diff --git a/jupyter-openbis-extension/dataset.py b/jupyter-openbis-extension/dataset.py
index 3fefdda10ce45336fe8f15d8bc0a9271416d12de..8b7713d58836e3db955e7176dd4aabaa904f2e09 100644
--- a/jupyter-openbis-extension/dataset.py
+++ b/jupyter-openbis-extension/dataset.py
@@ -249,33 +249,3 @@ class DataSetUploadHandler(IPythonHandler):
         self.upload_data(conn=conn,data=data)
 
 
-class FileListHandler(IPythonHandler):
-
-    def get(self, **params):
-        """
-        Returns the file list of the current directory (relative to the CWD)
-
-        :param params:
-        :return: dictionary of files, key is the fully qualified name,
-                 value is the relative name (for display)
-        """
-
-        path = ""
-        if 'path' in params:
-            path = params['path']
-
-        look_in_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), path)
-        files = {}
-
-        for file in os.scandir(look_in_path):
-            files[file.path] = {
-                "name": file.name,
-                "is_dir": file.is_dir(),
-                "size": file.stat().st_size
-            }
-
-        self.set_status(200)
-        self.write({
-            "files": files
-        })
-