diff --git a/core/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/field.html b/core/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/field.html
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--- a/core/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/field.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags %}
-{% load core_tags %}
-<div class="field {{ field|fieldtype }} {{ field|widgettype }} {{ field_classes }}{% if field.field.widget.attrs.required_for_language %}required-for-language-container{% endif %}">
-    {% if show_label|default_if_none:True %}{{ field.label_tag }}{% endif %}
-    <div class="field-content">
-        <div class="input {{ input_classes }} ">
-            {% block form_field %}
-                {% if field|can_render %}
-                    {{ field|render_with_errors }}
-                {% endif %}
-            {% endblock %}
-            
-            {# This span only used on rare occasions by certain types of input #}
-            <span></span>
-        </div>
-        {% if show_help_text|default_if_none:True and field.help_text %}
-            <p class="help">{{ field.help_text }}</p>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if field|can_render %}
-            {% if field|has_unrendered_errors %}
-                <p class="error-message">
-                    {% for error in field.errors %}
-                        <span>{{ error|escape }}</span>
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </p>
-            {% endif %}
-        {% endif %}
-    </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/core/templatetags/__init__.py b/core/templatetags/__init__.py
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index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/core/templatetags/core_tags.py b/core/templatetags/core_tags.py
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index dd61f8a9..00000000
--- a/core/templatetags/core_tags.py
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from django import template
-
-
-register = template.Library()
-
-
-@register.filter("can_render")
-def can_render(bound_field):
-    return hasattr(bound_field, 'field')