diff --git a/client/src/galaxy.library.js b/client/src/galaxy.library.js
index 254abe829c0..45cbb3ad954 100644
--- a/client/src/galaxy.library.js
+++ b/client/src/galaxy.library.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import mod_librarylist_view from "mvc/library/library-librarylist-view";
 import mod_librarytoolbar_view from "mvc/library/library-librarytoolbar-view";
 import mod_library_dataset_view from "mvc/library/library-dataset-view";
 import mod_library_library_view from "mvc/library/library-library-view";
-import mod_library_folder_view from "mvc/library/library-folder-view";
 // ============================================================================
 /**
  * The Data Libraries router. Takes care about triggering routes
@@ -188,16 +187,6 @@ var GalaxyLibrary = Backbone.View.extend({
             });
         });
 
-        this.library_router.on("route:folder_permissions", (folder_id) => {
-            if (Galaxy.libraries.folderView) {
-                Galaxy.libraries.folderView.$el.unbind("click");
-            }
-            Galaxy.libraries.folderView = new mod_library_folder_view.FolderView({
-                id: folder_id,
-                show_permissions: true,
-            });
-        });
-
         Backbone.history.start({ pushState: false });
     },
 });
diff --git a/client/src/mvc/library/library-folder-view.js b/client/src/mvc/library/library-folder-view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a9c8719504..00000000000
--- a/client/src/mvc/library/library-folder-view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,263 +0,0 @@
-import _ from "underscore";
-import $ from "jquery";
-import Backbone from "backbone";
-import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
-import { getAppRoot } from "onload/loadConfig";
-import { Toast } from "ui/toast";
-import mod_library_model from "mvc/library/library-model";
-import mod_select from "mvc/ui/ui-select";
-
-var FolderView = Backbone.View.extend({
-    el: "#center",
-
-    model: null,
-
-    options: {},
-
-    events: {
-        "click .toolbtn_save_permissions": "savePermissions",
-    },
-
-    initialize: function (options) {
-        this.options = _.extend(this.options, options);
-        if (this.options.id) {
-            this.fetchFolder();
-        }
-    },
-
-    fetchFolder: function (options) {
-        const Galaxy = getGalaxyInstance();
-        this.options = _.extend(this.options, options);
-        this.model = new mod_library_model.FolderAsModel({
-            id: this.options.id,
-        });
-        var that = this;
-        this.model.fetch({
-            success: function () {
-                if (that.options.show_permissions) {
-                    that.showPermissions();
-                }
-            },
-            error: function (model, response) {
-                if (typeof response.responseJSON !== "undefined") {
-                    Toast.error(`${response.responseJSON.err_msg} Click this to go back.`, "", {
-                        onclick: function () {
-                            Galaxy.libraries.library_router.back();
-                        },
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    Toast.error("An error occurred. Click this to go back.", "", {
-                        onclick: function () {
-                            Galaxy.libraries.library_router.back();
-                        },
-                    });
-                }
-            },
-        });
-    },
-
-    showPermissions: function (options) {
-        const Galaxy = getGalaxyInstance();
-        this.options = _.extend(this.options, options);
-        $(".tooltip").remove();
-
-        var is_admin = false;
-        if (Galaxy.user) {
-            is_admin = Galaxy.user.isAdmin();
-        }
-        var template = this.templateFolderPermissions();
-        this.$el.html(template({ folder: this.model, is_admin: is_admin, root_path: getAppRoot() }));
-
-        var self = this;
-        $.get(`${getAppRoot()}api/folders/${self.id}/permissions?scope=current`)
-            .done((fetched_permissions) => {
-                self.prepareSelectBoxes({
-                    fetched_permissions: fetched_permissions,
-                });
-            })
-            .fail(() => {
-                Toast.error("An error occurred while attempting to fetch folder permissions.");
-            });
-
-        $('#center [data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip({ trigger: "hover" });
-        //hack to show scrollbars
-        $("#center").css("overflow", "auto");
-    },
-
-    _serializeRoles: function (role_list) {
-        var selected_roles = [];
-        for (var i = 0; i < role_list.length; i++) {
-            selected_roles.push(`${role_list[i][1]}:${role_list[i][0]}`);
-        }
-        return selected_roles;
-    },
-
-    prepareSelectBoxes: function (options) {
-        this.options = _.extend(this.options, options);
-        var fetched_permissions = this.options.fetched_permissions;
-        var self = this;
-
-        var selected_add_item_roles = this._serializeRoles(fetched_permissions.add_library_item_role_list);
-        var selected_manage_folder_roles = this._serializeRoles(fetched_permissions.manage_folder_role_list);
-        var selected_modify_folder_roles = this._serializeRoles(fetched_permissions.modify_folder_role_list);
-
-        self.addSelectObject = new mod_select.View(
-            this._createSelectOptions(this, "add_perm", selected_add_item_roles, false)
-        );
-        self.manageSelectObject = new mod_select.View(
-            this._createSelectOptions(this, "manage_perm", selected_manage_folder_roles, false)
-        );
-        self.modifySelectObject = new mod_select.View(
-            this._createSelectOptions(this, "modify_perm", selected_modify_folder_roles, false)
-        );
-    },
-
-    _createSelectOptions: function (self, id, init_data) {
-        var select_options = {
-            minimumInputLength: 0,
-            css: id,
-            multiple: true,
-            placeholder: "Click to select a role",
-            container: self.$el.find(`#${id}`),
-            ajax: {
-                url: `${getAppRoot()}api/folders/${self.id}/permissions?scope=available`,
-                dataType: "json",
-                quietMillis: 100,
-                data: function (term, page) {
