diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index dbd99a65d8e..54e7037cd80 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -1145,11 +1145,6 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; The default Git object format of new repositories. Available values: sha1, sha256.
 ;DEFAULT_OBJECT_FORMAT = sha1
 ;;
-;; Allow adoption of unadopted repositories
-;ALLOW_ADOPTION_OF_UNADOPTED_REPOSITORIES = false
-;;
-;; Allow deletion of unadopted repositories
-;ALLOW_DELETION_OF_UNADOPTED_REPOSITORIES = false
 
 ;; Don't allow download source archive files from UI
 ;DISABLE_DOWNLOAD_SOURCE_ARCHIVES = false
diff --git a/models/git/branch.go b/models/git/branch.go
index 2418c45aa19..7f9a2be6458 100644
--- a/models/git/branch.go
+++ b/models/git/branch.go
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ func GetDeletedBranchByID(ctx context.Context, repoID, branchID int64) (*Branch,
 	return &branch, nil
 }
 
-func DeleteRepoBranches(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("repo_id=?", repoID).Delete(new(Branch))
-	return err
-}
-
 func DeleteBranches(ctx context.Context, repoID, doerID int64, branchIDs []int64) error {
 	return db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		branches := make([]*Branch, 0, len(branchIDs))
diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 9930b850609..fbda6977571 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -578,8 +578,3 @@ func FindTagsByCommitIDs(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, commitIDs ...string)
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }
-
-func DeleteRepoReleases(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("repo_id = ?", repoID).Delete(new(Release))
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/models/repo/repo_list.go b/models/repo/repo_list.go
index 2515012551f..04d50ddb8ee 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo_list.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo_list.go
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ type SearchRepoOptions struct {
 	// True -> include just has milestones
 	// False -> include just has no milestone
 	HasMilestones optional.Option[bool]
-	// LowerNames represents valid lower names to restrict to
-	LowerNames []string
 	// When specified true, apply some filters over the conditions:
 	// - Don't show forks, when opts.Fork is OptionalBoolNone.
 	// - Do not display repositories that don't have a description, an icon and topics.
@@ -824,10 +822,6 @@ func GetUserRepositories(ctx context.Context, opts SearchRepoOptions) (Repositor
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_private": false})
 	}
 
-	if len(opts.LowerNames) > 0 {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.In("lower_name", opts.LowerNames))
-	}
-
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
 
 	count, err := sess.Where(cond).Count(new(Repository))
diff --git a/modules/git/gitrepo/dbrepo.go b/modules/git/gitrepo/dbrepo.go
index 85486fb1bbb..49aaf4952d6 100644
--- a/modules/git/gitrepo/dbrepo.go
+++ b/modules/git/gitrepo/dbrepo.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func RepoWikiGitRepoRelativePath(ownerName, repoName string) string {
 }
 
