diff --git a/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc/gc.go b/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc/gc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 610df2ae3..000000000
--- a/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc/gc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package gc
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/log"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api"
-	"net/http"
-	"os/exec"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// NewHandler returns the handler to handler blob request
-func NewHandler(registryConf string) http.Handler {
-	return &handler{
-		registryConf: registryConf,
-	}
-}
-
-type handler struct {
-	registryConf string
-}
-
-// ServeHTTP ...
-func (h *handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	switch req.Method {
-	case http.MethodPost:
-		h.start(w, req)
-	default:
-		api.HandleNotMethodAllowed(w)
-	}
-}
-
-// Result ...
-type Result struct {
-	Status    bool      `json:"status"`
-	Msg       string    `json:"msg"`
-	StartTime time.Time `json:"starttime"`
-	EndTime   time.Time `json:"endtime"`
-}
-
-// start ...
-func (h *handler) start(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", "registry_DO_NOT_USE_GC garbage-collect --delete-untagged=false "+h.registryConf)
-	var outBuf, errBuf bytes.Buffer
-	cmd.Stdout = &outBuf
-	cmd.Stderr = &errBuf
-
-	start := time.Now()
-	log.Debugf("Start to execute garbage collection...")
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Fail to execute GC: %v, command err: %s", err, errBuf.String())
-		api.HandleInternalServerError(w, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	gcr := Result{true, outBuf.String(), start, time.Now()}
-	if err := api.WriteJSON(w, gcr); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to write response: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	log.Debugf("Successful to execute garbage collection...")
-}
diff --git a/src/registryctl/client/client.go b/src/registryctl/client/client.go
index 1dfdb1d42..555621b2c 100644
--- a/src/registryctl/client/client.go
+++ b/src/registryctl/client/client.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ import (
 	common_http "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http/modifier/auth"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/log"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc"
 )
 
 // const definition
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@ const (
 type Client interface {
 	// Health tests the connection with registry server
 	Health() error
-	// StartGC enable the gc of registry server
-	StartGC() (*gc.Result, error)
 	// DeleteBlob deletes the specified blob. The "reference" should be "digest"
 	DeleteBlob(reference string) (err error)
 	// DeleteManifest deletes the specified manifest. The "reference" can be "tag" or "digest"
@@ -83,36 +78,6 @@ func (c *client) Health() error {
 	return utils.TestTCPConn(addr, 60, 2)
 }
 
-// StartGC ...
-func (c *client) StartGC() (*gc.Result, error) {
-	url := c.baseURL + "/api/registry/gc"
-	gcr := &gc.Result{}
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	resp, err := c.do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to start gc: %d", resp.StatusCode)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to start GC: %d", resp.StatusCode)
-	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, gcr); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return gcr, nil
-}
-
 // DeleteBlob ...
 func (c *client) DeleteBlob(reference string) (err error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, buildBlobURL(c.baseURL, reference), nil)
diff --git a/src/registryctl/client/client_test.go b/src/registryctl/client/client_test.go
index 0268fdbfd..7d05ab0f5 100644
--- a/src/registryctl/client/client_test.go
+++ b/src/registryctl/client/client_test.go
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ func (c *clientTestSuite) TesHealth() {
 	c.Require().Nil(err)
 }
 
-func (c *clientTestSuite) TesStartGC() {
-	gcr, err := c.client.StartGC()
-	c.Require().Nil(err)
-	c.Equal(gcr.Msg, "hello-world")
-	c.Equal(gcr.Status, true)
-}
-
 func (c *clientTestSuite) TestDeleteManifest() {
 	server := test.NewServer(
 		&test.RequestHandlerMapping{
diff --git a/src/registryctl/handlers/router.go b/src/registryctl/handlers/router.go
index 274d80d8f..ddc0b074e 100644
--- a/src/registryctl/handlers/router.go
+++ b/src/registryctl/handlers/router.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api/registry/blob"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/config"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ func newRouter(conf config.Configuration) http.Handler {
 	rootRouter.StrictSlash(true)
 	rootRouter.HandleFunc("/api/health", api.Health).Methods("GET")
 
-	rootRouter.Path("/api/registry/gc").Methods(http.MethodPost).Handler(gc.NewHandler(conf.RegistryConfig))
 	rootRouter.Path("/api/registry/blob/{reference}").Methods(http.MethodDelete).Handler(blob.NewHandler(conf.StorageDriver))
 	rootRouter.Path("/api/registry/{name:.*}/manifests/{reference}").Methods(http.MethodDelete).Handler(manifest.NewHandler(conf.StorageDriver))
 	return rootRouter
diff --git a/src/testing/registryctl/client.go b/src/testing/registryctl/client.go
index a56760404..084716ce4 100644
--- a/src/testing/registryctl/client.go
+++ b/src/testing/registryctl/client.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package registryctl
 
 import (
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/registryctl/api/registry/gc"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 )
 
@@ -14,15 +13,6 @@ func (c *Mockclient) Health() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StartGC ...
-func (c *Mockclient) StartGC() (*gc.Result, error) {
-	result := &gc.Result{
-		Status: true,
-		Msg:    "this is a mock client",
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
 // DeleteBlob ...
 func (c *Mockclient) DeleteBlob(reference string) (err error) {
 	return nil