diff --git a/searches/peakelementin2D.py b/searches/peakelementin2D.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c4a05d42..000000000
--- a/searches/peakelementin2D.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-def find_peak_util(matrix, left, right, row_count):
-    mid_col = (left + right) // 2
-
-    max_row_index = 0
-    for i in range(row_count):
-        if matrix[i][mid_col] > matrix[max_row_index][mid_col]:
-            max_row_index = i
-
-    if (
-        mid_col == 0
-        or matrix[max_row_index][mid_col] >= matrix[max_row_index][mid_col - 1]
-    ) and (
-        mid_col == len(matrix[0]) - 1
-        or matrix[max_row_index][mid_col] >= matrix[max_row_index][mid_col + 1]
-    ):
-        return matrix[max_row_index][mid_col]
-
-    if (
-        mid_col > 0
-        and matrix[max_row_index][mid_col - 1] > matrix[max_row_index][mid_col]
-    ):
-        return find_peak_util(matrix, left, mid_col - 1, row_count)
-
-    return find_peak_util(matrix, mid_col + 1, right, row_count)
-
-
-def find_peak(matrix):
-    if not matrix or not matrix[0]:
-        return None
-    return find_peak_util(matrix, 0, len(matrix[0]) - 1, len(matrix))
-
-
-matrix = [[10, 8, 10, 10], [14, 13, 12, 11], [15, 9, 11, 21], [16, 17, 19, 20]]
-
-peak = find_peak(matrix)
-print(f"Peak element is: {peak}")