diff --git a/src/main/events/helpers/validate-path.ts b/src/main/events/helpers/validate-path.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 37f4c56bc..000000000
--- a/src/main/events/helpers/validate-path.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import fs from "fs";
-
-export default function validatePath(path: string): Error | undefined {
-  try {
-    fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.W_OK);
-    return;
-  } catch (error) {
-    return error as Error;
-  }
-}