diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 683c3a7f..4ecf99e6 100755
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class Darknet(nn.Module):
         self.module_defs = parse_model_cfg(cfg)
         self.module_list, self.routs = create_modules(self.module_defs, img_size)
         self.yolo_layers = get_yolo_layers(self)
+        # torch_utils.initialize_weights(self)
 
         # Darknet Header https://github.com/AlexeyAB/darknet/issues/2914#issuecomment-496675346
         self.version = np.array([0, 2, 5], dtype=np.int32)  # (int32) version info: major, minor, revision
diff --git a/utils/torch_utils.py b/utils/torch_utils.py
index 5819e68e..f63bc110 100644
--- a/utils/torch_utils.py
+++ b/utils/torch_utils.py
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ def time_synchronized():
     return time.time()
 
 
+def initialize_weights(model):
+    for m in model.modules():
+        if isinstance(m, nn.Conv2d):
+            nn.init.kaiming_normal_(m.weight, mode='fan_out', nonlinearity='relu')
+        elif isinstance(m, nn.BatchNorm2d):
+            m.weight.data.fill_(1)
+            m.bias.data.zero_()
+
+
 def fuse_conv_and_bn(conv, bn):
     # https://tehnokv.com/posts/fusing-batchnorm-and-conv/
     with torch.no_grad():
diff --git a/utils/utils.py b/utils/utils.py
index ab121c64..60443b0d 100755
--- a/utils/utils.py
+++ b/utils/utils.py
@@ -93,15 +93,6 @@ def coco80_to_coco91_class():  # converts 80-index (val2014) to 91-index (paper)
     return x
 
 
-def weights_init_normal(m):
-    classname = m.__class__.__name__
-    if classname.find('Conv') != -1:
-        torch.nn.init.normal_(m.weight.data, 0.0, 0.03)
-    elif classname.find('BatchNorm2d') != -1:
-        torch.nn.init.normal_(m.weight.data, 1.0, 0.03)
-        torch.nn.init.constant_(m.bias.data, 0.0)
-
-
 def xyxy2xywh(x):
     # Transform box coordinates from [x1, y1, x2, y2] (where xy1=top-left, xy2=bottom-right) to [x, y, w, h] 
     y = torch.zeros_like(x) if isinstance(x, torch.Tensor) else np.zeros_like(x)