diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index ea71d98c63..7b4b933d43 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -300,5 +300,19 @@ module.exports = class Filepanel extends ViewPlugin {
   workspaceCreated (workspace) {
     this.emit('createWorkspace', workspace)
   }
+
+  resetFocus (reset) {
+    // setState(prevState => {
+    //   return { ...prevState, reset }
+    // })
+  }
+
+  resetNewFile () {
+    // setState(prevState => {
+    //   return { ...prevState, displayNewFile: !state.displayNewFile }
+    // })
+  }
+
+  resetUploadFile = () => {}
   /** end section */
 }
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
index c61c826f68..204ef3bdcc 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
@@ -53,21 +53,6 @@ export const Workspace = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
   const LOCALHOST = ' - connect to localhost - '
   const NO_WORKSPACE = ' - none - '
 
-  /* extends the parent 'plugin' with some function needed by the file explorer */
-  props.plugin.resetFocus = (reset) => {
-    setState(prevState => {
-      return { ...prevState, reset }
-    })
-  }
-
-  props.plugin.resetNewFile = () => {
-    setState(prevState => {
-      return { ...prevState, displayNewFile: !state.displayNewFile }
-    })
-  }
-
-  props.plugin.resetUploadFile = () => {}
-
   /* implement an external API, consumed by the parent */
   props.request.createWorkspace = () => {
     return createWorkspace()