diff --git a/commands/daemon/daemon.go b/commands/daemon/daemon.go
index ff33dbe26f6..fd8ac358f6f 100644
--- a/commands/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/commands/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/utils"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/board"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/compile"
@@ -259,8 +258,8 @@ func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) LoadSketch(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LoadSke
 
 // Compile FIXMEDOC
 func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) Compile(req *rpc.CompileRequest, stream rpc.ArduinoCoreService_CompileServer) error {
-	outStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.CompileResponse{OutStream: data}) })
-	errStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.CompileResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
+	outStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.CompileResponse{OutStream: data}) })
+	errStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.CompileResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
 	compileResp, compileErr := compile.Compile(
 		stream.Context(), req, outStream, errStream,
 		func(p *rpc.TaskProgress) { stream.Send(&rpc.CompileResponse{Progress: p}) },
@@ -344,8 +343,8 @@ func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) PlatformList(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.Platf
 
 // Upload FIXMEDOC
 func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) Upload(req *rpc.UploadRequest, stream rpc.ArduinoCoreService_UploadServer) error {
-	outStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadResponse{OutStream: data}) })
-	errStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
+	outStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadResponse{OutStream: data}) })
+	errStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
 	resp, err := upload.Upload(stream.Context(), req, outStream, errStream)
 	outStream.Close()
 	errStream.Close()
@@ -357,8 +356,8 @@ func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) Upload(req *rpc.UploadRequest, stream rpc.Arduin
 
 // UploadUsingProgrammer FIXMEDOC
 func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) UploadUsingProgrammer(req *rpc.UploadUsingProgrammerRequest, stream rpc.ArduinoCoreService_UploadUsingProgrammerServer) error {
-	outStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadUsingProgrammerResponse{OutStream: data}) })
-	errStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadUsingProgrammerResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
+	outStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadUsingProgrammerResponse{OutStream: data}) })
+	errStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.UploadUsingProgrammerResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
 	resp, err := upload.UsingProgrammer(stream.Context(), req, outStream, errStream)
 	outStream.Close()
 	errStream.Close()
@@ -376,8 +375,8 @@ func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) SupportedUserFields(ctx context.Context, req *rp
 
 // BurnBootloader FIXMEDOC
 func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) BurnBootloader(req *rpc.BurnBootloaderRequest, stream rpc.ArduinoCoreService_BurnBootloaderServer) error {
-	outStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.BurnBootloaderResponse{OutStream: data}) })
-	errStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.BurnBootloaderResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
+	outStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.BurnBootloaderResponse{OutStream: data}) })
+	errStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&rpc.BurnBootloaderResponse{ErrStream: data}) })
 	resp, err := upload.BurnBootloader(stream.Context(), req, outStream, errStream)
 	outStream.Close()
 	errStream.Close()
diff --git a/commands/daemon/debug.go b/commands/daemon/debug.go
index 0907d944ae3..d04a8a521d9 100644
--- a/commands/daemon/debug.go
+++ b/commands/daemon/debug.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/utils"
 	cmd "github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/debug"
 	dbg "github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/rpc/cc/arduino/cli/debug/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -50,9 +49,9 @@ func (s *DebugService) Debug(stream dbg.DebugService_DebugServer) error {
 	// Launch debug recipe attaching stdin and out to grpc streaming
 	signalChan := make(chan os.Signal)
 	defer close(signalChan)
-	outStream := utils.FeedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&dbg.DebugResponse{Data: data}) })
+	outStream := feedStreamTo(func(data []byte) { stream.Send(&dbg.DebugResponse{Data: data}) })
 	resp, debugErr := cmd.Debug(stream.Context(), req,
-		utils.ConsumeStreamFrom(func() ([]byte, error) {
+		consumeStreamFrom(func() ([]byte, error) {
 			command, err := stream.Recv()
 			if command.GetSendInterrupt() {
 				signalChan <- os.Interrupt
diff --git a/arduino/utils/stream.go b/commands/daemon/stream.go
similarity index 85%
rename from arduino/utils/stream.go
rename to commands/daemon/stream.go
index f074e312207..d0c321e484f 100644
--- a/arduino/utils/stream.go
+++ b/commands/daemon/stream.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // Arduino software without disclosing the source code of your own applications.
 // To purchase a commercial license, send an email to license@arduino.cc.
 
-package utils
+package daemon
 
 import (
 	"io"
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func (w *implWriteCloser) Close() error {
 	return w.close()
 }
 
-// FeedStreamTo creates a pipe to pass data to the writer function.
-// FeedStreamTo returns the io.WriteCloser side of the pipe, on which the user can write data.
+// feedStreamTo creates a pipe to pass data to the writer function.
+// feedStreamTo returns the io.WriteCloser side of the pipe, on which the user can write data.
 // The user must call Close() on the returned io.WriteCloser to release all the resources.
 // If needed, the context can be used to detect when all the data has been processed after
 // closing the writer.
-func FeedStreamTo(writer func(data []byte)) io.WriteCloser {
+func feedStreamTo(writer func(data []byte)) io.WriteCloser {
 	r, w := nio.Pipe(buffer.New(32 * 1024))
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(1)
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ func FeedStreamTo(writer func(data []byte)) io.WriteCloser {
 	}
 }
 
-// ConsumeStreamFrom creates a pipe to consume data from the reader function.
-// ConsumeStreamFrom returns the io.Reader side of the pipe, which the user can use to consume the data
-func ConsumeStreamFrom(reader func() ([]byte, error)) io.Reader {
+// consumeStreamFrom creates a pipe to consume data from the reader function.
+// consumeStreamFrom returns the io.Reader side of the pipe, which the user can use to consume the data
+func consumeStreamFrom(reader func() ([]byte, error)) io.Reader {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		for {
diff --git a/docs/UPGRADING.md b/docs/UPGRADING.md
index 37eaddfa47d..b712f84beb5 100644
--- a/docs/UPGRADING.md
+++ b/docs/UPGRADING.md
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ must be changed to:
 	eventsChan, closeWatcher, err := board.Watch(req)
 ```
 
+### Removed `utils.FeedStreamTo` and `utils.ConsumeStreamFrom`
+
+`github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/utils.FeedStreamTo` and
+`github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/utils.ConsumeStreamFrom` are now private. They are mainly used internally for
+gRPC stream handling and are not suitable to be public API.
+
 ## 0.26.0
 
 ### `github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands.DownloadToolRelease`, and `InstallToolRelease` functions have been removed