 // CodeRepoByName returns an unmanaged repository facade for the code repository of the given owner and repository name.
-// Usually it is used for migration fixes or repository adoption/creation/rename/transfer.
+// Usually it is used for migration fixes or repository creation/rename/transfer.
 func CodeRepoByName(ownerName, repoName string) RepositoryFacade {
 	return RepositoryUnmanaged(RepoCodeGitRepoRelativePath(ownerName, repoName))
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/gitrepo/gitrepo.go b/modules/git/gitrepo/gitrepo.go
index bdd55459c57..8e2f5378bf4 100644
--- a/modules/git/gitrepo/gitrepo.go
+++ b/modules/git/gitrepo/gitrepo.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *repositoryUnmanaged) GitRepoLocation() string {
 // RepositoryUnmanaged returns a RepositoryFacade for a repository that might not be managed by Gitea.
 // If the path is not absolute, then it is relative to setting.RepoRootPath
 // This function is mainly for maintaining the owner's repo when the repo is not managed yet.
-// e.g.: init, clone, transfer, rename, adopt, etc., and temp repo creation and modification.
+// e.g.: init, clone, transfer, rename, etc., and temp repo creation and modification.
 func RepositoryUnmanaged(s string) RepositoryFacade {
 	return &repositoryUnmanaged{loc: filepath.Clean(s)}
 }
diff --git a/modules/setting/repository.go b/modules/setting/repository.go
index aecd1fec3e9..c41d3e30a53 100644
--- a/modules/setting/repository.go
+++ b/modules/setting/repository.go
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ var (
 		DisableStars                            bool `ini:"DISABLE_STARS"`
 		DefaultBranch                           string
 		DefaultObjectFormat                     string
-		AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories    bool
-		AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories      bool
 		DisableDownloadSourceArchives           bool
 		AllowForkWithoutMaximumLimit            bool
 		AllowForkIntoSameOwner                  bool
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index 1b22c13cf10..1cea2ce1960 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -547,9 +547,6 @@
   "form.repo_name_been_taken": "The repository name is already used.",
   "form.repository_force_private": "Force Private is enabled: private repositories cannot be made public.",
   "form.repository_files_already_exist": "Files already exist for this repository. Contact the system administrator.",
-  "form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt": "Files already exist for this repository and can only be adopted.",
-  "form.repository_files_already_exist.delete": "Files already exist for this repository. You must delete them.",
-  "form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt_or_delete": "Files already exist for this repository. Either adopt them or delete them.",
   "form.org_name_been_taken": "The organization name is already taken.",
   "form.team_name_been_taken": "The team name is already taken.",
   "form.team_no_units_error": "Allow access to at least one repository section.",
@@ -1014,15 +1011,6 @@
   "repo.reactions": "Reactions",
   "repo.unit_disabled": "The site administrator has disabled this repository section.",
   "repo.language_other": "Other",
-  "repo.adopt_search": "Enter username to search for unadopted repositories… (leave blank to find all)",
-  "repo.adopt_preexisting_label": "Adopt Files",
-  "repo.adopt_preexisting": "Adopt pre-existing files",
-  "repo.adopt_preexisting_content": "Create repository from %s",
-  "repo.adopt_preexisting_success": "Adopted files and created repository from %s",
-  "repo.delete_preexisting_label": "Delete",
-  "repo.delete_preexisting": "Delete pre-existing files",
-  "repo.delete_preexisting_content": "Delete files in %s",
-  "repo.delete_preexisting_success": "Deleted unadopted files in %s",
   "repo.blame_prior": "View blame prior to this change",
   "repo.blame.ignore_revs": "Ignoring revisions in <a href=\"%s\">.git-blame-ignore-revs</a>. Click <a href=\"%s\">here to bypass</a> and see the normal blame view.",
   "repo.blame.ignore_revs.failed": "Failed to ignore revisions in <a href=\"%s\">.git-blame-ignore-revs</a>.",
@@ -3148,8 +3136,6 @@
   "admin.orgs.members": "Members",
   "admin.orgs.new_orga": "New Organization",
   "admin.repos.repo_manage_panel": "Repository Management",
-  "admin.repos.unadopted": "Unadopted Repositories",
-  "admin.repos.unadopted.no_more": "No more unadopted repositories found",
   "admin.repos.owner": "Owner",
   "admin.repos.name": "Name",
   "admin.repos.private": "Private",
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/admin/adopt.go b/routers/api/v1/admin/adopt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fec4f3eebd2..00000000000
--- a/routers/api/v1/admin/adopt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package admin
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-
-	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
-	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
-	"gitea.dev/routers/api/v1/utils"
-	"gitea.dev/services/context"
-	repo_service "gitea.dev/services/repository"
-)
-
-// ListUnadoptedRepositories lists the unadopted repositories that match the provided names
-func ListUnadoptedRepositories(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-	// swagger:operation GET /admin/unadopted admin adminUnadoptedList
-	// ---
-	// summary: List unadopted repositories
-	// produces:
-	// - application/json
-	// parameters:
-	// - name: page
-	//   in: query
-	//   description: page number of results to return (1-based)
-	//   type: integer
-	// - name: limit
-	//   in: query
-	//   description: page size of results
-	//   type: integer
-	// - name: query
-	//   in: query
-	//   description: glob pattern of repositories to search for, in the form owner or owner/repo
-	//   type: string
-	// responses:
-	//   "200":
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/StringSlice"
-	//   default:
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-
-	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
-	if listOptions.Page == 0 {
-		listOptions.Page = 1
-	}
-	repoNames, count, err := repo_service.ListUnadoptedRepositories(ctx, ctx.FormString("query"), &listOptions)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.SetTotalCountHeader(count)
-
-	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, repoNames)
-}
-
-// AdoptRepository will adopt an unadopted repository
-func AdoptRepository(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-	// swagger:operation POST /admin/unadopted/{owner}/{repo} admin adminAdoptRepository
-	// ---
-	// summary: Adopt unadopted files as a repository
-	// produces:
-	// - application/json
-	// parameters:
-	// - name: owner
-	//   in: path
-	//   description: owner of the repo
-	//   type: string
-	//   required: true
-	// - name: repo
-	//   in: path
-	//   description: name of the repo
-	//   type: string
-	//   required: true
-	// responses:
-	//   "204":
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
-	//   default:
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-	ownerName := ctx.PathParam("username")
-	repoName := ctx.PathParam("reponame")
-
-	ctxUser, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, ownerName)
-	if err != nil {
-		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
-			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// check not a repo
-	has, err := repo_model.IsRepositoryModelExist(ctx, ctxUser, repoName)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(ctxUser.Name, repoName))
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	if has || !exist {
-		ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
-		return
-	}
-	if _, err := repo_service.AdoptRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, repo_service.CreateRepoOptions{
-		Name:      repoName,
-		IsPrivate: true,
-	}); err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
-}
-
-// DeleteUnadoptedRepository will delete an unadopted repository
-func DeleteUnadoptedRepository(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-	// swagger:operation DELETE /admin/unadopted/{owner}/{repo} admin adminDeleteUnadoptedRepository
-	// ---
-	// summary: Delete unadopted files
-	// produces:
-	// - application/json
-	// parameters:
-	// - name: owner
-	//   in: path
-	//   description: owner of the repo
-	//   type: string
-	//   required: true
-	// - name: repo
-	//   in: path
-	//   description: name of the repo
-	//   type: string
-	//   required: true
-	// responses:
-	//   "204":
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
-	//   default:
-	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-	ownerName := ctx.PathParam("username")
-	repoName := ctx.PathParam("reponame")
-
-	ctxUser, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, ownerName)
-	if err != nil {
-		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
-			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// check not a repo
-	has, err := repo_model.IsRepositoryModelExist(ctx, ctxUser, repoName)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(ctxUser.Name, repoName))
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	if has || !exist {
-		ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := repo_service.DeleteUnadoptedRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, repoName); err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
-}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 0d72a390e28..87ed07f25b7 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1854,11 +1854,6 @@ func Routes() *web.Router {
 				m.Get("", admin.GetAllEmails)
 				m.Get("/search", admin.SearchEmail)
 			})
-			m.Group("/unadopted", func() {
-				m.Get("", admin.ListUnadoptedRepositories)
-				m.Post("/{username}/{reponame}", admin.AdoptRepository)
-				m.Delete("/{username}/{reponame}", admin.DeleteUnadoptedRepository)
-			})
 			m.Group("/hooks", func() {
 				m.Combo("").Get(admin.ListHooks).
 					Post(bind(api.CreateHookOption{}), admin.CreateHook)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
index cd895c1443c..f8cbcdadae1 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func handleMigrateError(ctx *context.APIContext, repoOwner *user_model.User, err
 	case repo_model.IsErrRepoAlreadyExist(err):
 		ctx.APIError(http.StatusConflict, "The repository with the same name already exists.")
 	case repo_model.IsErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist(err):
-		ctx.APIError(http.StatusConflict, "Files already exist for this repository. Adopt them or delete them.")
+		ctx.APIError(http.StatusConflict, "Files already exist for this repository.")
 	case migrations.IsRateLimitError(err):
 		ctx.APIError(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "Remote visit addressed rate limitation.")
 	case migrations.IsTwoFactorAuthError(err):
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/misc.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/misc.go
index e999d89ec3d..5a4a2b30172 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/misc.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/misc.go
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ type swaggerResponseLicenseTemplateInfo struct {
 	Body api.LicenseTemplateInfo `json:"body"`
 }
 
-// StringSlice
-// swagger:response StringSlice
-type swaggerResponseStringSlice struct {
-	// in:body
-	Body []string `json:"body"`
-}
-
 // LabelTemplateList
 // swagger:response LabelTemplateList
 type swaggerResponseLabelTemplateList struct {
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/repos.go b/routers/web/admin/repos.go
index 16c9bebaca3..766666d5da2 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/repos.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/repos.go
@@ -4,15 +4,7 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
-
-	"gitea.dev/models/db"
 	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
-	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/templates"
@@ -22,8 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	tplRepos          templates.TplName = "admin/repo/list"
-	tplUnadoptedRepos templates.TplName = "admin/repo/unadopted"
+	tplRepos templates.TplName = "admin/repo/list"
 )
 
