diff --git a/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/images.py b/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/images.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b4bd02b395c..00000000000
--- a/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/images.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Blender Authors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-
-"""
-This module contains utility functions to handle custom images.
-"""
-
-__all__ = (
-    "load",
-    "release"
-    "list",
-)
-
-from _bpy import _utils_images
-
-
-list = []
-
-
-def load(name, path):
-    r =  _utils_images.load(name, path)
-    if r != None:
-        data = {'id' : r , 'name' : name, 'path' : path}
-        list.append(data)
-        return data;
-    else:
-        return None;
-
-load.__doc__ = _utils_images.load.__doc__;
-
-def release(image_id):
-    r = _utils_images.release(image_id)
-    if r == True:
-        for data in list:
-            if data.get('id') == image_id:
-                list.remove(data)
-
-    return r;
-release.__doc__ = _utils_images.release.__doc__
-
-import atexit
-
-def exit_clear():
-    while len(list):
-        release(list[0].get('id'))
-
-atexit.register(exit_clear)
-del atexit, exit_clear
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
index 6dedc600d5b..a8e1c5c7a50 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_c.hh
@@ -2465,9 +2465,6 @@ void uiTemplatePreview(uiLayout *layout,
                        MTex *slot,
                        const char *preview_id);
 void uiTemplateColorRamp(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *ptr, const char *propname, bool expand);
-
-void uiTemplateImageUI(uiLayout *layout, int image_id, float image_scale);
-
 /**
  * \param icon_scale: Scale of the icon, 1x == button height.
  */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.cc
index 0b3ee5afd1f..1f543d7b0b8 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.cc
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
 #include "ED_render.hh"
 #include "ED_screen.hh"
 #include "ED_undo.hh"
-#include "ED_datafiles.h"
-
-#include "IMB_imbuf.hh"
 
 #include "IMB_imbuf.hh"
 #include "IMB_imbuf_types.hh"
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@
 #include "UI_string_search.hh"
 #include "interface_intern.hh"
 
-#include "BPY_extern.h"
+using blender::Vector;
 
 /* we may want to make this optional, disable for now. */
 // #define USE_OP_RESET_BUT
@@ -3368,28 +3365,6 @@ void uiTemplatePreview(uiLayout *layout,
 
 /** \} */
 
-void uiTemplateImageUI(uiLayout* layout, int image_id,float image_scale) {
-
-  ImBuf *ibuf = IMB_dupImBuf((ImBuf *) BPY_utils_images_get(image_id));
-
-  if (ibuf) {
-    int width = ibuf->x * image_scale;
-    int height = (width * ibuf->y) / ibuf->x;
-
-    IMB_premultiply_alpha(ibuf);
-    IMB_scaleImBuf(ibuf, width, height);
-
-    bTheme *btheme = UI_GetTheme();
-    uchar *color = btheme->tui.wcol_menu_back.text_sel;
-    //color = btheme->tui.wcol_box.inner;
-
-    uiBlock *block = uiLayoutAbsoluteBlock(layout);
-
-    uiBut *but = uiDefButImage(block, ibuf, 0, U.widget_unit, width, height, color);
-
-  }
-}
-
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /** \name ColorRamp Template
  * \{ */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.cc
index 59084715c9f..83032a1fc56 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.cc
@@ -1911,21 +1911,6 @@ void RNA_api_ui_layout(StructRNA *srna)
                 1.0f,
                 100.0f);
 
