diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index 73c7c66949..ce1919451a 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const csjs = require('csjs-inject')
 const yo = require('yo-yo')
 const remixLib = require('@remix-project/remix-lib')
 const registry = require('./global/registry')
-const loadFileFromParent = require('./loadFilesFromParent')
 const { OffsetToLineColumnConverter } = require('./lib/offsetToLineColumnConverter')
 const QueryParams = require('./lib/query-params')
 const Storage = remixLib.Storage
@@ -491,8 +490,5 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const framingService = new FramingService(sidePanel, menuicons, mainview, this._components.resizeFeature)
   framingService.start(params)
 
-  // get the file list from the parent iframe
-  loadFileFromParent(fileManager)
-
   if (params.embed) framingService.embed()
 }
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/loadFilesFromParent.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/loadFilesFromParent.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 73d9006a1e..0000000000
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/loadFilesFromParent.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = (fileManager) => {
-  // The event listener needs to be registered as early as possible, because the
-  // parent will send the message upon the "load" event.
-  let filesToLoad = null
-  let loadFilesCallback = function (files) { filesToLoad = files } // will be replaced later
-
-  window.addEventListener('message', function (ev) {
-    if (typeof ev.data === typeof [] && ev.data[0] === 'loadFiles') {
-      loadFilesCallback(ev.data[1])
-    }
-  }, false)
-
-  // Replace early callback with instant response
-  loadFilesCallback = function (files) {
-    fileManager.setBatchFiles(files)
-  }
-
-  // Run if we did receive an event from remote instance while starting up
-  if (filesToLoad !== null) {
-    fileManager.setBatchFiles(filesToLoad)
-  }
-}