 // Repos show all the repositories
@@ -56,101 +47,3 @@ func DeleteRepo(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deletion_success"))
 	ctx.JSONRedirect("")
 }
-
-// UnadoptedRepos lists the unadopted repositories
-func UnadoptedRepos(ctx *context.Context) {
-	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("admin.repositories")
-	ctx.Data["PageIsAdminRepositories"] = true
-
-	opts := db.ListOptions{
-		PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum,
-		Page:     ctx.FormInt("page"),
-	}
-
-	if opts.Page <= 0 {
-		opts.Page = 1
-	}
-
-	ctx.Data["CurrentPage"] = opts.Page
-
-	doSearch := ctx.FormBool("search")
-
-	ctx.Data["search"] = doSearch
-	q := ctx.FormString("q")
-
-	if !doSearch {
-		pager := context.NewPagerBuilder(ctx).TotalCount(0).PerPageLimit(opts.PageSize).CurPage(opts.Page).Build()
-		ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
-		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplUnadoptedRepos)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = q
-	repoNames, count, err := repo_service.ListUnadoptedRepositories(ctx, q, &opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("ListUnadoptedRepositories", err)
-		return
-	}
-	ctx.Data["Dirs"] = repoNames
-	pager := context.NewPagerBuilder(ctx).TotalCount(count).PerPageLimit(opts.PageSize).CurPage(opts.Page).Build()
-	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
-	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplUnadoptedRepos)
-}
-
-// AdoptOrDeleteRepository adopts or deletes a repository
-func AdoptOrDeleteRepository(ctx *context.Context) {
-	dir := ctx.FormString("id")
-	action := ctx.FormString("action")
-	page := ctx.FormString("page")
-	q := ctx.FormString("q")
-
-	dirSplit := strings.SplitN(dir, "/", 2)
-	if len(dirSplit) != 2 {
-		ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/-/admin/repos")
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctxUser, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, dirSplit[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
-			log.Debug("User does not exist: %s", dirSplit[0])
-			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/-/admin/repos")
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.ServerError("GetUserByName", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	repoName := dirSplit[1]
-
-	// check not a repo
-	has, err := repo_model.IsRepositoryModelExist(ctx, ctxUser, repoName)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("IsRepositoryExist", err)
-		return
-	}
-	exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(ctxUser.Name, repoName))
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("IsDir", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if has || !exist {
-		// Fallthrough to failure mode
-	} else if action == "adopt" {
-		if _, err := repo_service.AdoptRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, repo_service.CreateRepoOptions{
-			Name:      dirSplit[1],
-			IsPrivate: true,
-		}); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("repository.AdoptRepository", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.adopt_preexisting_success", dir))
-	} else if action == "delete" {
-		if err := repo_service.DeleteUnadoptedRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, dirSplit[1]); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("repository.AdoptRepository", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.delete_preexisting_success", dir))
-	}
-	ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/-/admin/repos/unadopted?search=true&q=" + url.QueryEscape(q) + "&page=" + url.QueryEscape(page))
-}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/fork.go b/routers/web/repo/fork.go
index d2b8559722a..21bc93024cb 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/fork.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/fork.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/optional"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/repository"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/structs"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/templates"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/web"
@@ -212,16 +211,7 @@ func ForkRepoTo(ctx *context.Context, owner *user_model.User, forkOpts repo_serv
 		case repo_model.IsErrRepoAlreadyExist(err):
 			ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.new_owner_has_same_repo"))
 		case repo_model.IsErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist(err):
-			switch {
-			case ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || (setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories && setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories):
-				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt_or_delete"))
-			case setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt"))
-			case setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.delete"))
-			default:
-				ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"))
-			}
+			ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"))
 		case errors.As(err, &errNameReserved):
 			ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("repo.form.name_reserved", errNameReserved.Name))
 		case errors.As(err, &errNamePatternNotAllowed):
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
index bdddb3c6f8c..eef2528afee 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
@@ -81,16 +81,7 @@ func handleMigrateError(ctx *context.Context, owner *user_model.User, err error)
 	case repo_model.IsErrRepoAlreadyExist(err):
 		ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repo_name_been_taken"), "repo_name")
 	case repo_model.IsErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist(err):
-		switch {
-		case ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || (setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories && setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories):
-			ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt_or_delete"), "repo_name")
-		case setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-			ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt"), "repo_name")
-		case setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-			ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.delete"), "repo_name")
-		default:
-			ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), "repo_name")
-		}
+		ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), "repo_name")
 	case errors.As(err, &errNameReserved):
 		ctx.JSONErrorWithField(ctx.Tr("repo.form.name_reserved", errNameReserved.Name), "repo_name")
 	case errors.As(err, &errNamePatternNotAllowed):
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/repo.go b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
index 82b6d53d45a..90c489b494e 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
@@ -177,16 +177,7 @@ func handleCreateError(ctx *context.Context, owner *user_model.User, err error,
 		ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repo_name_been_taken"), tpl, form)
 	case repo_model.IsErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist(err):
 		ctx.Data["Err_RepoName"] = true
-		switch {
-		case ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || (setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories && setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories):
-			ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt_or_delete"), tpl, form)
-		case setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-			ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt"), tpl, form)
-		case setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-			ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.delete"), tpl, form)
-		default:
-			ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), tpl, form)
-		}
+		ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), tpl, form)
 	case errors.As(err, &errNameReserved):
 		ctx.Data["Err_RepoName"] = true
 		ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("repo.form.name_reserved", errNameReserved.Name), tpl, form)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
index 7ead84220b0..b3975d0ab36 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
@@ -237,16 +237,7 @@ func handleSettingsPostUpdate(ctx *context.Context) {
 				ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("repo.form.name_reserved", errNameReserved.Name), tplSettingsOptions, &form)
 			case repo_model.IsErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist(err):
 				ctx.Data["Err_RepoName"] = true
-				switch {
-				case ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || (setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories && setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories):
-					ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt_or_delete"), tplSettingsOptions, form)
-				case setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-					ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.adopt"), tplSettingsOptions, form)
-				case setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories:
-					ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist.delete"), tplSettingsOptions, form)
-				default:
-					ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), tplSettingsOptions, form)
-				}
+				ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("form.repository_files_already_exist"), tplSettingsOptions, form)
 			case errors.As(err, &errNamePatternNotAllowed):
 				ctx.RenderWithErrDeprecated(ctx.Tr("repo.form.name_pattern_not_allowed", errNamePatternNotAllowed.Pattern), tplSettingsOptions, &form)
 			default:
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/adopt.go b/routers/web/user/setting/adopt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index be6057fde71..00000000000
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/adopt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package setting
-
-import (
-	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
-	"gitea.dev/services/context"
-	repo_service "gitea.dev/services/repository"
-)
-
-// AdoptOrDeleteRepository adopts or deletes a repository
-func AdoptOrDeleteRepository(ctx *context.Context) {
-	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("settings.adopt")
-	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsRepos"] = true
-	allowAdopt := ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories
-	ctx.Data["allowAdopt"] = allowAdopt
-	allowDelete := ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories
-	ctx.Data["allowDelete"] = allowDelete
-
-	dir := ctx.FormString("id")
-	action := ctx.FormString("action")
-
-	ctxUser := ctx.Doer
-
-	// check not a repo
-	has, err := repo_model.IsRepositoryModelExist(ctx, ctxUser, dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("IsRepositoryExist", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(ctxUser.Name, dir))
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("IsDir", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if has || !exist {
-		// Fallthrough to failure mode
-	} else if action == "adopt" && allowAdopt {
-		if _, err := repo_service.AdoptRepository(ctx, ctxUser, ctxUser, repo_service.CreateRepoOptions{
-			Name:      dir,
-			IsPrivate: true,
-		}); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("repository.AdoptRepository", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.adopt_preexisting_success", dir))
-	} else if action == "delete" && allowDelete {
-		if err := repo_service.DeleteUnadoptedRepository(ctx, ctxUser, ctxUser, dir); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("repository.AdoptRepository", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.delete_preexisting_success", dir))
-	}
-
-	ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/user/settings/repos")
-}
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go b/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
index cba181eb7c7..512e6238e23 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/setting/profile.go
@@ -10,15 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.dev/models/db"
 	"gitea.dev/models/organization"
 	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
 	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/optional"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
@@ -207,9 +203,6 @@ func Organization(ctx *context.Context) {
 func Repos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("settings.repos")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsRepos"] = true
-	ctx.Data["allowAdopt"] = ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories
-	ctx.Data["allowDelete"] = ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories
-
 	opts := db.ListOptions{
 		PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum,
 		Page:     ctx.FormInt("page"),
@@ -218,91 +211,21 @@ func Repos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if opts.Page <= 0 {
 		opts.Page = 1
 	}
-	start := int64((opts.Page - 1) * opts.PageSize)
-	end := start + int64(opts.PageSize)
-
-	adoptOrDelete := ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() || (setting.Repository.AllowAdoptionOfUnadoptedRepositories && setting.Repository.AllowDeleteOfUnadoptedRepositories)
-
-	ctxUser := ctx.Doer
-	var count int64
-
-	if adoptOrDelete {
-		repoNames := make([]string, 0, setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum)
-		repos := map[string]*repo_model.Repository{}
-		// We're going to iterate by pagesize.
-		root := gitrepo.UserLocalPath(ctxUser.Name)
-		if err := filepath.WalkDir(root, func(path string, d os.DirEntry, err error) error {
-			if err != nil {
-				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-					return nil
-				}
-				return err
-			}
-			if !d.IsDir() || path == root {
-				return nil
-			}
-			name := d.Name()
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".git") {
-				return filepath.SkipDir
-			}
-			name = name[:len(name)-4]
-			if repo_model.IsUsableRepoName(name) != nil || strings.ToLower(name) != name {
-				return filepath.SkipDir
-			}
-			if count >= start && count < end {
-				repoNames = append(repoNames, name)
-			}
-			count++
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("filepath.WalkDir", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		userRepos, _, err := repo_model.GetUserRepositories(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
-			OwnerID: ctxUser.ID,
-			Private: true,
-			ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
-				Page:     1,
-				PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum,
-			},
-			LowerNames: repoNames,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepositories", err)
-			return
-		}
-		for _, repo := range userRepos {
-			if repo.IsFork {
-				if err := repo.GetBaseRepo(ctx); err != nil {
-					ctx.ServerError("GetBaseRepo", err)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			repos[repo.LowerName] = repo
-		}
-		ctx.Data["Dirs"] = repoNames
-		ctx.Data["ReposMap"] = repos
-	} else {
-		repos, reposCount, err := repo_model.GetUserRepositories(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{OwnerID: ctxUser.ID, Private: true, ListOptions: opts})
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepositories", err)
-			return
-		}
-		count = reposCount
-
-		for i := range repos {
-			if repos[i].IsFork {
-				if err := repos[i].GetBaseRepo(ctx); err != nil {
-					ctx.ServerError("GetBaseRepo", err)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		ctx.Data["Repos"] = repos
+	repos, count, err := repo_model.GetUserRepositories(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{OwnerID: ctx.Doer.ID, Private: true, ListOptions: opts})
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepositories", err)
+		return
 	}
-	ctx.Data["ContextUser"] = ctxUser
+	for i := range repos {
+		if repos[i].IsFork {
+			if err := repos[i].GetBaseRepo(ctx); err != nil {
+				ctx.ServerError("GetBaseRepo", err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx.Data["Repos"] = repos
 	pager := context.NewPagerBuilder(ctx).TotalCount(count).PerPageLimit(opts.PageSize).CurPage(opts.Page).Build()
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplSettingsRepositories)
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 58a9c0e84c6..f72116f66a4 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router, webAuth *AuthMiddleware) {
 
 		m.Get("/organization", user_setting.Organization)
 		m.Get("/repos", user_setting.Repos)
-		m.Post("/repos/unadopted", user_setting.AdoptOrDeleteRepository)
 
 		m.Group("/hooks", func() {
 			m.Get("", user_setting.Webhooks)
@@ -818,7 +817,6 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router, webAuth *AuthMiddleware) {
 
 		m.Group("/repos", func() {
 			m.Get("", admin.Repos)
-			m.Combo("/unadopted").Get(admin.UnadoptedRepos).Post(admin.AdoptOrDeleteRepository)
 			m.Post("/delete", admin.DeleteRepo)
 		})
 
diff --git a/services/indexer/notify.go b/services/indexer/notify.go
index 3bd68ebcda5..392f1a5fb59 100644
--- a/services/indexer/notify.go
+++ b/services/indexer/notify.go
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ func NewNotifier() notify_service.Notifier {
 	return &indexerNotifier{}
 }
 
-func (r *indexerNotifier) AdoptRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	r.MigrateRepository(ctx, doer, u, repo)
-}
-
 func (r *indexerNotifier) CreateIssueComment(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository,
 	issue *issues_model.Issue, comment *issues_model.Comment, mentions []*user_model.User,
 ) {
diff --git a/services/notify/notifier.go b/services/notify/notifier.go
index 308c5fcafa9..ddb8cd6b351 100644
--- a/services/notify/notifier.go
+++ b/services/notify/notifier.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 type Notifier interface {
 	Run()
 
-	AdoptRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository)
 	CreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository)
 	MigrateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository)
 	DeleteRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository)
diff --git a/services/notify/notify.go b/services/notify/notify.go
index cc858de2ee3..c79551f966e 100644
--- a/services/notify/notify.go
+++ b/services/notify/notify.go
@@ -364,15 +364,6 @@ func CreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_
 	}
 }
 
-// AdoptRepository notifies the adoption of a repository to notifiers
-func AdoptRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-	defer recoverPanic()
-
-	for _, notifier := range notifiers {
-		notifier.AdoptRepository(ctx, doer, u, repo)
-	}
-}
-
 // MigrateRepository notifies create repository to notifiers
 func MigrateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 	defer recoverPanic()
diff --git a/services/notify/null.go b/services/notify/null.go
index 2efc6e15ce7..7704202ef0b 100644
--- a/services/notify/null.go
+++ b/services/notify/null.go
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ func (*NullNotifier) IssueChangeProjectColumn(ctx context.Context, doer *user_mo
 func (*NullNotifier) CreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 }
 
