@@ -958,25 +958,6 @@ def update_finite_min_max_values(self, finite_values: np.ndarray,
         return vmin_slice, vmax_slice
 
 
-# this is NOT (and should not inherit from) AbstractAdapter
-# instances of this class "adapt" a Path object with specific suffixes to a type understood/handled by a real
-# (arrayish) adapter (ie a descendant from AbstractAdapter)
-class AbstractPathAdapter:
-    # Path adapters MAY override this method, but should probably override
-    # open() instead
-    @classmethod
-    def get_file_handler_and_adapter_creator(cls, fpath):
-        file_handler_object = cls.open(fpath)
-        return file_handler_object, get_adapter_creator(file_handler_object)
-
-    # Path adapters MAY override these methods
-    @classmethod
-    def open(cls, fpath):
-        """The result of this method will be stored in the .data
-        attribute and passed as argument to the adapter class"""
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
 class DirectoryPathAdapter(AbstractColumnarAdapter):
     _COL_NAMES = ['Name', 'Type', 'Date Modified', 'Size']
     _SORT_FUNCS = {
 
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@
                                  LinearGradient, logger, cached_property, data_frac_digits,
                                  num_int_digits)
 from larray_editor.arrayadapter import (get_adapter, get_adapter_creator,
-                                        AbstractAdapter, AbstractPathAdapter,
-                                        MAX_FILTER_OPTIONS)
+                                        AbstractAdapter, MAX_FILTER_OPTIONS)
 from larray_editor.arraymodel import (HLabelsArrayModel, VLabelsArrayModel, LabelsArrayModel,
                                       AxesArrayModel, DataArrayModel)
 from larray_editor.combo import FilterComboBox, CombinedSortFilterMenu
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ def reset_to_defaults(self):
         data_adapter = self.array_widget.data_adapter
         if data_adapter is None:
             return
-        assert isinstance(data_adapter, (AbstractAdapter, AbstractPathAdapter)), \
+        assert isinstance(data_adapter, AbstractAdapter), \
             f"unexpected data_adapter type: {type(data_adapter)}"
         filter_names = data_adapter.get_filter_names()
         # size > 0 to avoid arrays with length 0 axes and len(axes) > 0 to avoid scalars (scalar.size == 1)
@@ -1231,6 +1230,7 @@ def activate_cell(self, index: QModelIndex):
             return True
         return False
 
+
 class ScrollBar(QScrollBar):
     """
     A specialised scrollbar.