diff --git a/backend/server/middleware.go b/backend/server/middleware.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e51c700..0000000
--- a/backend/server/middleware.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// DisableDirectoryListings intercepts and responds with 404 to HTTP requests
-// which would otherwise be served with a directory listing by http.FileServer.
-func DisableDirectoryListings(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") {
-			http.NotFound(w, r)
-			return
-		}
-		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/backend/server/middleware_test.go b/backend/server/middleware_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c8ad361..0000000
--- a/backend/server/middleware_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-package server_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"testing"
-
-	"git.netflux.io/rob/clipper/server"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestDisableDirectoryListings(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		path       string
-		wantStatus int
-	}{
-		{
-			path:       "/",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/index.html",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo/",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo/bar",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo/bar/",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo/bar/baz",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
-		},
-		{
-			path:       "/foo/bar/baz/index.html",
-			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run("path="+tc.path, func(t *testing.T) {
-			req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", tc.path, nil)
-			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-
-			handler := server.DisableDirectoryListings(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello world")
-			}))
-			handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-			resp := rec.Result()
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantStatus, resp.StatusCode)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/backend/server/server.go b/backend/server/server.go
index d3112a0..a305d73 100644
--- a/backend/server/server.go
+++ b/backend/server/server.go
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ func Start(options Options) error {
 		fileHandler = http.FileServer(http.Dir(options.Config.FileStoreHTTPRoot))
 	}
 
-	// Ensure http.FileServer does not serve directory listings.
-	fileHandler = DisableDirectoryListings(fileHandler)
-
 	httpServer := http.Server{
 		Addr:         options.Config.BindAddr,
 		ReadTimeout:  options.Timeout,