diff --git a/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py b/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
index 8893500a..aaefa933 100644
--- a/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
+++ b/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class InternalRoutes:
     The top level web router for internal routes: /internal/*
     The endpoints here should NOT be depended upon. It is for ComfyUI frontend use only.
     Check README.md for more information.
-    
     '''
 
     def __init__(self, prompt_server):
diff --git a/model_filemanager/__init__.py b/model_filemanager/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b7ac1625..00000000
--- a/model_filemanager/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# model_manager/__init__.py
-from .download_models import download_model, DownloadModelStatus, DownloadStatusType, create_model_path, check_file_exists, track_download_progress, validate_filename
diff --git a/model_filemanager/download_models.py b/model_filemanager/download_models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6722b6e1..00000000
--- a/model_filemanager/download_models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-#NOTE: This was an experiment and WILL BE REMOVED
-from __future__ import annotations
-import aiohttp
-import os
-import traceback
-import logging
-from folder_paths import folder_names_and_paths, get_folder_paths
-import re
-from typing import Callable, Any, Optional, Awaitable, Dict
-from enum import Enum
-import time
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
-
-class DownloadStatusType(Enum):
-    PENDING = "pending"
-    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
-    COMPLETED = "completed"
-    ERROR = "error"
-
-
-@dataclass
-class DownloadModelStatus():
-    status: str
-    progress_percentage: float
-    message: str
-    already_existed: bool = False
-
-    def __init__(self, status: DownloadStatusType, progress_percentage: float, message: str, already_existed: bool):
-        self.status = status.value  # Store the string value of the Enum
-        self.progress_percentage = progress_percentage
-        self.message = message
-        self.already_existed = already_existed
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            "status": self.status,
-            "progress_percentage": self.progress_percentage,
-            "message": self.message,
-            "already_existed": self.already_existed
-        }
-
-
-async def download_model(model_download_request: Callable[[str], Awaitable[aiohttp.ClientResponse]],
-                         model_name: str,
-                         model_url: str,
-                         model_directory: str,
-                         folder_path: str,
-                         progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]],
-                         progress_interval: float = 1.0) -> DownloadModelStatus:
-    """
-    Download a model file from a given URL into the models directory.
-
-    Args:
-        model_download_request (Callable[[str], Awaitable[aiohttp.ClientResponse]]):
-            A function that makes an HTTP request. This makes it easier to mock in unit tests.
-        model_name (str):
-            The name of the model file to be downloaded. This will be the filename on disk.
-        model_url (str):
-            The URL from which to download the model.
-        model_directory (str):
-            The subdirectory within the main models directory where the model
-            should be saved (e.g., 'checkpoints', 'loras', etc.).
-        progress_callback (Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]]):
-            An asynchronous function to call with progress updates.
-        folder_path (str);
-            Path to which model folder should be used as the root.
-
-    Returns:
-        DownloadModelStatus: The result of the download operation.
-    """
-    if not validate_filename(model_name):
-        return DownloadModelStatus(
-            DownloadStatusType.ERROR,
-            0,
-            "Invalid model name",
-            False
-        )
-
-    if not model_directory in folder_names_and_paths:
-        return DownloadModelStatus(
-            DownloadStatusType.ERROR,
-            0,
-            "Invalid or unrecognized model directory. model_directory must be a known model type (eg 'checkpoints'). If you are seeing this error for a custom model type, ensure the relevant custom nodes are installed and working.",
-            False
-        )
-
-    if not folder_path in get_folder_paths(model_directory):
-        return DownloadModelStatus(
-            DownloadStatusType.ERROR,
-            0,
-            f"Invalid folder path '{folder_path}', does not match the list of known directories ({get_folder_paths(model_directory)}). If you're seeing this in the downloader UI, you may need to refresh the page.",
-            False
-        )
-
-    file_path = create_model_path(model_name, folder_path)
-    existing_file = await check_file_exists(file_path, model_name, progress_callback)
-    if existing_file:
-        return existing_file
-
-    try:
-        logging.info(f"Downloading {model_name} from {model_url}")
-        status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.PENDING, 0, f"Starting download of {model_name}", False)
-        await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-
-        response = await model_download_request(model_url)
-        if response.status != 200:
-            error_message = f"Failed to download {model_name}. Status code: {response.status}"
-            logging.error(error_message)
-            status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.ERROR, 0, error_message, False)