-// AdoptRepository places a place holder function
-func (*NullNotifier) AdoptRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
-}
-
 // DeleteRepository places a place holder function
 func (*NullNotifier) DeleteRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 }
diff --git a/services/repository/adopt.go b/services/repository/adopt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f7865719f15..00000000000
--- a/services/repository/adopt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,377 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package repository
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"gitea.dev/models/db"
-	git_model "gitea.dev/models/git"
-	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
-	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/container"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/glob"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/graceful"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/log"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/optional"
-	repo_module "gitea.dev/modules/repository"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
-	notify_service "gitea.dev/services/notify"
-)
-
-func deleteFailedAdoptRepository(repoID int64) error {
-	return db.WithTx(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext(), func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if err := deleteDBRepository(ctx, repoID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("deleteDBRepository: %w", err)
-		}
-		if err := git_model.DeleteRepoBranches(ctx, repoID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("deleteRepoBranches: %w", err)
-		}
-		return repo_model.DeleteRepoReleases(ctx, repoID)
-	})
-}
-
-// AdoptRepository adopts pre-existing repository files for the user/organization.
-func AdoptRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, opts CreateRepoOptions) (*repo_model.Repository, error) {
-	if !doer.CanCreateRepoIn(owner) {
-		return nil, repo_model.ErrReachLimitOfRepo{
-			Limit: owner.MaxRepoCreation,
-		}
-	}
-
-	repo := &repo_model.Repository{
-		OwnerID:                         owner.ID,
-		Owner:                           owner,
-		OwnerName:                       owner.Name,
-		Name:                            opts.Name,
-		LowerName:                       strings.ToLower(opts.Name),
-		Description:                     opts.Description,
-		OriginalURL:                     opts.OriginalURL,
-		OriginalServiceType:             opts.GitServiceType,
-		IsPrivate:                       opts.IsPrivate,
-		IsFsckEnabled:                   !opts.IsMirror,
-		CloseIssuesViaCommitInAnyBranch: setting.Repository.DefaultCloseIssuesViaCommitsInAnyBranch,
-		Status:                          repo_model.RepositoryBeingMigrated,
-		IsEmpty:                         !opts.AutoInit,
-	}
-
-	// 1 - create the repository database operations first
-	err := db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		return createRepositoryInDB(ctx, doer, owner, repo, false)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// last - clean up if something goes wrong
-	// WARNING: Don't override all later err with local variables
-	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			// we can not use `ctx` because it may be canceled or timed out
-			if errDel := deleteFailedAdoptRepository(repo.ID); errDel != nil {
-				log.Error("Failed to delete repository %s that could not be adopted: %v", repo.FullName(), errDel)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// Re-fetch the repository from database before updating it (else it would
-	// override changes that were done earlier with sql)
-	if repo, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(ctx, repo.ID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getRepositoryByID: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// 2 - adopt the repository from disk
-	if err = adoptRepository(ctx, repo, opts.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("adoptRepository: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// 3 - Update the git repository
-	if err = updateGitRepoAfterCreate(ctx, repo); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updateGitRepoAfterCreate: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// 4 - update repository status
-	repo.Status = repo_model.RepositoryReady
-	if err = repo_model.UpdateRepositoryColsWithAutoTime(ctx, repo, "status"); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdateRepositoryCols: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	notify_service.AdoptRepository(ctx, doer, owner, repo)
-
-	return repo, nil
-}
-
-func adoptRepository(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, defaultBranch string) (err error) {
-	isExist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to check if %s exists. Error: %v", repo.FullName(), err)
-		return err
-	}
-	if !isExist {
-		return fmt.Errorf("adoptRepository: path does not already exist: %s", repo.FullName())
-	}
-
-	if err := git.CreateDelegateHooks(ctx, repo); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	repo.IsEmpty = false
-
-	if len(defaultBranch) > 0 {
-		repo.DefaultBranch = defaultBranch
-
-		if err = git.SetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("setDefaultBranch: %w", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		repo.DefaultBranch, err = git.GetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo)
-		if err != nil {
-			repo.DefaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
-			if err = git.SetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("setDefaultBranch: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Don't bother looking this repo in the context it won't be there
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("openRepository: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer gitRepo.Close()
-
-	if _, _, err = repo_module.SyncRepoBranchesWithRepo(ctx, repo, gitRepo, 0); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("SyncRepoBranchesWithRepo: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if _, err = repo_module.SyncReleasesWithTags(ctx, repo, gitRepo); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("SyncReleasesWithTags: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	branches, _ := git_model.FindBranchNames(ctx, git_model.FindBranchOptions{
-		RepoID:          repo.ID,
-		ListOptions:     db.ListOptionsAll,
-		IsDeletedBranch: optional.Some(false),
-	})
-
-	found := false
-	hasDefault := false
-	hasMaster := false
-	hasMain := false
-	for _, branch := range branches {
-		if branch == repo.DefaultBranch {
-			found = true
-			break
-		} else if branch == setting.Repository.DefaultBranch {
-			hasDefault = true
-		} else if branch == "master" {
-			hasMaster = true
-		} else if branch == "main" {
-			hasMain = true
-		}
-	}
-	if !found {
-		if hasDefault {
-			repo.DefaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
-		} else if hasMaster {
-			repo.DefaultBranch = "master"
-		} else if hasMain {
-			repo.DefaultBranch = "main"
-		} else if len(branches) > 0 {
-			repo.DefaultBranch = branches[0]
-		} else {
-			repo.IsEmpty = true
-			repo.DefaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
-		}
-
-		if err = git.SetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("setDefaultBranch: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err = repo_model.UpdateRepositoryColsNoAutoTime(ctx, repo, "is_empty", "default_branch"); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("UpdateRepositoryCols: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err = repo_module.UpdateRepoSize(ctx, repo); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to update size for repository: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// DeleteUnadoptedRepository deletes unadopted repository files from the filesystem
-func DeleteUnadoptedRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repoName string) error {
-	if err := repo_model.IsUsableRepoName(repoName); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	codeRepo := gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(u.Name, repoName)
-	exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(ctx, codeRepo)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to check if repo %s/%s exists. Error: %v", u.Name, repoName, err)
-		return err
-	}
-	if !exist {
-		return repo_model.ErrRepoNotExist{
-			OwnerName: u.Name,
-			Name:      repoName,
-		}
-	}
-
-	if exist, err := repo_model.IsRepositoryModelExist(ctx, u, repoName); err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if exist {
-		return repo_model.ErrRepoAlreadyExist{
-			Uname: u.Name,
-			Name:  repoName,
-		}
-	}
-
-	return git.DeleteRepository(ctx, codeRepo)
-}
-
-type unadoptedRepositories struct {
-	repositories []string
-	count        int64
-	start, end   int64
-}
-
-func (unadopted *unadoptedRepositories) add(repository string) {
-	if unadopted.count >= unadopted.start && unadopted.count < unadopted.end {
-		unadopted.repositories = append(unadopted.repositories, repository)
-	}
-	unadopted.count++
-}
-
-func checkUnadoptedRepositories(ctx context.Context, userName string, repoNamesToCheck []string, unadopted *unadoptedRepositories) error {
-	if len(repoNamesToCheck) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	ctxUser, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, userName)
