diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
index c88b8eb6a..960e0f192 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
@@ -1013,7 +1013,9 @@ sub setRank {
                 next;
             }
             last unless $sibling;
-		if (isBetween($sibling->getRank, $newRank, $currentRank)) {
+            my $rank = $sibling->getRank;
+            if ($rank >= $newRank && $rank <= $currentRank
+                || $rank >= $currentRank && $rank <= $newRank) {
             $outputSub->('moving %s', $sibling->getTitle);
 			$sibling->cascadeLineage($previous);
 			$previous = $sibling->lineage;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
index 044ab2f91..76a79f94f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use Tie::IxHash;
 use Net::CIDR::Lite;
 
 our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
-our @EXPORT = qw(&isBetween &makeTabSafe &makeArrayTabSafe &randomizeHash &randomizeArray &isInSubnet
+our @EXPORT = qw(&makeTabSafe &makeArrayTabSafe &randomizeHash &randomizeArray &isInSubnet
 	&sortHashDescending &sortHash &isIn &makeCommaSafe &makeArrayCommaSafe &randint &round &scalarEquals
 	);
 
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ This package provides miscellaneous but useful utilities to the WebGUI programme
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
  use WebGUI::Utility;
- $boolean = isBetween($value, $first, $second);
  $boolean = isIn($value, @array);
  $boolean = isInSubnet($ip, \@subnets);
  makeArrayCommaSafe(\@array); 
@@ -59,39 +58,6 @@ These subroutines are available from this package:
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 isBetween ( value, first, second )
-
-Returns true if value is between two other values (inclusive). Otherwise returns false.
-
-=head3 value
-
-An integer to compare against first and second.
-
-=head3 first
-
-An integer to compare value against.
-
-=head3 second
-
-Another integer to compare value against.
-
-=cut
-
-sub isBetween {
-	my $value = shift;
-	my $first = shift;
-	my $second = shift;
-	if ($first > $second) {
-		($first,$second) = ($second,$first);
-	}
-	if ($value >= $first && $value <= $second) {
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 =head2 isIn ( value, list )
 
 Returns a boolean value as to whether the value is in the array.
diff --git a/t/Utility.t b/t/Utility.t
index 259366164..3af8b0a76 100644
--- a/t/Utility.t
+++ b/t/Utility.t
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ use Test::Deep;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
-# isBetween 
-ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(0,-1,1), 'isBetween() - negative and positive range'); 
-ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(0,1,-1), 'isBetween() - negative and positive range, reversed'); 
-ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(11,1,15), 'isBetween() - positive range'); 
-ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(-5,-10,-2), 'isBetween() - negative range'); 
-ok(!WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(+5,-10,-2), 'isBetween() - not in range on high side'); 
-ok(!WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(-15,-10,-2), 'isBetween() - not in range on low side'); 
-
 # isIn
 ok(WebGUI::Utility::isIn("webgui", qw(cars trucks webgui trains)), 'isIn()');