diff --git a/lib/matrix.dart b/lib/matrix.dart
index bf31f0c1..81477825 100644
--- a/lib/matrix.dart
+++ b/lib/matrix.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export 'fake_matrix_api.dart' show FakeMatrixApi;
export 'src/client.dart';
export 'src/database/database_api.dart';
export 'src/database/matrix_sdk_database.dart';
-export 'src/database/hive_collections_database.dart';
export 'src/database/sqflite_encryption_helper.dart';
export 'src/event.dart';
export 'src/presence.dart';
diff --git a/lib/src/database/hive_collections_database.dart b/lib/src/database/hive_collections_database.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index cdc57c4e..00000000
--- a/lib/src/database/hive_collections_database.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1802 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Famedly Matrix SDK
- * Copyright (C) 2019, 2020, 2021 Famedly GmbH
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see .
- */
-
-import 'dart:async';
-import 'dart:convert';
-import 'dart:math';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
-import 'package:hive/hive.dart';
-
-import 'package:matrix/encryption/utils/olm_session.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/encryption/utils/outbound_group_session.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/encryption/utils/ssss_cache.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/encryption/utils/stored_inbound_group_session.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/src/utils/copy_map.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/src/utils/queued_to_device_event.dart';
-import 'package:matrix/src/utils/run_benchmarked.dart';
-
-/// This database does not support file caching!
-@Deprecated(
- 'Use [MatrixSdkDatabase] instead. Don\'t forget to properly migrate!',
-)
-class HiveCollectionsDatabase extends DatabaseApi {
- static const int version = 7;
- final String name;
- final String? path;
- final HiveCipher? key;
- final Future Function(
- String name,
- Set boxNames, {
- String? path,
- HiveCipher? key,
- }) collectionFactory;
- late BoxCollection _collection;
- late CollectionBox _clientBox;
- late CollectionBox