-
-  func = RNA_def_function(srna, "template_image_ui", "uiTemplateImageUI");
-  RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "A image on UI");
-  parm = RNA_def_int(func, "image_value", 0, 0, INT_MAX, "image to display", "", 0, INT_MAX);
-  RNA_def_parameter_flags(parm, PropertyFlag(0), PARM_REQUIRED);
-  RNA_def_float(func,
-                "scale",
-                1.0f,
-                1.0f,
-                100.0f,
-                "Scale",
-                "Scale the icon size (by the button size)",
-                1.0f,
-                100.0f);
-
   func = RNA_def_function(srna, "template_icon_view", "uiTemplateIconView");
   RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Enum. Large widget showing Icon previews");
   api_ui_item_rna_common(func);
diff --git a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
index 3a00f2767f2..db70947b683 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ bool BPY_string_is_keyword(const char *str);
 void BPY_callback_screen_free(struct ARegionType *art);
 void BPY_callback_wm_free(struct wmWindowManager *wm);
 
-void* BPY_utils_images_get(int image_id);
-
 /* I18n for addons */
 #ifdef WITH_INTERNATIONAL
 const char *BPY_app_translations_py_pgettext(const char *msgctxt, const char *msgid);
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
index 3da41f71895..fd9770b96b9 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ set(SRC
   bpy_rna_ui.cc
   bpy_traceback.cc
   bpy_utils_previews.cc
-  bpy_utils_images.cc
   bpy_utils_units.cc
   stubs.cc
 
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ set(SRC
   bpy_rna_ui.h
   bpy_traceback.h
   bpy_utils_previews.h
-  bpy_utils_images.h
   bpy_utils_units.h
   ../BPY_extern.h
   ../BPY_extern_clog.h
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
index 0ee5a3f36e6..93cf175b5aa 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "bpy_rna_gizmo.h"
 #include "bpy_rna_types_capi.h"
 #include "bpy_utils_previews.h"
-#include "bpy_utils_images.h"
 #include "bpy_utils_units.h"
 
 #include "../generic/py_capi_utils.h"
@@ -705,7 +704,6 @@ void BPy_init_modules(bContext *C)
   PyModule_AddObject(mod, "app", BPY_app_struct());
   PyModule_AddObject(mod, "_utils_units", BPY_utils_units());
   PyModule_AddObject(mod, "_utils_previews", BPY_utils_previews_module());
-  PyModule_AddObject(mod, "_utils_images", BPY_utils_images_module());
   PyModule_AddObject(mod, "msgbus", BPY_msgbus_module());
 
