diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/__init__.py b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/__init__.py
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index b1bd90510d89..000000000000
--- a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/__init__.py
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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-"""Command models for Absorbance Reader commands."""
-
-from .measure import (
-    AbsorbanceMeasureCommandType,
-    AbsorbanceMeasureParams,
-    AbsorbanceMeasureResult,
-    AbsorbanceMeasure,
-    AbsorbanceMeasureCreate,
-)
-
-__all__ = [
-    "AbsorbanceMeasureCommandType",
-    "AbsorbanceMeasureParams",
-    "AbsorbanceMeasureResult",
-    "AbsorbanceMeasure",
-    "AbsorbanceMeasureCreate",
-]
diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/measure.py b/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/measure.py
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index a8d12d163d19..000000000000
--- a/api/src/opentrons/protocol_engine/commands/absorbance_reader/measure.py
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@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-"""Command models to execute a Thermocycler profile."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import List, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing_extensions import Literal, Type
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-
-from opentrons.hardware_control.modules.types import ThermocyclerStep
-
-from ..command import AbstractCommandImpl, BaseCommand, BaseCommandCreate
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from opentrons.protocol_engine.state import StateView
-    from opentrons.protocol_engine.execution import EquipmentHandler
-
-
-AbsorbanceMeasureCommandType = Literal["absorbanceReader/measure"]
-
-
-class AbsorbanceMeasureParams(BaseModel):
-    """Input parameters for a single absorbance reading."""
-
-    moduleId: str = Field(..., description="Unique ID of the Thermocycler.")
-    sampleWavelength: float = Field(..., description="Sample wavelength in nm.")
-
-
-class AbsorbanceMeasureResult(BaseModel):
-    """Result data from running an aborbance reading."""
-
-    data: List[float] = Field(..., description="Absorbance data points.")
-
-
-class AbsorbanceMeasureImpl(
-    AbstractCommandImpl[AbsorbanceMeasureParams, AbsorbanceMeasureResult]
-):
-    """Execution implementation of a Thermocycler's run profile command."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        state_view: StateView,
-        equipment: EquipmentHandler,
-        **unused_dependencies: object,
-    ) -> None:
-        self._state_view = state_view
-        self._equipment = equipment
-
-    async def execute(self, params: AbsorbanceMeasureParams) -> AbsorbanceMeasureResult:
-        """Initiate a single absorbance measurement."""
-        abs_reader_substate = self._state_view.modules.get_absorbance_reader_substate(
-            module_id=params.moduleId
-        )
-        # Allow propagation of ModuleNotAttachedError.
-        abs_reader = self._equipment.get_module_hardware_api(
-            abs_reader_substate.module_id
-        )
-        return AbsorbanceMeasureResult(data=[])
-
-
-class AbsorbanceMeasure(BaseCommand[AbsorbanceMeasureParams, AbsorbanceMeasureResult]):
-    """A command to execute an Absorbance Reader measurement."""
-
-    commandType: AbsorbanceMeasureCommandType = "absorbanceReader/measure"
-    params: AbsorbanceMeasureParams
-    result: Optional[AbsorbanceMeasureResult]
-
-    _ImplementationCls: Type[AbsorbanceMeasureImpl] = AbsorbanceMeasureImpl
-
-
-class AbsorbanceMeasureCreate(BaseCommandCreate[AbsorbanceMeasureParams]):
-    """A request to execute an Absorbance Reader measurement."""
-
-    commandType: AbsorbanceMeasureCommandType = "absorbanceReader/measure"
-    params: AbsorbanceMeasureParams
-
-    _CommandCls: Type[AbsorbanceMeasure] = AbsorbanceMeasure