diff --git a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/CreateMediaItemRequest.java b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/CreateMediaItemRequest.java
index 26f7e1a4a..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/CreateMediaItemRequest.java
+++ b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/CreateMediaItemRequest.java
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package com.codedifferently.lesson26.web;
-
-import jakarta.validation.Valid;
-import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-
-@Data
-@AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
-@Builder
-public class CreateMediaItemRequest {
-  @NotNull(message = "item is required") @Valid
-  private MediaItemRequest item;
-}