diff --git a/pkg/block/adapter.go b/pkg/block/adapter.go
index 8f8a1d91361..d62ab936e98 100644
--- a/pkg/block/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/adapter.go
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ type Adapter interface {
 	Exists(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer) (bool, error)
 	GetRange(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer, startPosition int64, endPosition int64) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	GetProperties(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer) (Properties, error)
-	Remove(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer) error
 	Copy(ctx context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj ObjectPointer) error
 
 	CreateMultiPartUpload(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer, r *http.Request, opts CreateMultiPartUploadOpts) (*CreateMultiPartUploadResponse, error)
diff --git a/pkg/block/azure/adapter.go b/pkg/block/azure/adapter.go
index 9e40b7d9f20..470e0bd0426 100644
--- a/pkg/block/azure/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/azure/adapter.go
@@ -445,23 +445,6 @@ func calcETag(contentMD5 []byte, etag *azcore.ETag) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (a *Adapter) Remove(ctx context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	var err error
-	defer reportMetrics("Remove", obj.StorageID, time.Now(), nil, &err)
-	qualifiedKey, err := resolveBlobURLInfo(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	containerClient, err := a.clientCache.NewContainerClient(qualifiedKey.StorageAccountName, qualifiedKey.ContainerName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	blobURL := containerClient.NewBlobClient(qualifiedKey.BlobURL)
-
-	_, err = blobURL.Delete(ctx, nil)
-	return err
-}
-
 func (a *Adapter) Copy(ctx context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj block.ObjectPointer) error {
 	var err error
 	defer reportMetrics("Copy", sourceObj.StorageID, time.Now(), nil, &err)
diff --git a/pkg/block/blocktest/adapter.go b/pkg/block/blocktest/adapter.go
index ed656fede43..b3c3a3fde55 100644
--- a/pkg/block/blocktest/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/blocktest/adapter.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -248,117 +247,6 @@ func expectedURLExp(adapter block.Adapter) time.Time {
 	}
 }
 
-// tests the GetProperties method of the adapter, verifying ETag population and consistency with Walker
-func testGetProperties(t *testing.T, adapter block.Adapter, storageNamespace string) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	t.Run("properties_with_etag", func(t *testing.T) {
-		const contents = "test content for etag"
-		obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-			StorageID:        "",
-			StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-			Identifier:       "test_file_with_etag",
-			IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-		}
-
-		// Put the object
-		_, err := adapter.Put(ctx, obj, int64(len(contents)), strings.NewReader(contents), block.PutOpts{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Get properties
-		props, err := adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Verify ETag is populated
-		require.NotEmpty(t, props.ETag, "ETag should be populated")
-
-		// Verify ETag format - should not contain quotes (for most adapters)
-		// Note: Some adapters may have different formats, but none should have quotes
-		require.NotContains(t, props.ETag, "\"", "ETag should not contain quotes")
-
-		// Verify other properties
-		require.False(t, props.LastModified.IsZero(), "LastModified should be set")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("etag_consistency_with_walker", func(t *testing.T) {
-		const contents = "test content for walker consistency"
-		obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-			StorageID:        "",
-			StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-			Identifier:       "test_file_walker_consistency",
-			IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-		}
-
-		// Put the object
-		_, err := adapter.Put(ctx, obj, int64(len(contents)), strings.NewReader(contents), block.PutOpts{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Get properties
-		props, err := adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Get walker and compare ETag
-		qk, err := adapter.ResolveNamespace(obj.StorageID, obj.StorageNamespace, "", block.IdentifierTypeRelative)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		uri, err := url.Parse(qk.Format())
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		walker, err := adapter.GetWalker(obj.StorageID, block.WalkerOptions{StorageURI: uri})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		var walkerETag string
-		err = walker.Walk(ctx, uri, block.WalkOptions{}, func(e block.ObjectStoreEntry) error {
-			if strings.HasSuffix(e.FullKey, "test_file_walker_consistency") {
-				walkerETag = e.ETag
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Verify that GetProperties ETag matches Walker ETag
-		require.Equal(t, walkerETag, props.ETag, "GetProperties ETag should match Walker ETag")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("not_found", func(t *testing.T) {
-		obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-			StorageID:        "",
-			StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-			Identifier:       "non_existent_file",
-			IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-		}
-
-		// Get properties for non-existent object
-		_, err := adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, block.ErrDataNotFound)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("properties_stability", func(t *testing.T) {
-		const contents = "test content for stability"
-		obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-			StorageID:        "",
-			StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-			Identifier:       "test_file_stability",
-			IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-		}
-
-		// Put the object
-		_, err := adapter.Put(ctx, obj, int64(len(contents)), strings.NewReader(contents), block.PutOpts{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Get properties multiple times
-		props1, err := adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		props2, err := adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Verify properties are consistent across calls
-		require.Equal(t, props1.ETag, props2.ETag, "ETag should be consistent across calls")
-		require.Equal(t, props1.LastModified, props2.LastModified, "LastModified should be consistent")
-	})
-}
-
 func dumpPathTree(t testing.TB, ctx context.Context, adapter block.Adapter, qk block.QualifiedKey) []string {
 	t.Helper()
 	tree := make([]string, 0)
diff --git a/pkg/block/blocktest/basic_suite.go b/pkg/block/blocktest/basic_suite.go
index 62096499644..1c019a22c0b 100644
--- a/pkg/block/blocktest/basic_suite.go
+++ b/pkg/block/blocktest/basic_suite.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/go-test/deep"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/pkg/block"
 )
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 func AdapterBasicObjectTest(t *testing.T, adapter block.Adapter, storageNamespace, externalPath string) {
 	t.Run("Adapter_PutGet", func(t *testing.T) { testAdapterPutGet(t, adapter, storageNamespace, externalPath) })
 	t.Run("Adapter_Copy", func(t *testing.T) { testAdapterCopy(t, adapter, storageNamespace) })
-	t.Run("Adapter_Remove", func(t *testing.T) { testAdapterRemove(t, adapter, storageNamespace) })
 	t.Run("Adapter_Exists", func(t *testing.T) { testAdapterExists(t, adapter, storageNamespace) })
 }
 
@@ -89,83 +87,6 @@ func testAdapterCopy(t *testing.T, adapter block.Adapter, storageNamespace strin
 	require.Equal(t, contents, string(got))
 }
 
-// Parameterized test to test valid and invalid cases for Removing an object via the adaptor
-func testAdapterRemove(t *testing.T, adapter block.Adapter, storageNamespace string) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	const content = "Content used for testing"
-	tests := []struct {
-		name              string
-		additionalObjects []string
-		path              string
-		wantErr           bool
-		wantTree          []string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:     "test_single",
-			path:     "README",
-			wantErr:  false,
-			wantTree: []string{},
-		},
-
-		{
-			name:     "test_under_folder",
-			path:     "src/tools.go",
-			wantErr:  false,
-			wantTree: []string{},
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "test_under_multiple_folders",
-			path:     "a/b/c/d.txt",
-			wantErr:  false,
-			wantTree: []string{},
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "file_in_the_way",
-			path:              "a/b/c/d.txt",
-			additionalObjects: []string{"a/b/blocker.txt"},
-			wantErr:           false,
-			wantTree:          []string{"/a/b/blocker.txt"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// setup env
-			envObjects := tt.additionalObjects
-			envObjects = append(envObjects, tt.path)
-			for _, p := range envObjects {
-				obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-					StorageID:        "",
-					StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-					Identifier:       tt.name + "/" + p,
-					IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-				}
-				_, err := adapter.Put(ctx, obj, int64(len(content)), strings.NewReader(content), block.PutOpts{})
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-			}
-
-			// test Remove
-			obj := block.ObjectPointer{
-				StorageID:        "",
-				StorageNamespace: storageNamespace,
-				Identifier:       tt.name + "/" + tt.path,
-				IdentifierType:   block.IdentifierTypeRelative,
-			}
-			if err := adapter.Remove(ctx, obj); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("Remove() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-			}
-
-			qk, err := adapter.ResolveNamespace("", storageNamespace, tt.name, block.IdentifierTypeRelative)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			tree := dumpPathTree(t, ctx, adapter, qk)
-			if diff := deep.Equal(tt.wantTree, tree); diff != nil {
-				t.Errorf("Remove() tree diff = %s", diff)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 // Parameterized test of the object Exists method of the Storage adapter
 func testAdapterExists(t *testing.T, adapter block.Adapter, storageNamespace string) {
 	// TODO (niro): Test abs paths
diff --git a/pkg/block/gs/adapter.go b/pkg/block/gs/adapter.go
index 6391f83f779..eaa6816f1d0 100644
--- a/pkg/block/gs/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/gs/adapter.go
@@ -325,20 +325,6 @@ func (a *Adapter) GetProperties(ctx context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) (b
 	return props, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Adapter) Remove(ctx context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	var err error
-	defer reportMetrics("Remove", obj.StorageID, time.Now(), nil, &err)
-	bucket, key, err := a.extractParamsFromObj(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = a.client.Bucket(bucket).Object(key).Delete(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Object(%q).Delete: %w", key, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (a *Adapter) Copy(ctx context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj block.ObjectPointer) error {
 	var err error
 	defer reportMetrics("Copy", sourceObj.StorageID, time.Now(), nil, &err)
diff --git a/pkg/block/local/adapter.go b/pkg/block/local/adapter.go
index 051d72646ac..5dfd37e4db9 100644
--- a/pkg/block/local/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/local/adapter.go
@@ -170,43 +170,6 @@ func (l *Adapter) Put(_ context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer, _ int64, reade
 	return &block.PutResponse{}, nil
 }
 
