[john_the_writer]

It's 100% a good thing..

Most places I've worked (> 20 years) regularly delete dead code. Not all the time, but often enough that it's not a problem.

Tech docs on the other hand seem to still kick around. Mostly I read the Tests these days. This tells me the why, and how better than any doc I've ever seen. And they're up to date.

[john_the_writer]

I should add, it's not typically done (from my exp) as a bespoke task. Sometimes "delete this endpoint" but often it's just a matter of refactoring.

[vedant_ag]

So teams pick up some refactoring tasks in the sprint (from time to time), and it usually includes code deletion?

This makes sense.