diff --git a/admin/delete.php b/admin/delete.php
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index 9ffc222e96c..00000000000
--- a/admin/delete.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-// Deletes the moodledata directory, COMPLETELY!!
-// BE VERY CAREFUL USING THIS!
-
-    require_once('../config.php');
-    require_once($CFG->libdir.'/adminlib.php');
-
-    admin_externalpage_setup('purgemoodledata');
-
-    require_login();
-
-    $sure       = optional_param('sure', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
-    $reallysure = optional_param('reallysure', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
-
-    require_capability('moodle/site:config', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM));
-
-    $deletedir = $CFG->dataroot;   // The directory to delete!
-
-    echo $OUTPUT->header();
-    echo $OUTPUT->heading('Purge moodledata');
-
-    if (empty($sure)) {
-        $optionsyes = array('sure'=>'yes', 'sesskey'=>sesskey());
-
-        $formcontinue = new single_button(new moodle_url('delete.php', $optionsyes), get_string('yes'));
-        $formcancel = new single_button('index.php', get_string('no'), 'get');
-        echo $OUTPUT->confirm('Are you completely sure you want to delete everything inside the directory '. $deletedir .' ?', $formcontinue, $formcancel);
-        echo $OUTPUT->footer();
-        exit;
-    }
-
-    if (!data_submitted() or empty($reallysure)) {
-        $optionsyes = array('sure'=>'yes', 'sesskey'=>sesskey(), 'reallysure'=>'yes');
-        $formcontinue = new single_button(new moodle_url('delete.php', $optionsyes), get_string('yes'));
-        $formcancel = new single_button('index.php', get_string('no'), 'get');
-        echo $OUTPUT->confirm('Are you REALLY REALLY completely sure you want to delete everything inside the directory '.
-                $deletedir .' (this includes all user images, and any other course files that have been created) ?',
-                $formcontinue, $formcancel);
-        echo $OUTPUT->footer();
-        exit;
-    }
-
-    if (!confirm_sesskey()) {
-        print_error('wrongcall', 'error');
-    }
-
-    /// OK, here goes ...
-
-    delete_subdirectories($deletedir);
-
-    echo '<h1 align="center">Done!</h1>';
-    echo $OUTPUT->continue_button($CFG->wwwroot);
-    echo $OUTPUT->footer();
-    exit;
-
-
-function delete_subdirectories($rootdir) {
-
-    $dir = opendir($rootdir);
-
-    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dir))) {
-        if ($file != '.' and $file != '..') {
-            $fullfile = $rootdir .'/'. $file;
-            if (filetype($fullfile) == 'dir') {
-                delete_subdirectories($fullfile);
-                echo 'Deleting '. $fullfile .' ... ';
-                if (rmdir($fullfile)) {
-                    echo 'Done.<br />';
-                } else {
-                    echo 'FAILED.<br />';
-                }
-            } else {
-                echo 'Deleting '. $fullfile .' ... ';
-                if (unlink($fullfile)) {
-                    echo 'Done.<br />';
-                } else {
-                    echo 'FAILED.<br />';
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    closedir($dir);
-}
-
-