusta/core/sinks/transformer.py b/src/robusta/core/sinks/transformer.py
index 5859e2e50..c56f4da28 100644
--- a/src/robusta/core/sinks/transformer.py
+++ b/src/robusta/core/sinks/transformer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ def tabulate(*args, **kwargs):
     ScanReportBlock,
     TableBlock,
 )
-from robusta.utils.trim_markdown import trim_markdown
 
 
 class Transformer:
@@ -58,14 +57,31 @@ def apply_length_limit(msg: str, max_length: int, truncator: Optional[str] = Non
         truncator = truncator or "..."
         return msg[: max_length - len(truncator)] + truncator
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def trim_markdown(text: str, max_length: int, suffix: str = "...") -> str:
+        if len(text) < max_length:
+            return text
+        if '```' not in text:
+            return Transformer.apply_length_limit(text, max_length, suffix)
+        suffix_len = len(suffix)
+        code_markdown_len = len('```')
+        tuncate_index = max_length - suffix_len
+
+        # if there is a code annotation near the end of the string
+        if '```' in text[tuncate_index - code_markdown_len*2:tuncate_index]:
+            tuncate_index = tuncate_index - code_markdown_len*2
+
+        code_annotation_truncat_count = text.count('```', __start=tuncate_index)
+        needs_end_markdown_string = (code_annotation_truncat_count % 2 == 1) # if there is an odd number of markdowns on the right
+        if needs_end_markdown_string:
+            return (text[:tuncate_index - code_markdown_len - suffix_len] + '```' + suffix)[:tuncate_index]
+        else:
+            return text[:tuncate_index - suffix_len] + suffix
+
     @staticmethod
     def apply_length_limit_to_markdown(msg: str, max_length: int, truncator: str = "...") -> str:
         try:
-            if len(msg) < max_length:
-                return msg
-            if '```' not in msg:
-                return Transformer.apply_length_limit(msg, max_length, truncator)
-            return trim_markdown(msg, max_length, truncator)
+            return Transformer.trim_markdown(msg, max_length, truncator)
         except:
             return Transformer.apply_length_limit(msg, max_length, truncator)
 
diff --git a/src/robusta/utils/trim_markdown.py b/src/robusta/utils/trim_markdown.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bdb6132c4..000000000
--- a/src/robusta/utils/trim_markdown.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-def trim_markdown(text: str, max_length: int, suffix: str = "...") -> str:
-    suffix_len = len(suffix)
-    code_markdown_len = len('```')
-    tuncate_index = max_length - suffix_len
-
-    # if there is a code annotation near the end of the string
-    if '```' in text[tuncate_index - code_markdown_len*2:tuncate_index]:
-        tuncate_index = tuncate_index - code_markdown_len*2
-
-    code_annotation_truncat_count = text.count('```', __start=tuncate_index)
-    needs_end_markdown_string = (code_annotation_truncat_count % 2 == 1) # if there is an odd number of markdowns on the right
-    if needs_end_markdown_string:
-        return (text[:tuncate_index - code_markdown_len - suffix_len] + '```' + suffix)[:tuncate_index]
-    else:
-        return text[:tuncate_index - suffix_len] + suffix
diff --git a/tests/test_trim_markdown.py b/tests/test_trim_markdown.py
index c708e9c32..c7be88927 100644
--- a/tests/test_trim_markdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_trim_markdown.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from robusta.utils.trim_markdown import trim_markdown
+from robusta.core.sinks.transformer import Transformer
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ])
 def test_trim_markdown(max_length: int, expected_output: str):
     text = "```oh``` hello ```world``` and then ```something```"
-    trimmed = trim_markdown(text, max_length, "##")
+    trimmed = Transformer.trim_markdown(text, max_length, "##")
     assert trimmed == expected_output
     assert len(trimmed) <= max_length