diff --git a/cypress/support/createUtils.ts b/cypress/support/createUtils.ts
index ed9924c2d..440d977d1 100644
--- a/cypress/support/createUtils.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/createUtils.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-import type { AppItem, DocumentItem, PackedItem } from '@/openapi/client';
+import type { AppItem, DocumentItem } from '@/openapi/client';
 
 import {
   ADD_FOLDER_BUTTON_CY,
   CREATE_ITEM_APP_ID,
   CREATE_ITEM_BUTTON_ID,
-  CREATE_ITEM_CLOSE_BUTTON_ID,
   CREATE_ITEM_DOCUMENT_ID,
-  CREATE_ITEM_FILE_ID,
   CREATE_ITEM_H5P_ID,
   CREATE_ITEM_ZIP_ID,
-  DASHBOARD_UPLOADER_ID,
   H5P_DASHBOARD_UPLOADER_ID,
   ZIP_DASHBOARD_UPLOADER_ID,
   buildDataCyWrapper,
 } from '../../src/config/selectors';
 import { InternalItemType } from '../../src/modules/builder/types';
 import { ZIPInternalItem } from '../e2e/builder/fixtures/files';
-import { FileItemForTest } from './types';
 
 export const createApp = (
   payload: AppItem,
@@ -44,56 +40,14 @@ export const createFolder = (
   cy.fillFolderModal(payload, options);
 };
 
-export const createFile = (
-  payload: FileItemForTest,
-  options?: { confirm?: boolean },
-): void => {
-  cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_BUTTON_ID}`).click();
-  const { confirm = true } = options ?? {};
-  cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_FILE_ID}`).click();
-
-  // drag-drop a file in the uploader
-  cy.attachFile(
-    cy.get(`#${DASHBOARD_UPLOADER_ID} .uppy-Dashboard-input`).first(),
-    payload?.createFilepath,
-    {
-      action: 'drag-drop',
-      force: true,
-    },
-  );
-  if (confirm) {
-    cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_CLOSE_BUTTON_ID}`).click();
-  }
-};
-
 // todo: question: only used by import zip ??
 export const createItem = (
-  payload: PackedItem | ZIPInternalItem | { type: 'h5p'; filepath: string },
+  payload: ZIPInternalItem | { type: 'h5p'; filepath: string },
   options?: { confirm?: boolean },
 ): void => {
   cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_BUTTON_ID}`).click();
 
   switch (payload.type) {
-    case 'file': {
-      const { confirm = true } = options;
-      cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_FILE_ID}`).click();
-
-      // drag-drop a file in the uploader
-      cy.attachFile(
-        cy.get(`#${DASHBOARD_UPLOADER_ID} .uppy-Dashboard-input`).first(),
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-        // @ts-ignore
-        payload?.createFilepath,
-        {
-          action: 'drag-drop',
-          force: true,
-        },
-      );
-      if (confirm) {
-        cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_CLOSE_BUTTON_ID}`).click();
-      }
-      break;
-    }
     case InternalItemType.ZIP: {
       cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_ZIP_ID}`).click();
 
@@ -111,15 +65,6 @@ export const createItem = (
       );
       break;
     }
-    case 'document':
-      cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_DOCUMENT_ID}`).click();
-      cy.fillDocumentModal(payload, options);
-      break;
-    case 'app':
-      cy.get(`#${CREATE_ITEM_APP_ID}`).click();
-      cy.fillAppModal(payload, options);
-      break;
-    case 'folder':
     default:
       cy.fillFolderModal(payload, options);
       break;