diff --git a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs.go b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e727c18e0..000000000
--- a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package extlib
-
-import (
-	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/fs"
-)
-
-func fileExists(path string) bool {
-	docfs := fs.NewDocumentFs()
-	return docfs.Exists(path)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs_test.go b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 55c76b72a..000000000
--- a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/fs_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package extlib
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestFileExists(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, true, fileExists("fs_test.go"))
-	assert.Equal(t, false, fileExists("fs_test_nonexistent.go"))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/funcmap.go b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/funcmap.go
index 2de52ebea..c6b5d1474 100644
--- a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/funcmap.go
+++ b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/extlib/funcmap.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ var genericMap = map[string]interface{}{
 	"genCAWithKeyEx":         generateCertificateAuthorityWithPEMKeyEx,
 	"genSignedCertEx":        generateSignedCertificateEx,
 	"genSignedCertWithKeyEx": generateSignedCertificateWithPEMKeyEx,
-	"fileExists":             fileExists,
 	"regexGen":               regexGen,
 	"toYaml":                 toYaml,
 	"toUint32":               toUint32,
diff --git a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/templater_test.go b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/templater_test.go
index f8b478f4c..c19ec5c68 100644
--- a/pkg/document/plugin/templater/templater_test.go
+++ b/pkg/document/plugin/templater/templater_test.go
@@ -186,20 +186,6 @@ template: |
 				"at <regexGen .regex (.limit | int)>: error calling " +
 				"regexGen: error parsing regexp: missing closing ]: `[a-z`",
 		},
-		{
-			cfg: `
-apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
-kind: Templater
-metadata:
-  name: notImportantHere
-template: |
-  FileExists: {{ fileExists "./templater.go" }}
-  NoFileExists: {{ fileExists "./templater1.go" }}
-`,
-			expectedOut: `FileExists: true
-NoFileExists: false
-`,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {