diff --git a/src/core/controllers/controllers_test.go b/src/core/controllers/controllers_test.go
index 8d442f20b..49d6e00d6 100644
--- a/src/core/controllers/controllers_test.go
+++ b/src/core/controllers/controllers_test.go
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ func init() {
 	beego.TestBeegoInit(apppath)
 	beego.AddTemplateExt("htm")
 
-	beego.Router("/", &IndexController{})
-
 	beego.Router("/c/login", &CommonController{}, "post:Login")
 	beego.Router("/c/log_out", &CommonController{}, "get:LogOut")
 	beego.Router("/c/reset", &CommonController{}, "post:ResetPassword")
diff --git a/src/core/controllers/index.go b/src/core/controllers/index.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 59797dd81..000000000
--- a/src/core/controllers/index.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Project Harbor Authors
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package controllers
-
-import (
-	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/core/config"
-)
-
-// IndexController handles request to /
-type IndexController struct {
-	beego.Controller
-}
-
-// Prepare to check if incoming requests should be served
-func (ic *IndexController) Prepare() {
-	if config.WithAdmiral() {
-		ic.Redirect(config.AdmiralEndpoint(), 302)
-	}
-}