diff --git a/src/course-outline/page-alerts/messages.js b/src/course-outline/page-alerts/messages.js
index 9afc36776..31e6d12c7 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/page-alerts/messages.js
+++ b/src/course-outline/page-alerts/messages.js
@@ -106,34 +106,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'The following {conflictingFilesLen, plural, one {file} other {files}} already exist in this course but don\'t match the version used by the component you pasted:  {conflictingFilesStr}',
     description: 'This alert description is displayed when files being imported conflict with existing files in the course and advises the user to update the conflicting files manually.',
   },
-  newFileAlertTitle: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.new-files.title',
-    defaultMessage: 'New {newFilesLen, plural, one {file} other {files}} added to Files.',
-  },
-  newFileAlertDesc: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.new-files.description',
-    defaultMessage: 'The following required {newFilesLen, plural, one {file was} other {files were}} imported to this course: {newFilesStr}',
-  },
-  newFileAlertAction: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.new-files.action',
-    defaultMessage: 'View files',
-  },
-  errorFileAlertTitle: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.error-files.title',
-    defaultMessage: 'Some errors occurred',
-  },
-  errorFileAlertDesc: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.error-files.description',
-    defaultMessage: 'The following required {errorFilesLen, plural, one {file} other {files}} could not be added to the course: {errorFilesStr}',
-  },
-  conflictingFileAlertTitle: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.conflicting-files.title',
-    defaultMessage: 'You may need to update {conflictingFilesLen, plural, one {a file} other {files}} manually',
-  },
-  conflictingFileAlertDesc: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.course-outline.page-alert.paste-alert.new-conflicting.description',
-    defaultMessage: 'The following {conflictingFilesLen, plural, one {file} other {files}} already exist in this course but don\'t match the version used by the component you pasted:  {conflictingFilesStr}',
-  },
 });
 
 export default messages;