diff --git a/packages/core/upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/core/upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 316faa7fb0..4c3073305a 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module.exports = async () => {
     });
   }
 
-  // await pruneObsoleteRelations();
   await registerPermissionActions();
 };
 
@@ -69,31 +68,6 @@ const baseProvider = {
   },
 };
 
-// const pruneObsoleteRelations = async () => {
-//   const { upload: plugin } = strapi.plugins;
-//   const modelIsNotDefined = !plugin || !plugin.models || !plugin.models.file;
-
-//   if (modelIsNotDefined) {
-//     return Promise.resolve();
-//   }
-
-//   await strapi.query('file', 'upload').custom(pruneObsoleteRelationsQuery)();
-// };
-
-// const pruneObsoleteRelationsQuery = ({ model }) => {
-//   if (model.orm !== 'mongoose') {
-//     return Promise.resolve();
-//   }
-
-//   const models = Array.from(strapi.db.models.values());
-//   const modelsId = models.map(model => model.globalId);
-
-//   return model.updateMany(
-//     { related: { $elemMatch: { kind: { $nin: modelsId } } } },
-//     { $pull: { related: { kind: { $nin: modelsId } } } }
-//   );
-// };
-
 const registerPermissionActions = async () => {
   const actions = [
     {