diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/nav-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/nav-item.js.es6
deleted file mode 100644
index c50741820e9..00000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/nav-item.js.es6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-export default Ember.Component.extend({
-  tagName: 'li',
-  classNameBindings: ['active'],
-
-  router: function() {
-    return this.container.lookup('router:main');
-  }.property(),
-
-  fullPath: function() {
-    return Discourse.getURL(this.get('path'));
-  }.property('path'),
-
-  active: function() {
-    const route = this.get('route');
-    if (!route) { return; }
-
-    const routeParam = this.get('routeParam'),
-          router = this.get('router');
-
-    return routeParam ? router.isActive(route, routeParam) : router.isActive(route);
-  }.property('router.url', 'route')
-});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/nav-item.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/nav-item.hbs
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index ec8e0a1e758..00000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/nav-item.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{{#if routeParam}}
-  {{#link-to route routeParam}}{{i18n label}}{{/link-to}}
-{{else}}
-  {{#if route}}
-    {{#link-to route}}{{i18n label}}{{/link-to}}
-  {{else}}
-    {{#if path}}
-      <a href="{{unbound fullPath}}" data-auto-route="true">{{i18n label}}</a>
-    {{else}}
-      <a href="{{unbound href}}" data-auto-route="true">{{i18n label}}</a>
-    {{/if}}
-  {{/if}}
-{{/if}}