-	if err != nil {
-		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
-			log.Debug("Missing user: %s", userName)
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-	repos, _, err := repo_model.GetUserRepositories(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
-		OwnerID: ctxUser.ID,
-		Private: true,
-		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
-			Page:     1,
-			PageSize: len(repoNamesToCheck),
-		}, LowerNames: repoNamesToCheck,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if len(repos) == len(repoNamesToCheck) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	repoNames := make(container.Set[string], len(repos))
-	for _, repo := range repos {
-		repoNames.Add(repo.LowerName)
-	}
-	for _, repoName := range repoNamesToCheck {
-		if !repoNames.Contains(repoName) {
-			unadopted.add(path.Join(userName, repoName)) // These are not used as filepaths - but as reponames - therefore use path.Join not filepath.Join
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ListUnadoptedRepositories lists all the unadopted repositories that match the provided query
-func ListUnadoptedRepositories(ctx context.Context, query string, opts *db.ListOptions) ([]string, int64, error) {
-	opts.SetDefaultValues()
-	globUser, _ := glob.Compile("*")
-	globRepo, _ := glob.Compile("*")
-
-	qsplit := strings.SplitN(query, "/", 2)
-	if len(qsplit) > 0 && len(query) > 0 {
-		var err error
-		globUser, err = glob.Compile(qsplit[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Info("Invalid glob expression '%s' (skipped): %v", qsplit[0], err)
-		}
-		if len(qsplit) > 1 {
-			globRepo, err = glob.Compile(qsplit[1])
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info("Invalid glob expression '%s' (skipped): %v", qsplit[1], err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	var repoNamesToCheck []string
-
-	start := int64((opts.Page - 1) * opts.PageSize)
-	unadopted := &unadoptedRepositories{
-		repositories: make([]string, 0, opts.PageSize),
-		start:        start,
-		end:          start + int64(opts.PageSize),
-		count:        0,
-	}
-
-	var userName string
-
-	// We're going to iterate by pagesize.
-	root := filepath.Clean(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	if err := filepath.WalkDir(root, func(path string, d os.DirEntry, err error) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if !d.IsDir() || path == root {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		name := d.Name()
-
-		if !strings.ContainsRune(path[len(root)+1:], filepath.Separator) {
-			// Got a new user
-			if err = checkUnadoptedRepositories(ctx, userName, repoNamesToCheck, unadopted); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			repoNamesToCheck = repoNamesToCheck[:0]
-
-			if !globUser.Match(name) {
-				return filepath.SkipDir
-			}
-
-			userName = name
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		if !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".git") {
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-		name = name[:len(name)-4]
-		if repo_model.IsUsableRepoName(name) != nil || strings.ToLower(name) != name || !globRepo.Match(name) {
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-
-		repoNamesToCheck = append(repoNamesToCheck, name)
-		if len(repoNamesToCheck) >= setting.Database.IterateBufferSize {
-			if err = checkUnadoptedRepositories(ctx, userName, repoNamesToCheck, unadopted); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			repoNamesToCheck = repoNamesToCheck[:0]
-		}
-		return filepath.SkipDir
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	}
-
-	if err := checkUnadoptedRepositories(ctx, userName, repoNamesToCheck, unadopted); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	}
-
-	return unadopted.repositories, unadopted.count, nil
-}
diff --git a/services/repository/adopt_test.go b/services/repository/adopt_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c01f063d41..00000000000
--- a/services/repository/adopt_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package repository
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"gitea.dev/models/db"
-	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
-	"gitea.dev/models/unittest"
-	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitrepo"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestCheckUnadoptedRepositories_Add(t *testing.T) {
-	const start = 10
-	const end = 20
-	unadopted := &unadoptedRepositories{
-		start: start,
-		end:   end,
-		count: 0,
-	}
-
-	const total = 30
-	for range total {
-		unadopted.add("something")
-	}
-
-	assert.EqualValues(t, total, unadopted.count)
-	assert.Len(t, unadopted.repositories, end-start)
-}
-
-func TestCheckUnadoptedRepositories(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-	//
-	// Non existent user
-	//
-	unadopted := &unadoptedRepositories{start: 0, end: 100}
-	err := checkUnadoptedRepositories(t.Context(), "notauser", []string{"repo"}, unadopted)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Empty(t, unadopted.repositories)
-	//
-	// Unadopted repository is returned
-	// Existing (adopted) repository is not returned
-	//
-	userName := "user2"
-	repoName := "repo2"
-	unadoptedRepoName := "unadopted"
-	unadopted = &unadoptedRepositories{start: 0, end: 100}
-	err = checkUnadoptedRepositories(t.Context(), userName, []string{repoName, unadoptedRepoName}, unadopted)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{path.Join(userName, unadoptedRepoName)}, unadopted.repositories)
-	//
-	// Existing (adopted) repository is not returned
-	//
-	unadopted = &unadoptedRepositories{start: 0, end: 100}
-	err = checkUnadoptedRepositories(t.Context(), userName, []string{repoName}, unadopted)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Empty(t, unadopted.repositories)
-	assert.Zero(t, unadopted.count)
-}
-
-func TestListUnadoptedRepositories_ListOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-	username := "user2"
-	unadoptedList := []string{path.Join(username, "unadopted1"), path.Join(username, "unadopted2")}
-	for _, unadopted := range unadoptedList {
-		_ = os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, unadopted+".git"), 0o755)
-	}
-
-	for i, unadopted := range unadoptedList {
-		opts := db.ListOptions{Page: i + 1, PageSize: 1}
-		repoNames, count, err := ListUnadoptedRepositories(t.Context(), "", &opts)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.EqualValues(t, 2, count)
-		assert.Equal(t, unadopted, repoNames[0])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAdoptRepository(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	testRepoName := "test-adopt"
-	user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
-	destDir := filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, user2.Name, testRepoName+".git")
-
-	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// a successful adopt
-		assert.NoError(t, unittest.SyncDirs(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, user2.Name, "repo1.git"), destDir))
-
-		adoptedRepo, err := AdoptRepository(t.Context(), user2, user2, CreateRepoOptions{Name: testRepoName})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		repoTestAdopt := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: testRepoName})
-		assert.Equal(t, "sha1", repoTestAdopt.ObjectFormatName)
-
-		// just delete the adopted repo's db records
-		err = deleteFailedAdoptRepository(adoptedRepo.ID)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Failure", func(t *testing.T) {
-		unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{OwnerName: user2.Name, Name: testRepoName})
-		// a failed adopt because some mock data
-		// remove the hooks directory and create a file so that we cannot create the hooks successfully
-		_ = os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(destDir, "hooks", "update.d"))
-		assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "hooks", "update.d"), []byte("dummy-content"), os.ModePerm))
-
-		adoptedRepo, err := AdoptRepository(t.Context(), user2, user2, CreateRepoOptions{Name: testRepoName})
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Nil(t, adoptedRepo)
-
-		unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{OwnerName: user2.Name, Name: testRepoName})
-
-		exist, err := git.IsRepositoryExist(t.Context(), gitrepo.CodeRepoByName(user2.Name, testRepoName))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, exist) // the repository should be still in the disk
-	})
-}
diff --git a/services/repository/create.go b/services/repository/create.go
index 754ee3cf6c2..cace37dd037 100644
--- a/services/repository/create.go
+++ b/services/repository/create.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func CreateRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if isExist {
-		log.Error("Files already exist in %s and we are not going to adopt or delete.", repo.FullName())
+		log.Error("Files already exist in %s", repo.FullName())
 		// Don't return directly, we need err in defer to cleanupRepository
 		err = repo_model.ErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist{
 			Uname: repo.OwnerName,
diff --git a/services/repository/fork.go b/services/repository/fork.go
index 462f811fb4b..b4eace9d355 100644
--- a/services/repository/fork.go
