diff --git a/lib/ret_web/channels/hub_channel.ex b/lib/ret_web/channels/hub_channel.ex
index d85b22199..34f53ffb5 100644
--- a/lib/ret_web/channels/hub_channel.ex
+++ b/lib/ret_web/channels/hub_channel.ex
@@ -467,9 +467,8 @@ defmodule RetWeb.HubChannel do
   def handle_in("save_entity_state", params, socket) do
     params = parse(params)
 
-    with {:ok, hub, account} <- authorize(socket, :write_entity_state),
-         {:ok, %{entity: entity}} <- Ret.create_entity(hub, params),
-         :ok <- maybe_promote_file(params, account, socket) do
+    with {:ok, hub, _account} <- authorize(socket, :write_entity_state),
+         {:ok, %{entity: entity}} <- Ret.create_entity(hub, params) do
       entity = Repo.preload(entity, [:sub_entities])
 
       broadcast!(
@@ -498,10 +497,9 @@ defmodule RetWeb.HubChannel do
     end
   end
 
-  def handle_in("delete_entity_state", %{"nid" => nid} = payload, socket) do
-    with {:ok, hub, account} <- authorize(socket, :write_entity_state),
-         {:ok, _} <- Ret.delete_entity(hub.hub_id, nid),
-         {:ok, _} <- maybe_set_owned_file_inactive(payload, account) do
+  def handle_in("delete_entity_state", %{"nid" => nid} = _payload, socket) do
+    with {:ok, hub, _account} <- authorize(socket, :write_entity_state),
+         {:ok, _} <- Ret.delete_entity(hub.hub_id, nid) do
       RoomObject.perform_unpin(hub, nid)
 
       broadcast!(socket, "entity_state_deleted", %{
@@ -1472,34 +1470,6 @@ defmodule RetWeb.HubChannel do
     }
   end
 
-  defp maybe_set_owned_file_inactive(%{"file_id" => file_id}, %Account{account_id: account_id}) do
-    OwnedFile.set_inactive(file_id, account_id)
-  end
-
-  defp maybe_set_owned_file_inactive(_payload, _account) do
-    {:ok, :no_file}
-  end
-
-  defp maybe_promote_file(%{file_id: nil} = _params, _account, _socket) do
-    :ok
-  end
-
-  defp maybe_promote_file(params, account, _socket) do
-    with {:ok, _owned_file} <-
-           Storage.promote(
-             params.file_id,
-             params.file_access_token,
-             params.promotion_token,
-             account
-           ) do
-      OwnedFile.set_active(params.file_id, account.account_id)
-      :ok
-    else
-      {:error, reason} ->
-        {:error, reason}
-    end
-  end
-
   defp reply_error(socket, reason) do
     {:reply, {:error, %{reason: reason}}, socket}
   end