diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/instances.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/instances.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 70a43f3ff..000000000
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/instances.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-from typing import TypedDict
-
-from clan_lib.api import API
-from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
-from clan_lib.flake.flake import Flake
-from clan_lib.nix_models.clan import (
-    InventoryInstanceModule,
-    InventoryInstanceRolesType,
-    InventoryInstancesType,
-    InventoryMachinesType,
-)
-from clan_lib.persist.inventory_store import InventoryStore
-from clan_lib.persist.util import set_value_by_path
-from clan_lib.services.modules import (
-    get_service_module,
-)
-
-# TODO: move imports out of cli/__init__.py causing import cycles
-# from clan_lib.machines.actions import list_machines
-
-
-@API.register
-def list_service_instances(flake: Flake) -> InventoryInstancesType:
-    """Returns all currently present service instances including their full configuration"""
-    inventory_store = InventoryStore(flake)
-    inventory = inventory_store.read()
-    return inventory.get("instances", {})
-
-
-def collect_tags(machines: InventoryMachinesType) -> set[str]:
-    res = set()
-    for machine in machines.values():
-        res |= set(machine.get("tags", []))
-
-    return res
-
-
-# Removed 'module' ref - Needs to be passed seperately
-class InstanceConfig(TypedDict):
-    roles: InventoryInstanceRolesType
-
-
-@API.register
-def create_service_instance(
-    flake: Flake,
-    module_ref: InventoryInstanceModule,
-    instance_name: str,
-    instance_config: InstanceConfig,
-) -> None:
-    module = get_service_module(flake, module_ref)
-
-    inventory_store = InventoryStore(flake)
-    inventory = inventory_store.read()
-
-    instances = inventory.get("instances", {})
-    if instance_name in instances:
-        msg = f"service instance '{instance_name}' already exists."
-        raise ClanError(msg)
-
-    target_roles = instance_config.get("roles")
-    if not target_roles:
-        msg = "Creating a service instance requires adding roles"
-        raise ClanError(msg)
-
-    available_roles = set(module.get("roles", {}).keys())
-
-    unavailable_roles = list(filter(lambda r: r not in available_roles, target_roles))
-    if unavailable_roles:
-        msg = f"Unknown roles: {unavailable_roles}. Use one of {available_roles}"
-        raise ClanError(msg)
-
-    role_configs = instance_config.get("roles")
-    if not role_configs:
-        return
-
-    ## Validate machine references
-    all_machines = inventory.get("machines", {})
-    available_machine_refs = set(all_machines.keys())
-    available_tag_refs = collect_tags(all_machines)
-
-    for role_name, role_members in role_configs.items():
-        machine_refs = role_members.get("machines")
-        msg = f"Role: '{role_name}' - "
-        if machine_refs:
-            unavailable_machines = list(
-                filter(lambda m: m not in available_machine_refs, machine_refs),
-            )
-            if unavailable_machines:
-                msg += f"Unknown machine reference: {unavailable_machines}. Use one of {available_machine_refs}"
-                raise ClanError(msg)
-
-        tag_refs = role_members.get("tags")
-        if tag_refs:
-            unavailable_tags = list(
-                filter(lambda m: m not in available_tag_refs, tag_refs),
-            )
-
-            if unavailable_tags:
-                msg += (
-                    f"Unknown tags: {unavailable_tags}. Use one of {available_tag_refs}"
-                )
-                raise ClanError(msg)
-
-    # TODO:
-    # Validate instance_config roles settings against role schema
-
-    set_value_by_path(inventory, f"instances.{instance_name}", instance_config)
-    set_value_by_path(inventory, f"instances.{instance_name}.module", module_ref)
-    inventory_store.write(
-        inventory,
-        message=f"services: instance '{instance_name}' init",
-    )