diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditor/DirectoryLoader.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditor/DirectoryLoader.tsx
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-/*
- * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
-import React from 'react';
-import { useAsync } from '@react-hookz/web';
-import {
-  TemplateDirectoryAccess,
-  WebFileSystemAccess,
-} from '../../../lib/filesystem';
-
-interface DirectoryLoaderProps {
-  onLoad(directory: TemplateDirectoryAccess): void;
-}
-
-/** @internal */
-export function DirectoryLoader(props: DirectoryLoaderProps): JSX.Element {
-  const supportsWebAccess = WebFileSystemAccess.isSupported();
-
-  const [{ status, error }, { execute }] = useAsync(async () => {
-    if (!supportsWebAccess) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const directory = await WebFileSystemAccess.get().requestDirectoryAccess();
-    props.onLoad(directory);
-  });
-
-  if (error) {
-    return <div>Fail: {error.message}</div>;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Button
-      disabled={!supportsWebAccess || status === 'loading'}
-      onClick={execute}
-    >
-      Load Directory
-    </Button>
-  );
-}