diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/path.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/path.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index aede5b4466..0000000000
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/path.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::fmt::Display;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub enum NuGlob {
-    /// A quoted path(except backtick), in this case, nushell shouldn't auto-expand path.
-    NoExpand(String),
-    /// An unquoted path, in this case, nushell should auto-expand path.
-    NeedExpand(String),
-}
-
-impl NuGlob {
-    pub fn strip_ansi_string_unlikely(self) -> Self {
-        match self {
-            NuGlob::NoExpand(s) => NuGlob::NoExpand(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_unlikely(s)),
-            NuGlob::NeedExpand(s) => NuGlob::NeedExpand(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_unlikely(s)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl AsRef<str> for NuGlob {
-    fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
-        match self {
-            NuGlob::NoExpand(s) | NuGlob::NeedExpand(s) => s,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for NuGlob {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}", self.as_ref())
-    }
-}