diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 7de0aa94..7016e7c9 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
-export(add_two_numbers)
 export(apply_exclusions)
 export(download_from_azure_blob)
 export(fetch_blob_container)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index af78d78e..72021003 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 * Initial R package with checks running in CI
 * Updated DESCRIPTION and added guidelines for package authorship
 * Set up README with explanation of purpose and scope
+* Removed `add.R` placeholder
diff --git a/R/add.R b/R/add.R
deleted file mode 100644
index b782042b..00000000
--- a/R/add.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#' A temp function
-#'
-#' Adding some meaningless text to test rendering via PR command.
-#' Adding some more
-#'
-#' @param x A number
-#' @param y Another number
-#' @return Their sum
-#' @export
-add_two_numbers <- function(x, y) {
-  sum(x, y)
-}
diff --git a/man/add_two_numbers.Rd b/man/add_two_numbers.Rd
deleted file mode 100644
index ffd18496..00000000
--- a/man/add_two_numbers.Rd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
-% Please edit documentation in R/add.R
-\name{add_two_numbers}
-\alias{add_two_numbers}
-\title{A temp function}
-\usage{
-add_two_numbers(x, y)
-}
-\arguments{
-\item{x}{A number}
-
-\item{y}{Another number}
-}
-\value{
-Their sum
-}
-\description{
-Adding some meaningless text to test rendering via PR command.
-Adding some more
-}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-temp.R b/tests/testthat/test-temp.R
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ddc6a64..00000000
--- a/tests/testthat/test-temp.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-test_that("Placeholder test", {
-  expect_equal(add_two_numbers(2, 2), 4)
-})