diff --git a/src/storage/mapping/BaseFileIdentifierMapper.ts b/src/storage/mapping/BaseFileIdentifierMapper.ts
index 49daab823..e950b336c 100644
--- a/src/storage/mapping/BaseFileIdentifierMapper.ts
+++ b/src/storage/mapping/BaseFileIdentifierMapper.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../ldp/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
 import { getLoggerFor } from '../../logging/LogUtil';
 import { APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM } from '../../util/ContentTypes';
+import { BadRequestHttpError } from '../../util/errors/BadRequestHttpError';
+import { NotFoundHttpError } from '../../util/errors/NotFoundHttpError';
 import {
+  decodeUriPathComponents,
   encodeUriPathComponents,
   ensureTrailingSlash,
   isContainerIdentifier,
+  joinFilePath,
   normalizeFilePath,
   trimTrailingSlashes,
 } from '../../util/PathUtil';
 import type { FileIdentifierMapper, ResourceLink } from './FileIdentifierMapper';
-import { getAbsolutePath, getRelativePath, validateRelativePath } from './MapperUtil';
 
 /**
  * Base class for {@link FileIdentifierMapper} implementations.
@@ -34,10 +37,10 @@ export class BaseFileIdentifierMapper implements FileIdentifierMapper {
    * @returns A ResourceLink with all the necessary metadata.
    */
   public async mapUrlToFilePath(identifier: ResourceIdentifier, contentType?: string): Promise<ResourceLink> {
-    const path = getRelativePath(this.baseRequestURI, identifier);
-    validateRelativePath(path, identifier);
+    const path = this.getRelativePath(identifier);
+    this.validateRelativePath(path, identifier);
 
-    const filePath = getAbsolutePath(this.rootFilepath, path);
+    const filePath = this.getAbsolutePath(path);
     return isContainerIdentifier(identifier) ?
       this.mapUrlToContainerPath(identifier, filePath) :
       this.mapUrlToDocumentPath(identifier, filePath, contentType);
@@ -142,4 +145,52 @@ export class BaseFileIdentifierMapper implements FileIdentifierMapper {
   protected async getContentTypeFromPath(filePath: string): Promise<string> {
     return APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the absolute file path based on the rootFilepath.
+   * @param path - The relative file path.
+   *
+   * @returns Absolute path of the file.
+   */
+  protected getAbsolutePath(path: string): string {
+    return joinFilePath(this.rootFilepath, path);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Strips the baseRequestURI from the identifier.
+   * @param identifier - Incoming identifier.
+   *
+   * @throws {@link NotFoundHttpError}
+   * If the identifier does not match the baseRequestURI.
+   *
+   * @returns A string representing the relative path.
+   */
+  protected getRelativePath(identifier: ResourceIdentifier): string {
+    if (!identifier.path.startsWith(this.baseRequestURI)) {
+      this.logger.warn(`The URL ${identifier.path} is outside of the scope ${this.baseRequestURI}`);
+      throw new NotFoundHttpError();
+    }
+    return decodeUriPathComponents(identifier.path.slice(this.baseRequestURI.length));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the given relative path is valid.
+   *
+   * @throws {@link BadRequestHttpError}
+   * If the relative path is invalid.
+   *
+   * @param path - A relative path, as generated by {@link getRelativePath}.
+   * @param identifier - A resource identifier.
+   */
+  protected validateRelativePath(path: string, identifier: ResourceIdentifier): void {
+    if (!path.startsWith('/')) {
+      this.logger.warn(`URL ${identifier.path} needs a / after the base`);
+      throw new BadRequestHttpError('URL needs a / after the base');
+    }
+
+    if (path.includes('/..')) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Disallowed /.. segment in URL ${identifier.path}.`);
+      throw new BadRequestHttpError('Disallowed /.. segment in URL');
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/mapping/MapperUtil.ts b/src/storage/mapping/MapperUtil.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d919ea98..000000000
--- a/src/storage/mapping/MapperUtil.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../ldp/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
-import { getLoggerFor } from '../../logging/LogUtil';
-import { BadRequestHttpError } from '../../util/errors/BadRequestHttpError';
-import { NotFoundHttpError } from '../../util/errors/NotFoundHttpError';
-import { joinFilePath, decodeUriPathComponents } from '../../util/PathUtil';
-
-const logger = getLoggerFor('MapperUtil');
-
-/**
- * Get the absolute file path based on the rootFilepath of the store.
- * @param rootFilepath - The root file path.
- * @param path - The relative file path.
- * @param identifier - Optional identifier to add to the path.
- *
- * @returns Absolute path of the file.
- */
-export function getAbsolutePath(rootFilepath: string, path: string, identifier = ''): string {
-  return joinFilePath(rootFilepath, path, identifier);
-}
-
-/**
- * Strips the baseRequestURI from the identifier and checks if the stripped base URI matches the store's one.
- * @param baseRequestURI - Base URL for requests.
- * @param identifier - Incoming identifier.
- *
- * @throws {@link NotFoundHttpError}
- * If the identifier does not match the baseRequestURI path of the store.
- *
- * @returns A string representing the relative path.
- */
-export function getRelativePath(baseRequestURI: string, identifier: ResourceIdentifier): string {
-  if (!identifier.path.startsWith(baseRequestURI)) {
-    logger.warn(`The URL ${identifier.path} is outside of the scope ${baseRequestURI}`);
-    throw new NotFoundHttpError();
-  }
-  return decodeUriPathComponents(identifier.path.slice(baseRequestURI.length));
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if the given relative path is valid.
- *
- * @throws {@link BadRequestHttpError}
- * If the relative path is invalid.
- *
- * @param path - A relative path, as generated by {@link getRelativePath}.
- * @param identifier - A resource identifier.
- */
-export function validateRelativePath(path: string, identifier: ResourceIdentifier): void {
-  if (!path.startsWith('/')) {
-    logger.warn(`URL ${identifier.path} needs a / after the base`);
-    throw new BadRequestHttpError('URL needs a / after the base');
-  }
-
-  if (path.includes('/..')) {
-    logger.warn(`Disallowed /.. segment in URL ${identifier.path}.`);
-    throw new BadRequestHttpError('Disallowed /.. segment in URL');
-  }
-}