diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index c91803c5f2..8e46839fcf 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -100,18 +100,13 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    * @param {string} path path of the directory or file
    * @returns {boolean} true if the path exists
    */
-  async exists (path, type) {
+  exists (path) {
     const provider = this.fileProviderOf(path)
-    const result = await provider.exists(path, (err, result) => {
+    const result = provider.exists(path, (err, result) => {
       if (err) return false
       return result
     })
 
-    if (type === 'file') {
-      return result && await this.isFile(path)
-    } else if (type === 'folder') {
-      return result && await this.isDirectory(path)
-    }
     return result
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/lib/helper.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/lib/helper.js
index a518ef98a2..ab7f8c743f 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/lib/helper.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/lib/helper.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ module.exports = {
       () => { return exist },
       (callback) => {
         fileProvider.exists(name + counter + prefix + '.' + ext, (error, currentExist) => {
-          console.log('currentExists: ', currentExist)
           if (error) {
             callback(error)
           } else {