diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/__init__.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/__init__.py
index 7fa6c77a4..a6671afb6 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/__init__.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ from .i_encryptor import IEncryptor
 from .key_based_encryptor import (
     KeyBasedEncryptor,
 )
-from .password_based_string_encryptor import (
-    PasswordBasedStringEncryptor,
-    is_encrypted,
-)
 from .password_based_bytes_encryptor import (
     PasswordBasedBytesEncryptor,
     InvalidCredentialsError,
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/password_based_string_encryptor.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/password_based_string_encryptor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dac7276e9..000000000
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/encryption/password_based_string_encryptor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import base64
-import logging
-
-import pyAesCrypt
-
-from .i_encryptor import IEncryptor
-from .password_based_bytes_encryptor import PasswordBasedBytesEncryptor
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class PasswordBasedStringEncryptor(IEncryptor):
-
-    _BUFFER_SIZE = pyAesCrypt.crypto.bufferSizeDef
-
-    def __init__(self, password: str):
-        self.password = password
-
-    def encrypt(self, plaintext: str) -> str:
-        ciphertext = PasswordBasedBytesEncryptor(self.password).encrypt(plaintext.encode())
-
-        return base64.b64encode(ciphertext).decode()
-
-    def decrypt(self, ciphertext: str) -> str:
-        ciphertext = base64.b64decode(ciphertext)
-
-        plaintext_stream = PasswordBasedBytesEncryptor(self.password).decrypt(ciphertext)
-        return plaintext_stream.decode()
-
-
-def is_encrypted(ciphertext: str) -> bool:
-    ciphertext = base64.b64decode(ciphertext)
-    return ciphertext.startswith(b"AES")