+++ b/services/repository/fork.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func ForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, opts Fork
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if isExist {
-		log.Error("Files already exist in %s and we are not going to adopt or delete.", repo.FullName())
+		log.Error("Files already exist in %s", repo.FullName())
 		// Don't return directly, we need err in defer to cleanupRepository
 		err = repo_model.ErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist{
 			Uname: repo.OwnerName,
diff --git a/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
index 2e3adb2e8a2..c64d73800a2 100644
--- a/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 	<div class="admin-setting-content">
 		<h4 class="ui top attached header">
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.repos.repo_manage_panel"}} ({{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.total" .Total}})
-			<div class="ui right">
-				<a class="ui primary tiny button" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/repos/unadopted">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.repos.unadopted"}}</a>
-			</div>
 		</h4>
 		<div class="ui attached segment">
 			{{template "shared/repo/search" .}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/repo/unadopted.tmpl b/templates/admin/repo/unadopted.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index b6e85c7432a..00000000000
--- a/templates/admin/repo/unadopted.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-{{template "admin/layout_head" (dict "pageClass" "admin")}}
-	<div class="admin-setting-content">
-		<h4 class="ui top attached header">
-			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.repos.unadopted"}}
-			<div class="ui right">
-				<a class="ui primary tiny button" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/repos">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.repos.repo_manage_panel"}}</a>
-			</div>
-		</h4>
-		<div class="ui attached segment">
-			<form class="ui form ignore-dirty">
-				<div class="ui small fluid action input">
-					<input name="search" value="true" type="hidden">
-					<input name="q" value="{{.Keyword}}" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_search"}}" autofocus>
-					{{template "shared/search/button"}}
-				</div>
-			</form>
-		</div>
-		{{if .search}}
-			<div class="ui attached segment settings">
-				{{if .Dirs}}
-					<div class="ui aligned divided list">
-						{{range $dirI, $dir := .Dirs}}
-							<div class="item flex-text-block">
-								<span class="tw-flex-1"> {{svg "octicon-file-directory-fill"}} {{$dir}}</span>
-								<div>
-									<button type="button" class="ui button primary show-modal tw-p-2" data-modal="#adopt-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">{{svg "octicon-plus"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting_label"}}</button>
-									<dialog class="modal-dialog" id="adopt-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">
-										<div class="header">
-											<span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting"}}</span>
-										</div>
-										<div class="content">
-											<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting_content" $dir}}</p>
-										</div>
-										<form class="ui form" method="post" action="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/repos/unadopted">
-											<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{$dir}}">
-											<input type="hidden" name="action" value="adopt">
-											<input type="hidden" name="q" value="{{$.Keyword}}">
-											<input type="hidden" name="page" value="{{$.CurrentPage}}">
-											{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm"}}
-										</form>
-									</dialog>
-									<button type="button" class="ui button red show-modal tw-p-2" data-modal="#delete-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">{{svg "octicon-x"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting_label"}}</button>
-									<dialog class="modal-dialog" id="delete-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">
-										<div class="header">
-											<span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting"}}</span>
-										</div>
-										<div class="content">
-											<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting_content" $dir}}</p>
-										</div>
-										<form class="ui form" method="post" action="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/repos/unadopted">
-											<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{$dir}}">
-											<input type="hidden" name="action" value="delete">
-											<input type="hidden" name="q" value="{{$.Keyword}}">
-											<input type="hidden" name="page" value="{{$.CurrentPage}}">
-											{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm"}}
-										</form>
-									</dialog>
-								</div>
-							</div>
-						{{end}}
-					</div>
-					{{template "base/paginate" .}}
-				{{else}}
-					<div class="item">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.repos.unadopted.no_more"}}
-					</div>
-					{{template "base/paginate" .}}
-				{{end}}
-			</div>
-		{{end}}
-	</div>
-
-{{template "admin/layout_footer" .}}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1-openapi3.generated.json b/templates/swagger/v1-openapi3.generated.json
index e1b924341e7..c019b8713e3 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1-openapi3.generated.json
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1-openapi3.generated.json
@@ -1375,19 +1375,6 @@
         },
         "description": "StopWatchList"
       },
-      "StringSlice": {
-        "content": {
-          "application/json": {
-            "schema": {
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "type": "array"
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "description": "StringSlice"
-      },
       "Tag": {
         "content": {
           "application/json": {
@@ -12064,121 +12051,6 @@
         ]
       }
     },
-    "/admin/unadopted": {
-      "get": {
-        "operationId": "adminUnadoptedList",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "description": "page number of results to return (1-based)",
-            "in": "query",
-            "name": "page",
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "integer"
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "description": "page size of results",
-            "in": "query",
-            "name": "limit",
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "integer"
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "description": "glob pattern of repositories to search for, in the form owner or owner/repo",
-            "in": "query",
-            "name": "query",
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/StringSlice"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/error"
-          }
-        },
-        "summary": "List unadopted repositories",
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "/admin/unadopted/{owner}/{repo}": {
-      "delete": {
-        "operationId": "adminDeleteUnadoptedRepository",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "description": "owner of the repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "name": "owner",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "description": "name of the repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "name": "repo",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "204": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/empty"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/error"
-          }
-        },
-        "summary": "Delete unadopted files",
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ]
-      },
-      "post": {
-        "operationId": "adminAdoptRepository",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "description": "owner of the repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "name": "owner",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "description": "name of the repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "name": "repo",
-            "required": true,
-            "schema": {
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "204": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/empty"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/components/responses/error"
-          }
-        },
-        "summary": "Adopt unadopted files as a repository",
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ]
-      }
-    },
     "/admin/users": {
       "get": {
         "operationId": "adminSearchUsers",
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1-swagger.generated.json b/templates/swagger/v1-swagger.generated.json
index 28be28ba989..3ffab56e1a4 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1-swagger.generated.json
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1-swagger.generated.json
@@ -676,116 +676,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "/admin/unadopted": {
-      "get": {
-        "produces": [
-          "application/json"
-        ],
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ],
-        "summary": "List unadopted repositories",
-        "operationId": "adminUnadoptedList",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "description": "page number of results to return (1-based)",
