diff --git a/monkey/common/utils/code_utils.py b/monkey/common/utils/code_utils.py
index 2a2804d54..db87903bc 100644
--- a/monkey/common/utils/code_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/common/utils/code_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import queue
-from bisect import bisect_left
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, MutableMapping, Sequence, Type, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, MutableMapping, Type, TypeVar
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
@@ -49,15 +48,3 @@ def del_key(mapping: MutableMapping[T, Any], key: T):
         del mapping[key]
     except KeyError:
         pass
-
-
-def in_sorted_sequence(item: Any, seq: Sequence[Any]) -> bool:
-    """
-    Provides fast search in the case that the sequence is sorted.
-
-    :param item: The item to search in the list.
-    :param seq: The sorted sequence in which to search the item.
-    :return: True if the item was found in the list, otherwise false.
-    """
-    i = bisect_left(seq, item)
-    return i != len(seq) and seq[i] == item
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
index 9d3347e79..6fdef3597 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from typing import List
 import netifaces
 import psutil
 
-from common.utils.code_utils import in_sorted_sequence
 from infection_monkey.utils.environment import is_windows_os
 
 from .ports import COMMON_PORTS
@@ -123,10 +122,10 @@ else:
 
 def get_free_tcp_port(min_range=1024, max_range=65535):
 
-    in_use = sorted([conn.laddr[1] for conn in psutil.net_connections()])
+    in_use = {conn.laddr[1] for conn in psutil.net_connections()}
 
     for port in COMMON_PORTS:
-        if not in_sorted_sequence(port, in_use):
+        if port not in in_use:
             return port
 
     min_range = max(1, min_range)
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ def get_free_tcp_port(min_range=1024, max_range=65535):
     ports = list(range(min_range, max_range))
     shuffle(ports)
     for port in ports:
-        if not in_sorted_sequence(port, in_use):
+        if port not in in_use:
             return port
 
     return None
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/utils/test_code_utils.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/utils/test_code_utils.py
index 676b8cb88..e5980723d 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/utils/test_code_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/utils/test_code_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from queue import Queue
 
-from common.utils.code_utils import del_key, in_sorted_sequence, queue_to_list
+from common.utils.code_utils import del_key, queue_to_list
 
 
 def test_empty_queue_to_empty_list():
@@ -40,11 +40,3 @@ def test_del_key__nonexistant_key():
 
     # This test passes if the following call does not raise an error
     del_key(my_dict, key_to_delete)
-
-
-def test_in_sorted_sequence__finds_item():
-    assert in_sorted_sequence(99, range(100))
-
-
-def test_in_sorted_sequence__does_not_find_nonexistent_item():
-    assert not in_sorted_sequence(101, range(100))