diff --git a/gradience/backend/utils/shell.py b/gradience/backend/utils/shell.py
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-# shell.py
-#
-# Change the look of Adwaita, with ease
-# Copyright (C) 2023, Gradience Team
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-from gi.repository import Gio
-
-from gradience.backend.models.preset import Preset
-from gradience.backend.utils.common import extract_version, run_command
-
-# TODO: Remove this import later (imports from gradience.frontend are not allowed in backend)
-from gradience.frontend.schemas.shell_schema import shell_schema
-
-
-def get_shell_version():
-    stdout = run_command(["gnome-shell", "--version"],
-        get_stdout_text=True,
-        allow_escaping=True).replace("\n", "")
-
-    shell_version = extract_version(stdout, "GNOME Shell")
-
-    return shell_version
-
-def get_full_shell_version():
-    stdout = run_command(["gnome-shell", "--version"],
-        get_stdout_text=True,
-        allow_escaping=True).replace("\n", "")
-
-    shell_version = stdout[12:]
-
-    return shell_version
-
-def get_shell_colors(preset_variables: Preset.variables):
-    shell_colors = {}
-
-    for variable in shell_schema["variables"]:
-        shell_colors[variable["name"]] = variable["var_name"]
-
-    for shell_key, var_name in shell_colors.items():
-        if shell_key == "panel_bg_color":
-            shell_colors[shell_key] = shell_schema["variables"][5]["default_value"]
-            continue
-        shell_colors[shell_key] = preset_variables[var_name]
-
-    return shell_colors