diff --git a/internal/slicer/report.go b/internal/slicer/report.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fd70705..00000000
--- a/internal/slicer/report.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package slicer
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/fsutil"
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
-)
-
-type FileReport struct {
-	Path    string
-	Mode    fs.FileMode
-	Hash    string
-	Size    uint
-	Mutable bool
-	Slices  map[*setup.Slice]bool
-	Link    string
-}
-
-// Report holds the information about files created when slicing packages.
-type Report struct {
-	Root string
-	// map indexed by path.
-	Files map[string]FileReport
-	mutex *sync.Mutex
-}
-
-func NewReport(root string) *Report {
-	return &Report{Files: make(map[string]FileReport), Root: root, mutex: &sync.Mutex{}}
-}
-
-func (r *Report) AddFile(slice *setup.Slice, file fsutil.FileInfo) error {
-	r.mutex.Lock()
-	defer r.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if fr, ok := r.Files[file.Path]; ok {
-		if !fr.Mode.IsDir() {
-			var existingSlice *setup.Slice
-			for s := range fr.Slices {
-				existingSlice = s
-				break
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("slices %s and %s attempted to create the same file: %s",
-				slice, existingSlice, fr.Path)
-		}
-		fr.Slices[slice] = true
-		r.Files[file.Path] = fr
-	} else {
-		r.Files[file.Path] = FileReport{
-			Path:    file.Path,
-			Mode:    file.Mode,
-			Hash:    file.Hash,
-			Size:    file.Size,
-			Mutable: false,
-			Slices:  map[*setup.Slice]bool{slice: true},
-			Link:    file.Link,
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/slicer/report_test.go b/internal/slicer/report_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 164a612c..00000000
--- a/internal/slicer/report_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-package slicer_test
-
-import (
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/fsutil"
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/slicer"
-	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
-	"io/fs"
-)
-
-var mySlice = &setup.Slice{
-	Package:   "base-files",
-	Name:      "my-slice",
-	Essential: nil,
-	Contents:  nil,
-	Scripts:   setup.SliceScripts{},
-}
-
-var otherSlice = &setup.Slice{
-	Package:   "base-files",
-	Name:      "other-slice",
-	Essential: nil,
-	Contents:  nil,
-	Scripts:   setup.SliceScripts{},
-}
-
-var sampleDir = fsutil.FileInfo{
-	Path: "/root/example",
-	Mode: fs.ModeDir | 0654,
-	Hash: "example_hash",
-	Size: 1234,
-	Link: "",
-}
-
-var sampleFile = fsutil.FileInfo{
-	Path: "/root/exampleFile",
-	Mode: 0777,
-	Hash: "exampleFile_hash",
-	Size: 5678,
-	Link: "",
-}
-
-var sampleLink = fsutil.FileInfo{
-	Path: "/root/exampleLink",
-	Mode: 0777,
-	Hash: "exampleFile_hash",
-	Size: 5678,
-	Link: "/root/exampleFile",
-}
-
-var testFiles = []struct {
-	summary  string
-	info     fsutil.FileInfo
-	slice    *setup.Slice
-	expected slicer.FileReport
-	err      string
-}{{
-	summary: "Regular directory",
-	info:    sampleDir,
-	slice:   mySlice,
-	expected: slicer.FileReport{
-		Path:    "/root/example",
-		Mode:    fs.ModeDir | 0654,
-		Hash:    "example_hash",
-		Size:    1234,
-		Mutable: false,
-		Slices:  map[*setup.Slice]bool{mySlice: true},
-		Link:    "",
-	},
-}, {
-	summary: "Regular directory added by several slices",
-	info:    sampleDir,
-	slice:   otherSlice,
-	expected: slicer.FileReport{
-		Path:    "/root/example",
-		Mode:    fs.ModeDir | 0654,
-		Hash:    "example_hash",
-		Size:    1234,
-		Mutable: false,
-		Slices:  map[*setup.Slice]bool{mySlice: true, otherSlice: true},
-		Link:    "",
-	},
-}, {
-	summary: "Regular file",
-	info:    sampleFile,
-	slice:   mySlice,
-	expected: slicer.FileReport{
-		Path:    "/root/exampleFile",
-		Mode:    0777,
-		Hash:    "exampleFile_hash",
-		Size:    5678,
-		Mutable: false,
-		Slices:  map[*setup.Slice]bool{mySlice: true},
-		Link:    "",
-	},
-}, {
-	summary: "Regular file, error when created by several slices",
-	info:    sampleFile,
-	slice:   otherSlice,
-	err:     "slices base-files_other-slice and base-files_my-slice attempted to create the same file: /root/exampleFile",
-}, {
-	summary: "Regular file link",
-	info:    sampleLink,
-	slice:   mySlice,
-	expected: slicer.FileReport{
-		Path:    "/root/exampleLink",
-		Mode:    0777,
-		Hash:    "exampleFile_hash",
-		Size:    5678,
-		Mutable: false,
-		Slices:  map[*setup.Slice]bool{mySlice: true},
-		Link:    "/root/exampleFile",
-	},
-}}
-
-func (s *S) TestReportAddFile(c *C) {
-	report := slicer.NewReport("/root")
-	for _, test := range testFiles {
-		err := report.AddFile(test.slice, test.info)
-		if test.err != "" {
-			c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, test.err, Commentf(test.summary))
-		} else {
-			c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-			c.Assert(report.Files[test.info.Path], DeepEquals, test.expected, Commentf(test.summary))
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/slicer/slicer.go b/internal/slicer/slicer.go
index b514e487..4561ac9e 100644
--- a/internal/slicer/slicer.go
+++ b/internal/slicer/slicer.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func Run(options *RunOptions) error {
 	archives := make(map[string]archive.Archive)
 	extract := make(map[string]map[string][]deb.ExtractInfo)
 	pathInfos := make(map[string]setup.PathInfo)
-	report := NewReport(options.TargetDir)
 
 	knownPaths := make(map[string]bool)
 
@@ -163,12 +162,6 @@ func Run(options *RunOptions) error {
 			Globbed:     globbedPaths,
 			FileCreator: fileCreator,
 		})
-		for _, file := range fileCreator.Files {
-			err := report.AddFile(slice, file)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		reader.Close()
 		packages[slice.Package] = nil
 		if err != nil {
@@ -232,12 +225,6 @@ func Run(options *RunOptions) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			for _, file := range fileCreator.Files {
-				err := report.AddFile(slice, file)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}