-            await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-            return DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.ERROR, 0, error_message, False)
-
-        return await track_download_progress(response, file_path, model_name, progress_callback, progress_interval)
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logging.error(f"Error in downloading model: {e}")
-        return await handle_download_error(e, model_name, progress_callback)
-
-
-def create_model_path(model_name: str, folder_path: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
-    os.makedirs(folder_path, exist_ok=True)
-    file_path = os.path.join(folder_path, model_name)
-
-    # Ensure the resulting path is still within the base directory
-    abs_file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path)
-    abs_base_dir = os.path.abspath(folder_path)
-    if os.path.commonprefix([abs_file_path, abs_base_dir]) != abs_base_dir:
-        raise Exception(f"Invalid model directory: {folder_path}/{model_name}")
-
-    return file_path
-
-
-async def check_file_exists(file_path: str,
-                            model_name: str,
-                            progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]]
-                            ) -> Optional[DownloadModelStatus]:
-    if os.path.exists(file_path):
-        status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.COMPLETED, 100, f"{model_name} already exists", True)
-        await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-        return status
-    return None
-
-
-async def track_download_progress(response: aiohttp.ClientResponse,
-                                  file_path: str,
-                                  model_name: str,
-                                  progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]],
-                                  interval: float = 1.0) -> DownloadModelStatus:
-    try:
-        total_size = int(response.headers.get('Content-Length', 0))
-        downloaded = 0
-        last_update_time = time.time()
-
-        async def update_progress():
-            nonlocal last_update_time
-            progress = (downloaded / total_size) * 100 if total_size > 0 else 0
-            status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.IN_PROGRESS, progress, f"Downloading {model_name}", False)
-            await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-            last_update_time = time.time()
-
-        temp_file_path = file_path + '.tmp'
-        with open(temp_file_path, 'wb') as f:
-            chunk_iterator = response.content.iter_chunked(8192)
-            while True:
-                try:
-                    chunk = await chunk_iterator.__anext__()
-                except StopAsyncIteration:
-                    break
-                f.write(chunk)
-                downloaded += len(chunk)
-
-                if time.time() - last_update_time >= interval:
-                    await update_progress()
-
-        os.rename(temp_file_path, file_path)
-
-        await update_progress()
-
-        logging.info(f"Successfully downloaded {model_name}. Total downloaded: {downloaded}")
-        status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.COMPLETED, 100, f"Successfully downloaded {model_name}", False)
-        await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-
-        return status
-    except Exception as e:
-        logging.error(f"Error in track_download_progress: {e}")
-        logging.error(traceback.format_exc())
-        return await handle_download_error(e, model_name, progress_callback)
-
-
-async def handle_download_error(e: Exception,
-                                model_name: str,
-                                progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Any]
-                                ) -> DownloadModelStatus:
-    error_message = f"Error downloading {model_name}: {str(e)}"
-    status = DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.ERROR, 0, error_message, False)
-    await progress_callback(model_name, status)
-    return status
-
-
-def validate_filename(filename: str)-> bool:
-    """
-    Validate a filename to ensure it's safe and doesn't contain any path traversal attempts.
-
-    Args:
-    filename (str): The filename to validate
-
-    Returns:
-    bool: True if the filename is valid, False otherwise
-    """
-    if not filename.lower().endswith(('.sft', '.safetensors')):
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the filename is empty, None, or just whitespace
-    if not filename or not filename.strip():
-        return False
-
-    # Check for any directory traversal attempts or invalid characters
-    if any(char in filename for char in ['..', '/', '\\', '\n', '\r', '\t', '\0']):
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the filename starts with a dot (hidden file)
-    if filename.startswith('.'):
-        return False
-
-    # Use a whitelist of allowed characters
-    if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-. ]+$', filename):
-        return False
-
-    # Ensure the filename isn't too long
-    if len(filename) > 255:
-        return False
-
-    return True
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index e663095b..5e86558d 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import comfy.model_management
 import node_helpers
 from app.frontend_management import FrontendManager
 from app.user_manager import UserManager
-from model_filemanager import download_model, DownloadModelStatus
 from typing import Optional
 from api_server.routes.internal.internal_routes import InternalRoutes
 
@@ -676,36 +675,6 @@ class PromptServer():
                     self.prompt_queue.delete_history_item(id_to_delete)
 
             return web.Response(status=200)
-        
-        # Internal route. Should not be depended upon and is subject to change at any time.
-        # TODO(robinhuang): Move to internal route table class once we refactor PromptServer to pass around Websocket.
-        # NOTE: This was an experiment and WILL BE REMOVED
-        @routes.post("/internal/models/download")
-        async def download_handler(request):
-            async def report_progress(filename: str, status: DownloadModelStatus):
-                payload = status.to_dict()
-                payload['download_path'] = filename
-                await self.send_json("download_progress", payload)
-
-            data = await request.json()
-            url = data.get('url')
-            model_directory = data.get('model_directory')
-            folder_path = data.get('folder_path')
-            model_filename = data.get('model_filename')
-            progress_interval = data.get('progress_interval', 1.0) # In seconds, how often to report download progress.
-
-            if not url or not model_directory or not model_filename or not folder_path:
-                return web.json_response({"status": "error", "message": "Missing URL or folder path or filename"}, status=400)
-
-            session = self.client_session
-            if session is None:
-                logging.error("Client session is not initialized")
-                return web.Response(status=500)
-            
-            task = asyncio.create_task(download_model(lambda url: session.get(url), model_filename, url, model_directory, folder_path, report_progress, progress_interval))
-            await task
-
-            return web.json_response(task.result().to_dict())
 
     async def setup(self):
         timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=None) # no timeout
diff --git a/tests-unit/prompt_server_test/download_models_test.py b/tests-unit/prompt_server_test/download_models_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 128dfeb9..00000000
--- a/tests-unit/prompt_server_test/download_models_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,337 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-import tempfile
-import aiohttp
-from aiohttp import ClientResponse
-import itertools
-import os
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch, MagicMock
-from model_filemanager import download_model, track_download_progress, create_model_path, check_file_exists, DownloadStatusType, DownloadModelStatus, validate_filename
-import folder_paths
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def temp_dir():
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
-        yield tmpdirname
-
-class AsyncIteratorMock:
-    """
-    A mock class that simulates an asynchronous iterator.
-    This is used to mimic the behavior of aiohttp's content iterator.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, seq):
-        # Convert the input sequence into an iterator
-        self.iter = iter(seq)
-
-    def __aiter__(self):
-        # This method is called when 'async for' is used
-        return self
-
-    async def __anext__(self):
-        # This method is called for each iteration in an 'async for' loop
-        try:
-            return next(self.iter)
-        except StopIteration:
-            # This is the asynchronous equivalent of StopIteration
-            raise StopAsyncIteration
-
-class ContentMock:
-    """
-    A mock class that simulates the content attribute of an aiohttp ClientResponse.
-    This class provides the iter_chunked method which returns an async iterator of chunks.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, chunks):
-        # Store the chunks that will be returned by the iterator
-        self.chunks = chunks
-
-    def iter_chunked(self, chunk_size):
-        # This method mimics aiohttp's content.iter_chunked()
-        # For simplicity in testing, we ignore chunk_size and just return our predefined chunks
-        return AsyncIteratorMock(self.chunks)
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_download_model_success(temp_dir):
-    mock_response = AsyncMock(spec=aiohttp.ClientResponse)
-    mock_response.status = 200
-    mock_response.headers = {'Content-Length': '1000'}
-    # Create a mock for content that returns an async iterator directly
-    chunks = [b'a' * 500, b'b' * 300, b'c' * 200]
-    mock_response.content = ContentMock(chunks)
-
-    mock_make_request = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_response)
-    mock_progress_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    time_values = itertools.count(0, 0.1)
-
-    fake_paths = {'checkpoints': ([temp_dir], folder_paths.supported_pt_extensions)}
-
-    with patch('model_filemanager.create_model_path', return_value=('models/checkpoints/model.sft', 'model.sft')), \
-         patch('model_filemanager.check_file_exists', return_value=None), \
-         patch('folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths', fake_paths), \
-         patch('time.time', side_effect=time_values):  # Simulate time passing
-
-        result = await download_model(
-            mock_make_request,
-            'model.sft',
-            'http://example.com/model.sft',
-            'checkpoints',
-            temp_dir,
-            mock_progress_callback
-        )
-
-    # Assert the result
-    assert isinstance(result, DownloadModelStatus)
-    assert result.message == 'Successfully downloaded model.sft'
-    assert result.status == 'completed'
-    assert result.already_existed is False
-
-    # Check progress callback calls
-    assert mock_progress_callback.call_count >= 3  # At least start, one progress update, and completion
-    
-    # Check initial call
-    mock_progress_callback.assert_any_call(
-        'model.sft',
-        DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.PENDING, 0, "Starting download of model.sft", False)
-    )
-
-    # Check final call
-    mock_progress_callback.assert_any_call(
-        'model.sft',
-        DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.COMPLETED, 100, "Successfully downloaded model.sft", False)
-    )
-
-    mock_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, 'model.sft')
-    assert os.path.exists(mock_file_path)
-    with open(mock_file_path, 'rb') as mock_file:
-        assert mock_file.read() == b''.join(chunks)
-    os.remove(mock_file_path)
-
-    # Verify request was made
-    mock_make_request.assert_called_once_with('http://example.com/model.sft')
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_download_model_url_request_failure(temp_dir):
-    # Mock dependencies
-    mock_response = AsyncMock(spec=ClientResponse)
-    mock_response.status = 404  # Simulate a "Not Found" error
-    mock_get = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_response)
-    mock_progress_callback = AsyncMock()
-    
-    fake_paths = {'checkpoints': ([temp_dir], folder_paths.supported_pt_extensions)}
-
-    # Mock the create_model_path function
-    with patch('model_filemanager.create_model_path', return_value='/mock/path/model.safetensors'), \
-         patch('model_filemanager.check_file_exists', return_value=None), \
-         patch('folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths', fake_paths):
-        # Call the function
-        result = await download_model(
-            mock_get,
-            'model.safetensors',
-            'http://example.com/model.safetensors',
-            'checkpoints',
-            temp_dir,
-            mock_progress_callback
-        )
-
-    # Assert the expected behavior
-    assert isinstance(result, DownloadModelStatus)
-    assert result.status == 'error'
-    assert result.message == 'Failed to download model.safetensors. Status code: 404'
-    assert result.already_existed is False
-
-    # Check that progress_callback was called with the correct arguments
-    mock_progress_callback.assert_any_call(
-        'model.safetensors',
-        DownloadModelStatus(
-            status=DownloadStatusType.PENDING,
-            progress_percentage=0,
-            message='Starting download of model.safetensors',
-            already_existed=False
-        )
-    )
-    mock_progress_callback.assert_called_with(
-        'model.safetensors',
-        DownloadModelStatus(
-            status=DownloadStatusType.ERROR,
-            progress_percentage=0,
-            message='Failed to download model.safetensors. Status code: 404',
-            already_existed=False
-        )
-    )
-
-    # Verify that the get method was called with the correct URL
-    mock_get.assert_called_once_with('http://example.com/model.safetensors')
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_download_model_invalid_model_subdirectory():
-    mock_make_request = AsyncMock()
-    mock_progress_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    result = await download_model(
-        mock_make_request,
-        'model.sft',
-        'http://example.com/model.sft',
-        '../bad_path',
-        '../bad_path',
-        mock_progress_callback
-    )
-
-    # Assert the result
-    assert isinstance(result, DownloadModelStatus)
-    assert result.message.startswith('Invalid or unrecognized model directory')
-    assert result.status == 'error'
-    assert result.already_existed is False
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_download_model_invalid_folder_path():
-    mock_make_request = AsyncMock()
-    mock_progress_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    result = await download_model(
-        mock_make_request,
-        'model.sft',
-        'http://example.com/model.sft',
-        'checkpoints',
-        'invalid_path',
-        mock_progress_callback
-    )
-
-    # Assert the result
-    assert isinstance(result, DownloadModelStatus)
-    assert result.message.startswith("Invalid folder path")
-    assert result.status == 'error'
-    assert result.already_existed is False
-
-def test_create_model_path(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
-    model_name = "model.safetensors"
-    folder_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "mock_dir")
-
-    file_path = create_model_path(model_name, folder_path)
-
-    assert file_path == os.path.join(folder_path, "model.safetensors")
-    assert os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(file_path))
-
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Invalid model directory"):
-        create_model_path("../path_traversal.safetensors", folder_path)
-
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Invalid model directory"):
-        create_model_path("/etc/some_root_path", folder_path)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_check_file_exists_when_file_exists(tmp_path):
-    file_path = tmp_path / "existing_model.sft"
-    file_path.touch()  # Create an empty file
-
-    mock_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    result = await check_file_exists(str(file_path), "existing_model.sft", mock_callback)
-
-    assert result is not None
-    assert result.status == "completed"
-    assert result.message == "existing_model.sft already exists"
-    assert result.already_existed is True
-
-    mock_callback.assert_called_once_with(
-        "existing_model.sft",
-        DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.COMPLETED, 100, "existing_model.sft already exists", already_existed=True)
-    )
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_check_file_exists_when_file_does_not_exist(tmp_path):
-    file_path = tmp_path / "non_existing_model.sft"
-
-    mock_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    result = await check_file_exists(str(file_path), "non_existing_model.sft", mock_callback)
-
-    assert result is None
-    mock_callback.assert_not_called()
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_track_download_progress_no_content_length(temp_dir):
-    mock_response = AsyncMock(spec=aiohttp.ClientResponse)
-    mock_response.headers = {}  # No Content-Length header
-    chunks = [b'a' * 500, b'b' * 500]
-    mock_response.content.iter_chunked.return_value = AsyncIteratorMock(chunks)
-
-    mock_callback = AsyncMock()
-
-    full_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, 'model.sft')
-
-    result = await track_download_progress(
-        mock_response, full_path, 'model.sft',
-        mock_callback, interval=0.1
-    )
-
-    assert result.status == "completed"
-
-    assert os.path.exists(full_path)
-    with open(full_path, 'rb') as f:
-        assert f.read() == b''.join(chunks)
-    os.remove(full_path)
-
-    # Check that progress was reported even without knowing the total size
-    mock_callback.assert_any_call(
-        'model.sft',
-        DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.IN_PROGRESS, 0, "Downloading model.sft", already_existed=False)
-    )
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_track_download_progress_interval(temp_dir):
-    mock_response = AsyncMock(spec=aiohttp.ClientResponse)
-    mock_response.headers = {'Content-Length': '1000'}
-    chunks = [b'a' * 100] * 10
-    mock_response.content.iter_chunked.return_value = AsyncIteratorMock(chunks)
-
-    mock_callback = AsyncMock()
-    mock_open = MagicMock(return_value=MagicMock())
-
-    # Create a mock time function that returns incremental float values
-    mock_time = MagicMock()
-    mock_time.side_effect = [i * 0.5 for i in range(30)]  # This should be enough for 10 chunks
-
-    full_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, 'model.sft')
-
-    with patch('time.time', mock_time):
-        await track_download_progress(
-            mock_response, full_path, 'model.sft',
-            mock_callback, interval=1.0
-        )
-    
-    assert os.path.exists(full_path)
-    with open(full_path, 'rb') as f:
-        assert f.read() == b''.join(chunks)
-    os.remove(full_path)
-
-    # Assert that progress was updated at least 3 times (start, at least one interval, and end)
-    assert mock_callback.call_count >= 3, f"Expected at least 3 calls, but got {mock_callback.call_count}"
-
-    # Verify the first and last calls
-    first_call = mock_callback.call_args_list[0]
-    assert first_call[0][1].status == "in_progress"
-    # Allow for some initial progress, but it should be less than 50%
-    assert 0 <= first_call[0][1].progress_percentage < 50, f"First call progress was {first_call[0][1].progress_percentage}%"
-
-    last_call = mock_callback.call_args_list[-1]
-    assert last_call[0][1].status == "completed"
-    assert last_call[0][1].progress_percentage == 100
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("filename, expected", [
-    ("valid_model.safetensors", True),
-    ("valid_model.sft", True),
-    ("valid model.safetensors", True), # Test with space
-    ("UPPERCASE_MODEL.SAFETENSORS", True),
-    ("model_with.multiple.dots.pt", False),
-    ("", False),  # Empty string
-    ("../../../etc/passwd", False),  # Path traversal attempt
-    ("/etc/passwd", False),  # Absolute path
-    ("\\windows\\system32\\config\\sam", False),  # Windows path
-    (".hidden_file.pt", False),  # Hidden file
-    ("invalid<char>.ckpt", False),  # Invalid character
-    ("invalid?.ckpt", False),  # Another invalid character
-    ("very" * 100 + ".safetensors", False),  # Too long filename
-    ("\nmodel_with_newline.pt", False),  # Newline character
-    ("model_with_emoji😊.pt", False),  # Emoji in filename
-])
-def test_validate_filename(filename, expected):
-    assert validate_filename(filename) == expected