diff --git a/routers/web/repo/file.go b/routers/web/repo/file.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c95adb3ca8..0000000000
--- a/routers/web/repo/file.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package repo
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
-	files_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/files"
-)
-
-// canReadFiles returns true if repository is readable and user has proper access level.
-func canReadFiles(r *context.Repository) bool {
-	return r.Permission.CanRead(unit.TypeCode)
-}
-
-// GetContents Get the metadata and contents (if a file) of an entry in a repository, or a list of entries if a dir
-func GetContents(ctx *context.Context) {
-	if !canReadFiles(ctx.Repo) {
-		ctx.NotFound("Invalid FilePath", nil)
-		return
-	}
-
-	treePath := ctx.PathParam("*")
-	ref := ctx.FormTrim("ref")
-
-	if fileList, err := files_service.GetContentsOrList(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, treePath, ref); err != nil {
-		if git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
-			ctx.NotFound("GetContentsOrList", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.ServerError("Repo.GitRepo.GetCommit", err)
-	} else {
-		ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, fileList)
-	}
-}
-
-// GetContentsList Get the metadata of all the entries of the root dir
-func GetContentsList(ctx *context.Context) {
-	GetContents(ctx)
-}