diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index 5172194dd8ba1..e7398cc21c2ba 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -115,26 +115,6 @@ public function __construct(string $appName,
 		$this->viewConfig = $viewConfig;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $appName
-	 * @param string $scriptName
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	protected function renderScript($appName, $scriptName) {
-		$content = '';
-		$appPath = \OC_App::getAppPath($appName);
-		$scriptPath = $appPath . '/' . $scriptName;
-		if (file_exists($scriptPath)) {
-			// TODO: sanitize path / script name ?
-			ob_start();
-			include $scriptPath;
-			$content = ob_get_contents();
-			@ob_end_clean();
-		}
-
-		return $content;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * FIXME: Replace with non static code
 	 *
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
index 588c93f8316e1..0b71011f60cd9 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ class ViewControllerTest extends TestCase {
 	private $eventDispatcher;
 	/** @var ViewController|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
 	private $viewController;
-	/** @var IUser */
+	/** @var IUser|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
 	private $user;
-	/** @var IUserSession */
+	/** @var IUserSession|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
 	private $userSession;
 	/** @var IAppManager|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
 	private $appManager;
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 			])
 		->setMethods([
 			'getStorageInfo',
-			'renderScript'
 		])
 		->getMock();
 	}