diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/api/latest/test/route.tsx b/apps/backend/src/app/api/latest/test/route.tsx
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-import { S3_BUCKET, getS3PublicUrl, s3 } from "@/s3";
-import { PutBucketAclCommand, PutObjectCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
-
-export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
-  try {
-    // First, make sure the bucket allows public read access
-    try {
-      const bucketAclCommand = new PutBucketAclCommand({
-        Bucket: S3_BUCKET,
-        ACL: "public-read",
-      });
-      await s3.send(bucketAclCommand);
-    } catch (aclError) {
-      console.warn("Could not set bucket ACL (this is normal for S3 mock):", aclError);
-    }
-
-    const exampleContent = "Hello, this is a test file stored in S3!";
-    const fileName = `test-file-${Date.now()}.txt`;
-
-    const command = new PutObjectCommand({
-      Bucket: S3_BUCKET,
-      Key: fileName,
-      Body: exampleContent,
-      ContentType: "text/plain",
-      ACL: "public-read", // Make the object publicly readable
-    });
-
-    await s3.send(command);
-
-    // Generate the public URL for the uploaded file
-    const publicUrl = getS3PublicUrl(fileName);
-
-    return NextResponse.json({
-      success: true,
-      message: "File uploaded successfully",
-      fileName: fileName,
-      publicUrl: publicUrl,
-      bucket: S3_BUCKET,
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error uploading file to S3:", error);
-    return NextResponse.json(
-      { success: false, error: "Failed to upload file" },
-      { status: 500 }
-    );
-  }
-}