diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/helpers.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 530cf87277..0000000000
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/helpers.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.
- */
-
-export async function blobToBase64(file: Blob) {
-  const reader = new FileReader();
-  reader.readAsDataURL(file);
-  return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-    reader.onload = () => {
-      const uri = reader.result as string;
-      resolve(uri.slice(uri.indexOf(',') + 1));
-    };
-    reader.onerror = reject;
-  });
-}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/index.ts
index 4f44ab1ccd..6ab570715f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/lib/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { blobToBase64 } from './helpers';
 export { createExampleTemplate } from './createExampleTemplate';
 export type { TemplateFileAccess, TemplateDirectoryAccess } from './types';
 export { WebFileSystemStore } from './WebFileSystemStore';