diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PackageViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PackageViewModel.cs
index eee39b74c03..aae54d6e8bf 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PackageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PackageViewModel.cs
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ public PackageViewModel(DynamoViewModel dynamoViewModel, Package model)
             PublishNewPackageVersionCommand = new DelegateCommand(() => ExecuteWithTou(PublishNewPackageVersion), IsOwner);
             PublishNewPackageCommand = new DelegateCommand(() => ExecuteWithTou(PublishNewPackage), () => CanPublish);
 
-            PublishNewPackageVersionRetainCommand = new DelegateCommand(() => ExecuteWithTou(PublishNewPackageVersionRetainFolderStructure), IsOwner);
-            PublishNewPackageRetainCommand = new DelegateCommand(() => ExecuteWithTou(PublishNewPackageRetainFolderStructure), () => CanPublish);
-
             UninstallCommand = new DelegateCommand(Uninstall, CanUninstall);
             UnmarkForUninstallationCommand = new DelegateCommand(UnmarkForUninstallation, CanUnmarkForUninstallation);
             LoadCommand = new DelegateCommand(Load, CanLoad);
@@ -454,24 +451,6 @@ private void PublishNewPackage()
             dynamoViewModel.OnRequestPackagePublishDialog(vm);
         }
 
-        private void PublishNewPackageVersionRetainFolderStructure()
-        {
-            Model.RefreshCustomNodesFromDirectory(dynamoModel.CustomNodeManager, DynamoModel.IsTestMode);
-            var vm = PublishPackageViewModel.FromLocalPackageRetainFolderStructure(dynamoViewModel, Model);
-            vm.IsNewVersion = true;
-
-            dynamoViewModel.OnRequestPackagePublishDialog(vm);
-        }
-
-        private void PublishNewPackageRetainFolderStructure()
-        {
-            Model.RefreshCustomNodesFromDirectory(dynamoModel.CustomNodeManager, DynamoModel.IsTestMode);
-            var vm = PublishPackageViewModel.FromLocalPackageRetainFolderStructure(dynamoViewModel, Model);
-            vm.IsNewVersion = false;
-
-            dynamoViewModel.OnRequestPackagePublishDialog(vm);
-        }
-
         private void ExecuteWithTou(Action acceptanceCallback)
         {
             // create TermsOfUseHelper object to check asynchronously whether the Terms of Use has 
diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PublishPackageViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PublishPackageViewModel.cs
index da3d99e6d5e..13a54063586 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PublishPackageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/PackageManager/PublishPackageViewModel.cs
@@ -1381,106 +1381,6 @@ public static PublishPackageViewModel FromLocalPackage(DynamoViewModel dynamoVie
 
         }
 
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// An alternative path to publishing package version experience
-        /// In this method, we keep duplicate assemblies, adding them as files and not raising an error
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dynamoViewModel"></param>
-        /// <param name="pkg"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static PublishPackageViewModel FromLocalPackageRetainFolderStructure(DynamoViewModel dynamoViewModel, Package pkg)
-        {
-            var defs = new List<CustomNodeDefinition>();
-
-            foreach (var x in pkg.LoadedCustomNodes)
-            {
-                CustomNodeDefinition def;
-                if (dynamoViewModel.Model.CustomNodeManager.TryGetFunctionDefinition(
-                    x.FunctionId,
-                    DynamoModel.IsTestMode,
-                    out def))
-                {
-                    defs.Add(def);
-                }
-            }
-
-            var pkgViewModel = new PublishPackageViewModel(dynamoViewModel)
-            {
-                Group = pkg.Group,
-                Description = pkg.Description,
-                Keywords = pkg.Keywords != null ? String.Join(" ", pkg.Keywords) : "",
-                CustomNodeDefinitions = defs,
-                Name = pkg.Name,
-                RepositoryUrl = pkg.RepositoryUrl ?? "",
-                SiteUrl = pkg.SiteUrl ?? "",
-                Package = pkg,
-                License = pkg.License,
-                SelectedHosts = pkg.HostDependencies as List<string>,
-                CopyrightHolder = pkg.CopyrightHolder,
-                CopyrightYear = pkg.CopyrightYear,
-                IsPublishFromLocalPackage = true,
-                RetainFolderStructureOverride = true
-            };
-
-            // add additional files
-            pkg.EnumerateAdditionalFiles();
-            foreach (var file in pkg.AdditionalFiles)
-            {
-                pkgViewModel.AdditionalFiles.Add(file.Model.FullName);
-            }
-
-            var nodeLibraryNames = pkg.Header.node_libraries;
-
-            var assembliesLoadedTwice = new List<string>();
-            foreach (var file in pkg.EnumerateAssemblyFilesInPackage())
-            {
-                Assembly assem;
-                var result = PackageLoader.TryMetaDataContextLoad(file, SharedPublishLoadContext, out assem);
-
-                switch (result)
-                {
-                    case AssemblyLoadingState.Success:
-                        {
-                            var isNodeLibrary = nodeLibraryNames == null || nodeLibraryNames.Contains(assem.FullName);
-                            pkgViewModel.Assemblies.Add(new PackageAssembly()
-                            {
-                                IsNodeLibrary = isNodeLibrary,
-                                Assembly = assem
-                            });
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    case AssemblyLoadingState.NotManagedAssembly:
-                        {
-                            // if it's not a .NET assembly, we load it as an additional file
-                            pkgViewModel.AdditionalFiles.Add(file);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    case AssemblyLoadingState.AlreadyLoaded:
-                        {
-                            // When retaining the folder structure, we bypass this check (for now!)
-                            pkgViewModel.AdditionalFiles.Add(file);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                }
-            }
-
-            //after dependencies are loaded refresh package contents
-            pkgViewModel.RefreshPackageContents();
-            pkgViewModel.UpdateDependencies();
-
-            if (pkg.VersionName == null) return pkgViewModel;
-
-            var parts = pkg.VersionName.Split('.');
-            if (parts.Count() != 3) return pkgViewModel;
-
-            pkgViewModel.MajorVersion = parts[0];
-            pkgViewModel.MinorVersion = parts[1];
-            pkgViewModel.BuildVersion = parts[2];
-            return pkgViewModel;
-
-        }
-
         public void OnPublishSuccess()
         {
             if (PublishSuccess != null)