diff --git a/sanic/middleware.py b/sanic/middleware.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d19a0288..00000000
--- a/sanic/middleware.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-class Middleware:
-    def __init__(self, process_request=None, process_response=None):
-        self.process_request = process_request
-        self.process_response = process_response
diff --git a/sanic/sanic.py b/sanic/sanic.py
index f7ed0dc0..aff7188c 100644
--- a/sanic/sanic.py
+++ b/sanic/sanic.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import asyncio
 from inspect import isawaitable
 from traceback import format_exc
-from types import FunctionType
 
 from .config import Config
 from .exceptions import Handler
 from .log import log, logging
-from .middleware import Middleware
 from .response import HTTPResponse
 from .router import Router
 from .server import serve
@@ -80,11 +78,6 @@ class Sanic:
             attach_to = args[0]
             return register_middleware
 
-        if isinstance(middleware, FunctionType):
-            middleware = Middleware(process_request=middleware)
-
-        return middleware
-
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #
     # Request Handling
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #