diff --git a/docs/unused.md b/docs/unused.md
index 85bbb5a7..1072b918 100644
--- a/docs/unused.md
+++ b/docs/unused.md
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ func UpdateNoReadme(db *sql.DB, id int64, val bool) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// art.RetrotxtNoReadme.Int16
 ```
 
 > "internal/render/render.go"
diff --git a/handler/app/dirs.go b/handler/app/dirs.go
index f6594878..b2ff1282 100644
--- a/handler/app/dirs.go
+++ b/handler/app/dirs.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func (dir Dirs) embed(art *models.File, data map[string]interface{}) (map[string
 		return data, nil
 	}
 	p, err := readme.Read(art, dir.Download, dir.Extra)
+	fmt.Println("readme.Read", p)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, render.ErrDownload) {
 			data["noDownload"] = true
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ func (dir Dirs) Editor(art *models.File, data map[string]interface{}) map[string
 	data["modAssetPreview"] = dir.assets(dir.Preview, unid)
 	data["modAssetThumbnail"] = dir.assets(dir.Thumbnail, unid)
 	data["modAssetExtra"] = dir.assets(dir.Extra, unid)
-	data["modNoReadme"] = filerecord.ReadmeNone(art)
 	data["modReadmeSuggest"] = filerecord.Readme(art)
 	data["modZipContent"] = filerecord.ZipContent(art)
 	data["modRelations"] = filerecord.RelationsStr(art)
diff --git a/handler/app/internal/filerecord/filerecord.go b/handler/app/internal/filerecord/filerecord.go
index 010d6c04..12d0244c 100644
--- a/handler/app/internal/filerecord/filerecord.go
+++ b/handler/app/internal/filerecord/filerecord.go
@@ -1166,17 +1166,6 @@ func Magic(art *models.File) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// ReadmeNone returns true if the file record should not display the text file content in the artifact page.
-func ReadmeNone(art *models.File) bool {
-	if art == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	if art.RetrotxtNoReadme.Valid {
-		return art.RetrotxtNoReadme.Int16 != 0
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // Readme returns a guessed or suggested readme file name to use for the record.
 func Readme(r *models.File) string {
 	if r == nil {
diff --git a/handler/readme/readme.go b/handler/readme/readme.go
index 05c9cdee..5c9b9750 100644
--- a/handler/readme/readme.go
+++ b/handler/readme/readme.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func Read(art *models.File, downloadPath, extraPath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if art == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("art in read, %w", ErrNoModel)
 	}
-	if art.RetrotxtNoReadme.Int16 != 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
 	b, err := render.Read(art, downloadPath, extraPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, render.ErrFilename) {