diff --git a/src/utils/use-unless.ts b/src/utils/use-unless.ts
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--- a/src/utils/use-unless.ts
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
-
-export function useUnless(
-  paths: string[],
-  middleware: (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => unknown,
-) {
-  return function (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): unknown {
-    if (paths.some((path) => req.path.startsWith(path))) {
-      return next();
-    }
-    return middleware(req, res, next);
-  };
-}