diff --git a/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts
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index 814e1f89..00000000
--- a/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import type { RequestEvent } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import { join, dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-
-const packageJsonPath = join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "..", "package.json");
-const json = readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8");
-const pkg = JSON.parse(json);
-
-const version = pkg.version;
-
-/**
- * Handles the GET request for the version API endpoint.
- * @param event - The request event object.
- * @returns A Promise that resolves to a Response object.
- */
-export async function GET(event: RequestEvent): Promise<Response> {
-  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ version: version }), {
-    status: 200,
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    },
-  });
-}