diff --git a/api/src/extensions/channels/web/base-web-channel.ts b/api/src/extensions/channels/web/base-web-channel.ts
index 8b22ec0c..9bc8274f 100644
--- a/api/src/extensions/channels/web/base-web-channel.ts
+++ b/api/src/extensions/channels/web/base-web-channel.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { EventEmitter2, OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import multer, { diskStorage, memoryStorage } from 'multer';
 import { Socket } from 'socket.io';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
@@ -726,17 +726,6 @@ export default abstract class BaseWebChannelHandler<
     };
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Custom channel middleware
-   * @param req
-   * @param res
-   * @param next
-   */
-  async middleware(_req: Request, _res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
-    // Do nothing, override in channel
-    next();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Handle channel event (probably a message)
    *