   PointerRNA ctx_ptr = RNA_pointer_create(nullptr, &RNA_Context, C);
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.cc b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d92bb4d132..00000000000
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Blender Authors
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
-
-/** \file
- * \ingroup pythonintern
- *
- * This file defines a singleton py object accessed via 'bpy.utils.images',
- */
-
-#include <Python.h>
-#include <structmember.h>
-
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include "BLI_utildefines.h"
-#include "BLI_listbase.h"
-#include "BLI_string.h"
-
-#include "RNA_access.hh"
-#include "RNA_prototypes.h"
-#include "RNA_types.hh"
-
-#include "BPY_extern.h"
-#include "bpy_rna.h"
-#include "bpy_utils_images.h"
-
-#include "../generic/py_capi_utils.h"
-
-#include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
-
-#include "IMB_imbuf.hh"
-
-#include "../generic/python_utildefines.h"
-
-
-struct bpy_image_data{
-  bpy_image_data *prev;
-  bpy_image_data *next;
-
-  int id;
-  ImBuf *ibuf;
-  std::string name;
-  std::string path;
-};
-
-int bpy_images_last_id = 0;
-ListBase bpy_images_list;
-
-
-bpy_image_data* BPY_utils_images_get_data(int image_id) {
-  return (bpy_image_data *)BLI_listbase_bytes_find(
-      &bpy_images_list, &image_id, sizeof(int), sizeof(bpy_image_data *) * 2);
-}
-
-void* BPY_utils_images_get(int image_id)
-{
-  bpy_image_data *el = BPY_utils_images_get_data(image_id);
-  return (el != nullptr) ? el->ibuf : nullptr;
-}
-
-PyDoc_STRVAR(bpy_utils_images_load_doc,
-             ".. method:: load(name, filepath)\n"
-             "\n"
-             "   Generate a new preview from given file path.\n"
-             "\n"
-             "   :arg name: The name identifying the image.\n"
-             "   :type name: string\n"
-             "   :arg filepath: The file path to the image.\n"
-             "   :type filepath: string or bytes\n"
-             "   :return: image id.\n"
-             "   :rtype: long`\n");
-static PyObject *bpy_utils_images_load(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args)
-{
-  char *name = NULL;
-  PyC_UnicodeAsBytesAndSize_Data filepath_data = {nullptr};
-
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,
-                        "s"  /* `name` */
-                        "O&" /* `filepath` */
-                        ":load",
-                        &name,
-                        PyC_ParseUnicodeAsBytesAndSize,
-                        &filepath_data,
-                        0))
-  {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  if (!filepath_data.value || !name) {
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-  }
-
-  ImBuf *ibuf = IMB_loadiffname(filepath_data.value, 0, nullptr);
-
-  if (ibuf) {
-    bpy_image_data *data = MEM_new<bpy_image_data>(__func__);
-    data->id = ++bpy_images_last_id;
-    data->ibuf = ibuf;
-    data->name = name;
-    data->path = filepath_data.value;
-
-    BLI_addtail(&bpy_images_list, data);
-
-    return PyLong_FromLong(data->id);
-  }
-  else {
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-  }
-}
-
-PyDoc_STRVAR(bpy_utils_images_release_doc,
-             ".. method:: release(image_id)\n"
-             "\n"
-             "   Release (free) a previously added image.\n"
-             "\n"
-             "\n"
-             "   :arg image_id: The id identifying the image.\n"
-             "   :type name: long\n"
-             "   :return: true if release.\n"
-             "   :rtype: bool`\n");
-static PyObject *bpy_utils_images_release(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args)
-{
-  int image_id = -1;
-
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i:release", &image_id)) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-    bpy_image_data *el = BPY_utils_images_get_data(image_id);
-
-    if (el != nullptr) {
-    BLI_remlink(&bpy_images_list, el);
-    IMB_freeImBuf(el->ibuf);
-    MEM_freeN(el);
-    Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-  }
-  else {
-    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
-  }
-}
-
-static PyMethodDef bpy_utils_images_methods[] = {
-    /* Can't use METH_KEYWORDS alone, see http://bugs.python.org/issue11587 */
-    {"load", (PyCFunction)bpy_utils_images_load, METH_VARARGS, bpy_utils_images_load_doc},
-    {"release",(PyCFunction)bpy_utils_images_release,METH_VARARGS, bpy_utils_images_release_doc},
-    {nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr},
-};
-
-PyDoc_STRVAR(
-    bpy_utils_images_doc,
-    "This object contains basic static methods to handle cached (non-ID) previews in Blender\n"
-    "(low-level API, not exposed to final users).");
-static PyModuleDef bpy_utils_images_module = {
-    /*m_base*/ PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
-    /*m_name*/ "bpy._utils_images",
-    /*m_doc*/ bpy_utils_images_doc,
-    /*m_size*/ 0,
-    /*m_methods*/ bpy_utils_images_methods,
-    /*m_slots*/ nullptr,
-    /*m_traverse*/ nullptr,
-    /*m_clear*/ nullptr,
-    /*m_free*/ nullptr,
-};
-
-PyObject *BPY_utils_images_module()
-{
-  PyObject *submodule;
-
-  submodule = PyModule_Create(&bpy_utils_images_module);
-
-  return submodule;
-}
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.h b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e27babe26a..00000000000
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_utils_images.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Blender Authors
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
-
-/** \file
- * \ingroup pythonintern
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-PyObject *BPY_utils_images_module(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0014.h b/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0014.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ddf2a41c228..00000000000
--- a/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0014.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Empty File */
diff --git a/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0015.h b/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0015.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ddf2a41c228..00000000000
--- a/source/blender/tornavis/patches/MB_0015.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Empty File */