diff --git a/pkg/file/scan.go b/pkg/file/scan.go
index 7d5a79713..4018913b0 100644
--- a/pkg/file/scan.go
+++ b/pkg/file/scan.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/txn"
-	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -719,7 +718,7 @@ func (s *scanJob) handleFile(ctx context.Context, f scanFile) error {
 		// scan zip files with a different context that is not cancellable
 		// cancelling while scanning zip file contents results in the scan
 		// contents being partially completed
-		zipCtx := utils.ValueOnlyContext{Context: ctx}
+		zipCtx := context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
 
 		if err := s.scanZipFile(zipCtx, f); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Error scanning zip file %q: %v", f.Path, err)
diff --git a/pkg/job/manager.go b/pkg/job/manager.go
index 983d88cc0..3e47d842b 100644
--- a/pkg/job/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/job/manager.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/logger"
-	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 const maxGraveyardSize = 10
@@ -179,7 +178,8 @@ func (m *Manager) dispatch(ctx context.Context, j *Job) (done chan struct{}) {
 	j.StartTime = &t
 	j.Status = StatusRunning
 
-	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(utils.ValueOnlyContext{Context: ctx})
+	// create a cancellable context for the job that is not canceled by the outer context
+	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.WithoutCancel(ctx))
 	j.cancelFunc = cancelFunc
 
 	done = make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/pkg/utils/context.go b/pkg/utils/context.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3862b5d..000000000
--- a/pkg/utils/context.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type ValueOnlyContext struct {
-	context.Context
-}
-
-func (ValueOnlyContext) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
-	return
-}
-
-func (ValueOnlyContext) Done() <-chan struct{} {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ValueOnlyContext) Err() error {
-	return nil
-}