diff --git a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.h b/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 374f91a8ed..0000000000
--- a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project.
- * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- *
- */
-
-#include <AzQtComponents/Components/Widgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.h>
-
-namespace AZ
-{
-    namespace SceneAPI
-    {
-        namespace UI
-        {
-            // left in for backwards compatibility with original SceneAPI code
-            class OverlayWidgetLayer : public AzQtComponents::OverlayWidgetLayer
-            {
-            public:
-                AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR(OverlayWidgetLayer, SystemAllocator, 0)
-
-                using AzQtComponents::OverlayWidgetLayer::OverlayWidgetLayer;
-            };
-        } // namespace UI
-    } // namespace SceneAPI
-} // namespace AZ
diff --git a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.ui b/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index 5084f436e3..0000000000
--- a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>AZ::SceneAPI::UI::OverlayWidgetLayer</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="AZ::SceneAPI::UI::OverlayWidgetLayer">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>64</width>
-    <height>75</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="sizePolicy">
-   <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-   </sizepolicy>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="bottomMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="m_center">
-     <property name="frameShape">
-      <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow">
-      <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="m_centerLayout">
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="m_controls">
-     <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-       <verstretch>30</verstretch>
-      </sizepolicy>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShape">
-      <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow">
-      <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="m_controlsLayout">
-      <property name="sizeConstraint">
-       <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
-      </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>40</width>
-          <height>20</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
diff --git a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/SceneUI_files.cmake b/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/SceneUI_files.cmake
index 992098ae4f..724f4f0673 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/SceneUI_files.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneUI/SceneUI_files.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ set(FILES
     GraphMetaInfoHandler.h
     GraphMetaInfoHandler.cpp
     CommonWidgets/OverlayWidget.h
-    CommonWidgets/OverlayWidgetLayer.h
     CommonWidgets/JobWatcher.h
     CommonWidgets/JobWatcher.cpp
     CommonWidgets/ProcessingOverlayWidget.h