-            "name": "page",
-            "in": "query"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "description": "page size of results",
-            "name": "limit",
-            "in": "query"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "glob pattern of repositories to search for, in the form owner or owner/repo",
-            "name": "query",
-            "in": "query"
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "200": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/StringSlice"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "/admin/unadopted/{owner}/{repo}": {
-      "post": {
-        "produces": [
-          "application/json"
-        ],
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Adopt unadopted files as a repository",
-        "operationId": "adminAdoptRepository",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "owner of the repo",
-            "name": "owner",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "name of the repo",
-            "name": "repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "204": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "delete": {
-        "produces": [
-          "application/json"
-        ],
-        "tags": [
-          "admin"
-        ],
-        "summary": "Delete unadopted files",
-        "operationId": "adminDeleteUnadoptedRepository",
-        "parameters": [
-          {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "owner of the repo",
-            "name": "owner",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "name of the repo",
-            "name": "repo",
-            "in": "path",
-            "required": true
-          }
-        ],
-        "responses": {
-          "204": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "$ref": "#/responses/error"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "/admin/users": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [
@@ -34666,15 +34556,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "StringSlice": {
-      "description": "StringSlice",
-      "schema": {
-        "type": "array",
-        "items": {
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "Tag": {
       "description": "Tag",
       "schema": {
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/repos.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/repos.tmpl
index 290e47bce13..44eef70d392 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/repos.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/repos.tmpl
@@ -4,112 +4,37 @@
 			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.repos"}}
 		</h4>
 		<div class="ui attached segment">
-			{{if or .allowAdopt .allowDelete}}
-				{{if .Dirs}}
-					<div class="ui list">
-						{{range $dirI, $dir := .Dirs}}
-							{{$repo := index $.ReposMap $dir}}
-							<div class="item {{if not $repo}}tw-py-1{{end}}">{{/* if not repo, then there are "adapt" buttons, so the padding shouldn't be that default large*/}}
-								<div class="content">
-									{{if $repo}}
-										{{if $repo.IsPrivate}}
-											<span class="tw-text-gold icon">{{svg "octicon-lock"}}</span>
-										{{else if $repo.IsFork}}
-											<span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-repo-forked"}}</span>
-										{{else if $repo.IsMirror}}
-											<span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-mirror"}}</span>
-										{{else if $repo.IsTemplate}}
-											<span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-repo-template"}}</span>
-										{{else}}
-											<span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-repo"}}</span>
-										{{end}}
-										<a class="muted name" href="{{$repo.Link}}">{{$repo.OwnerName}}/{{$repo.Name}}</a>
-										<span class="tw-text-text-light-3" {{if not (eq $repo.Size 0)}} data-tooltip-content="{{$repo.SizeDetailsString}}"{{end}}>{{FormatByteSize $repo.Size}}</span>
-										{{if $repo.IsFork}}
-											{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.forked_from"}}
-											<span><a href="{{$repo.BaseRepo.Link}}">{{$repo.BaseRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$repo.BaseRepo.Name}}</a></span>
-										{{end}}
-									{{else}}
-										<span class="icon tw-inline-block tw-pt-2">{{svg "octicon-file-directory-fill"}}</span>
-										<span class="name tw-inline-block tw-pt-2">{{$.ContextUser.Name}}/{{$dir}}</span>
-										<div class="tw-float-right">
-											{{if $.allowAdopt}}
-												<button type="button" class="ui button primary show-modal tw-p-2" data-modal="#adopt-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}"><span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-plus"}}</span><span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting_label"}}</span></button>
-												<dialog class="modal-dialog" id="adopt-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">
-													<div class="header">
-														<span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting"}}</span>
-													</div>
-													<div class="content">
-														<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.adopt_preexisting_content" $dir}}</p>
-													</div>
-													<form class="ui form" method="post" action="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/settings/repos/unadopted">
-														<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{$dir}}">
-														<input type="hidden" name="action" value="adopt">
-														{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm" $}}
-													</form>
-												</dialog>
-											{{end}}
-											{{if $.allowDelete}}
-												<button type="button" class="ui button red show-modal tw-p-2" data-modal="#delete-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}"><span class="icon">{{svg "octicon-x"}}</span><span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting_label"}}</span></button>
-												<dialog class="modal-dialog" id="delete-unadopted-modal-{{$dirI}}">
-													<div class="header">
-														<span class="label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting"}}</span>
-													</div>
-													<div class="content">
-														<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.delete_preexisting_content" $dir}}</p>
-													</div>
-													<form class="ui form" method="post" action="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/settings/repos/unadopted">
-														<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{$dir}}">
-														<input type="hidden" name="action" value="delete">
-														{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm" $}}
-													</form>
-												</dialog>
-											{{end}}
-										</div>
-									{{end}}
-								</div>
+			{{if .Repos}}
+				<div class="ui list">
+					{{range .Repos}}
+						<div class="item">
+							<div class="content flex-text-block">
+								{{if .IsPrivate}}
+									{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "tw-text-gold"}}
+								{{else if .IsFork}}
+									{{svg "octicon-repo-forked"}}
+								{{else if .IsMirror}}
+									{{svg "octicon-mirror"}}
+								{{else if .IsTemplate}}
+									{{svg "octicon-repo-template"}}
+								{{else}}
+									{{svg "octicon-repo"}}
+								{{end}}
+								<a class="name" href="{{.Link}}">{{.OwnerName}}/{{.Name}}</a>
+								<span>{{FormatByteSize .Size}}</span>
+								{{if .IsFork}}
+									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.forked_from"}}
+									<span><a href="{{.BaseRepo.Link}}">{{.BaseRepo.OwnerName}}/{{.BaseRepo.Name}}</a></span>
+								{{end}}
 							</div>
-						{{end}}
-					</div>
-					{{template "base/paginate" .}}
-				{{else}}
-					<div class="item">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.repos_none"}}
-					</div>
-				{{end}}
+						</div>
+					{{end}}
+				</div>
+				{{template "base/paginate" .}}
 			{{else}}
-				{{if .Repos}}
-					<div class="ui list">
-						{{range .Repos}}
-							<div class="item">
-								<div class="content flex-text-block">
-									{{if .IsPrivate}}
-										{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "tw-text-gold"}}
-									{{else if .IsFork}}
-										{{svg "octicon-repo-forked"}}
-									{{else if .IsMirror}}
-										{{svg "octicon-mirror"}}
-									{{else if .IsTemplate}}
-										{{svg "octicon-repo-template"}}
-									{{else}}
-										{{svg "octicon-repo"}}
-									{{end}}
-									<a class="name" href="{{.Link}}">{{.OwnerName}}/{{.Name}}</a>
-									<span>{{FormatByteSize .Size}}</span>
-									{{if .IsFork}}
-										{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.forked_from"}}
-										<span><a href="{{.BaseRepo.Link}}">{{.BaseRepo.OwnerName}}/{{.BaseRepo.Name}}</a></span>
-									{{end}}
-								</div>
-							</div>
-						{{end}}
-					</div>
-					{{template "base/paginate" .}}
-				{{else}}
-					<div class="item">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.repos_none"}}
-					</div>
-				{{end}}
+				<div class="item">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.repos_none"}}
+				</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
 	</div>