-func (l *Adapter) Remove(_ context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	p, err := l.extractParamsFromObj(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	p = filepath.Clean(p)
-	err = os.Remove(p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if l.removeEmptyDir {
-		dir := filepath.Dir(p)
-		repoRoot := obj.StorageNamespace[len(DefaultNamespacePrefix):]
-		removeEmptyDirUntil(dir, path.Join(l.path, repoRoot))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func removeEmptyDirUntil(dir string, stopAt string) {
-	if stopAt == "" {
-		return
-	}
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(stopAt, "/") {
-		stopAt += "/"
-	}
-	for strings.HasPrefix(dir, stopAt) && dir != stopAt {
-		err := os.Remove(dir)
-		if err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-		dir = filepath.Dir(dir)
-		if dir == "/" {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (l *Adapter) Copy(_ context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj block.ObjectPointer) error {
 	source, err := l.extractParamsFromObj(sourceObj)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/block/mem/adapter.go b/pkg/block/mem/adapter.go
index 66e4a6ff6a6..0e9f6c213b1 100644
--- a/pkg/block/mem/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/mem/adapter.go
@@ -233,23 +233,6 @@ func (a *Adapter) GetProperties(_ context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) (blo
 	return props, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Adapter) Remove(_ context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	if err := verifyObjectPointer(obj); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.mutex.Lock()
-	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
-	storageID := obj.StorageID
-	key := getKey(obj)
-	if a.data[storageID] != nil {
-		delete(a.data[storageID], key)
-	}
-	if a.properties[storageID] != nil {
-		delete(a.properties[storageID], key)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (a *Adapter) Copy(_ context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj block.ObjectPointer) error {
 	if err := verifyObjectPointer(sourceObj); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/block/metrics.go b/pkg/block/metrics.go
index f45c828979c..98662240262 100644
--- a/pkg/block/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/block/metrics.go
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ func (m *MetricsAdapter) GetProperties(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer) (
 	return m.adapter.GetProperties(ctx, obj)
 }
 
-func (m *MetricsAdapter) Remove(ctx context.Context, obj ObjectPointer) error {
-	blockstoreType := m.adapter.BlockstoreType()
-	const operation = "remove"
-	concurrentOperations.WithLabelValues(operation, blockstoreType).Inc()
-	defer concurrentOperations.WithLabelValues(operation, blockstoreType).Dec()
-	ctx = httputil.SetClientTrace(ctx, blockstoreType)
-	return m.adapter.Remove(ctx, obj)
-}
-
 func (m *MetricsAdapter) Copy(ctx context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj ObjectPointer) error {
 	blockstoreType := m.adapter.BlockstoreType()
 	const operation = "copy"
diff --git a/pkg/block/s3/adapter.go b/pkg/block/s3/adapter.go
index 666f3509fe5..af14f2ca47c 100644
--- a/pkg/block/s3/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/s3/adapter.go
@@ -592,34 +592,6 @@ func (a *Adapter) GetProperties(ctx context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) (b
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Adapter) Remove(ctx context.Context, obj block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	var err error
-	defer reportMetrics("Remove", obj.StorageID, time.Now(), nil, &err)
-	bucket, key, _, err := a.extractParamsFromObj(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	deleteInput := &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
-		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
-		Key:    aws.String(key),
-	}
-	client := a.clients.Get(ctx, bucket)
-	_, err = client.DeleteObject(ctx, deleteInput)
-	if err != nil {
-		a.log(ctx).WithError(err).Error("failed to delete S3 object")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	headInput := &s3.HeadObjectInput{
-		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
-		Key:    aws.String(key),
-	}
-	const maxWaitDur = 100 * time.Second
-	waiter := s3.NewObjectNotExistsWaiter(client)
-	return waiter.Wait(ctx, headInput, maxWaitDur)
-}
-
 func (a *Adapter) copyPart(ctx context.Context, sourceObj, destinationObj block.ObjectPointer, uploadID string, partNumber int, byteRange *string) (*block.UploadPartResponse, error) {
 	srcKey, err := resolveNamespace(sourceObj)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/block/transient/adapter.go b/pkg/block/transient/adapter.go
index 9f88351f368..f518b5c51e1 100644
--- a/pkg/block/transient/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/block/transient/adapter.go
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ func (a *Adapter) GetProperties(_ context.Context, _ block.ObjectPointer) (block
 	return block.Properties{}, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Adapter) Remove(_ context.Context, _ block.ObjectPointer) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (a *Adapter) Copy(_ context.Context, _, _ block.ObjectPointer) error {
 	return nil
 }