-                    // page is the one-based page number tracked by Select2
-                    return {
-                        q: term, //search term
-                        page_limit: 10, // page size
-                        page: page, // page number
-                    };
-                },
-                results: function (data, page) {
-                    var more = page * 10 < data.total; // whether or not there are more results available
-                    // notice we return the value of more so Select2 knows if more results can be loaded
-                    return { results: data.roles, more: more };
-                },
-            },
-            formatResult: function roleFormatResult(role) {
-                return `${role.name} type: ${role.type}`;
-            },
-
-            formatSelection: function roleFormatSelection(role) {
-                return role.name;
-            },
-            initSelection: function (element, callback) {
-                // the input tag has a value attribute preloaded that points to a preselected role's id
-                // this function resolves that id attribute to an object that select2 can render
-                // using its formatResult renderer - that way the role name is shown preselected
-                var data = [];
-                $(element.val().split(",")).each(function () {
-                    var item = this.split(":");
-                    data.push({
-                        id: item[0],
-                        name: item[1],
-                    });
-                });
-                callback(data);
-            },
-            initialData: init_data.join(","),
-            dropdownCssClass: "bigdrop", // apply css that makes the dropdown taller
-        };
-
-        return select_options;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Extract the role ids from Select2 elements's 'data'
-     */
-    _extractIds: function (roles_list) {
-        var ids_list = [];
-        for (var i = roles_list.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            ids_list.push(roles_list[i].id);
-        }
-        return ids_list;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Save the permissions for roles entered in the select boxes.
-     */
-    savePermissions: function (event) {
-        var self = this;
-        var add_ids = this._extractIds(this.addSelectObject.$el.select2("data"));
-        var manage_ids = this._extractIds(this.manageSelectObject.$el.select2("data"));
-        var modify_ids = this._extractIds(this.modifySelectObject.$el.select2("data"));
-        $.post(`${getAppRoot()}api/folders/${self.id}/permissions?action=set_permissions`, {
-            "add_ids[]": add_ids,
-            "manage_ids[]": manage_ids,
-            "modify_ids[]": modify_ids,
-        })
-            .done((fetched_permissions) => {
-                self.showPermissions({
-                    fetched_permissions: fetched_permissions,
-                });
-                Toast.success("Permissions saved.");
-            })
-            .fail(() => {
-                Toast.error("An error occurred while attempting to set folder permissions.");
-            });
-    },
-
-    templateFolderPermissions: function () {
-        return _.template(
-            `<div class="library_style_container">
-                <div>
-                    <a href="<%- root_path %>library/folders/<%= folder.get("parent_id") %>">
-                        <button data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Go back to the parent folder"
-                            class="btn btn-secondary primary-button" type="button">
-                            <span class="fa fa-caret-left fa-lg"/>
-                            &nbsp;Parent folder
-                        </button>
-                    </a>
-                </div>
-                <h1>
-                    Folder: <%= _.escape(folder.get("name")) %>
-                </h1>
-                <div class="alert alert-warning">
-                    <% if (is_admin) { %>
-                        You are logged in as an <strong>administrator</strong> therefore you can manage any
-                        folder on this Galaxy instance. Please make sure you understand the consequences.
-                    <% } else { %>
-                        You can assign any number of roles to any of the following permission types.
-                        However please read carefully the implications of such actions.
-                    <% }%>
-                </div>
-                <div class="dataset_table">
-                    <h2>Folder permissions</h2>
-                    <h4>
-                        Roles that can manage permissions on this folder
-                    </h4>
-                    <div id="manage_perm" class="manage_perm roles-selection"></div>
-                    <div class="alert alert-info roles-selection">
-                        User with <strong>any</strong> of these roles can manage permissions on this folder.
-                    </div>
-                    <h4>
-                        Roles that can add items to this folder
-                    </h4>
-                    <div id="add_perm" class="add_perm roles-selection"></div>
-                    <div class="alert alert-info roles-selection">
-                        User with <strong>any</strong> of these roles can add items to this folder (folders and datasets).
-                    </div>
-                    <h4>
-                        Roles that can modify this folder
-                    </h4>
-                    <div id="modify_perm" class="modify_perm roles-selection"></div>
-                    <div class="alert alert-info roles-selection">
-                        User with <strong>any</strong> of these roles can modify this folder (name, etc.).
-                    </div>
-                    <button data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="Save modifications"
-                        class="btn btn-secondary toolbtn_save_permissions primary-button" type="button">
-                        <span class="fa fa-floppy-o"/>
-                        &nbsp;Save
-                    </button>
-                </div>
-            </div>`
-        );
-    },
-});
-
-export default {
-    FolderView: FolderView,
-};