diff --git a/App/App_macOS.swift b/App/App_macOS.swift
index 7b047ece6..a9e9fd0aa 100644
--- a/App/App_macOS.swift
+++ b/App/App_macOS.swift
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct RootView: View {
     private let openURL = NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: .openURL)
     private let appTerminates = NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: NSApplication.willTerminateNotification)
     private let tabCloses = NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: NSWindow.willCloseNotification)
-    private let browserClearModel = BrowserClearViewModel()
     /// Close other tabs then the ones received
     private let keepOnlyTabs = NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: .keepOnlyTabs)
 
diff --git a/ViewModel/BrowserClearViewModel.swift b/ViewModel/BrowserClearViewModel.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 8949c0de9..000000000
--- a/ViewModel/BrowserClearViewModel.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// This file is part of Kiwix for iOS & macOS.
-//
-// Kiwix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-// any later version.
-//
-// Kiwix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
-// General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Kiwix; If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
-
-import Foundation
-import Combine
-
-protocol BrowserViewModelClearable {
-    @MainActor var zimFileId: UUID? { get }
-    @MainActor func clear() async
-}
-
-#if os(macOS)
-/// macOS only! When unlinking / deleting the ZIM file,
-/// and .closeZIM was dispatched via NotificationCenter
-/// instructs the BrowserViewModel to clear
-///
-@MainActor
-struct BrowserClearViewModel {
-
-    /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - ids: set of ZIM file ids that are still in use
-    ///   - forBrowser: BrowserViewModel instance
-    func recievedClearZimFile(notification: Notification, forBrowser browser: BrowserViewModelClearable) {
-        guard let zimIdToClose = notification.userInfo?["zimId"] as? UUID,
-              browser.zimFileId == zimIdToClose else { return }
-        // Using Task to avoid:
-        // Publishing changes from within view updates is not allowed...
-        Task { @MainActor in
-            await browser.clear()
-        }
-    }
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/ViewModel/BrowserViewModel.swift b/ViewModel/BrowserViewModel.swift
index 76e3b674d..88996b392 100644
--- a/ViewModel/BrowserViewModel.swift
+++ b/ViewModel/BrowserViewModel.swift
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import CoreKiwix
 
 // swiftlint:disable file_length
 // swiftlint:disable:next type_body_length
-final class BrowserViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject, BrowserViewModelClearable,
+final class BrowserViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject,
                               WKNavigationDelegate, WKScriptMessageHandler, WKUIDelegate,
                               NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate {