diff --git a/tpe/plugin/src/SimulationFeatures_TEST.cc b/tpe/plugin/src/SimulationFeatures_TEST.cc
index ee447fac5..25fff9ecc 100644
--- a/tpe/plugin/src/SimulationFeatures_TEST.cc
+++ b/tpe/plugin/src/SimulationFeatures_TEST.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <test/common_test/Worlds.hh>
 #include <test/PhysicsPluginsList.hh>
 #include <test/Utils.hh>
-#include "Worlds.hh"
 
 #include "EntityManagementFeatures.hh"
 #include "FreeGroupFeatures.hh"
diff --git a/tpe/plugin/src/Worlds.hh b/tpe/plugin/src/Worlds.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index d700ba878..000000000
--- a/tpe/plugin/src/Worlds.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 Open Source Robotics Foundation
- *
- * 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
- *
- *     http://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.
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef TPE_PLUGIN_WORLDS_HH_
-#define TPE_PLUGIN_WORLDS_HH_
-
-#include <gz/common/testing/TestPaths.hh>
-
-#include <string>
-
-// \brief retrieve a filename from the tpe/plugin/worlds directory
-// \param[in] _world filename to retrieve
-// \return full path to the request world
-inline std::string TpeTestWorld(const std::string &_world)
-{
-  return gz::common::testing::SourceFile("tpe", "plugin", "worlds", _world);
-}
-
-namespace tpe::worlds
-{
-const auto kNestedModelWorld = TpeTestWorld("nested_model.world");
-const auto kShapesWorld = TpeTestWorld("shapes.world");
-const auto kShapesBitmaskSdf = TpeTestWorld("shapes_bitmask.sdf");
-const auto kTestWorld = TpeTestWorld("test.world");
-}  // namespace tpe::worlds
-#endif  // TPE_PLUGIN_WORLDS_HH_