diff --git a/backend/open_webui/models/knowledge.py b/backend/open_webui/models/knowledge.py
index e4c97bcecc..b053344bc9 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/models/knowledge.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/models/knowledge.py
@@ -671,31 +671,6 @@ class KnowledgeTable:
         except Exception:
             return []
 
-    async def get_file_metadatas_by_id(
-        self, knowledge_id: str, db: Optional[AsyncSession] = None
-    ) -> list[FileMetadataResponse]:
-        """Column-only listing: File.data holds each file's full extracted
-        text, which metadata views must never load."""
-        try:
-            async with get_async_db_context(db) as db:
-                result = await db.execute(
-                    select(File.id, File.hash, File.meta, File.created_at, File.updated_at)
-                    .join(KnowledgeFile, File.id == KnowledgeFile.file_id)
-                    .filter(KnowledgeFile.knowledge_id == knowledge_id)
-                )
-                return [
-                    FileMetadataResponse(
-                        id=row.id,
-                        hash=row.hash,
-                        meta=row.meta,
-                        created_at=row.created_at,
-                        updated_at=row.updated_at,
-                    )
-                    for row in result.all()
-                ]
-        except Exception:
-            return []
-
     async def add_file_to_knowledge_by_id(
         self,
         knowledge_id: str,
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
index 2c7a9f410d..6b13b798cd 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ async def update_knowledge_by_id(
         )
         response = KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id),
+            files=[],
         )
         await publish_event(
             request,
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ async def update_knowledge_access_by_id(
 
     response = KnowledgeFilesResponse(
         **knowledge.model_dump(),
-        files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(id, db=db),
+        files=[],
     )
     await publish_event(
         request,
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ async def add_file_to_knowledge_by_id(
     if knowledge:
         response = KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+            files=await Files.get_file_metadatas_by_ids([form_data.file_id], db=db),
         )
         await publish_event(
             request,
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ async def update_file_from_knowledge_by_id(
     if knowledge:
         response = KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+            files=await Files.get_file_metadatas_by_ids([form_data.file_id], db=db),
         )
         await publish_event(
             request,
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ async def remove_file_from_knowledge_by_id(
     if knowledge:
         response = KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+            files=[],
         )
         await publish_event(
             request,
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ async def add_files_to_knowledge_batch(
     if not new_entries:
         return KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+            files=[],
         )
 
     # Narrow the file list to only new files for processing
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ async def add_files_to_knowledge_batch(
         error_details = [f'{err.file_id}: {err.error}' for err in result.errors]
         return KnowledgeFilesResponse(
             **knowledge.model_dump(),
-            files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+            files=await Files.get_file_metadatas_by_ids(successful_file_ids, db=db),
             warnings={
                 'message': 'Some files failed to process',
                 'errors': error_details,
@@ -2150,7 +2150,7 @@ async def add_files_to_knowledge_batch(
 
     return KnowledgeFilesResponse(
         **knowledge.model_dump(),
-        files=await Knowledges.get_file_metadatas_by_id(knowledge.id, db=db),
+        files=await Files.get_file_metadatas_by_ids(successful_file_ids, db=db),
     )