diff --git a/DIRECTORY.md b/DIRECTORY.md
index 6e985fe2f799..24cd22f67d07 100644
--- a/DIRECTORY.md
+++ b/DIRECTORY.md
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@
             * [PalindromePrime](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/PalindromePrime.java)
             * [PalindromeSinglyLinkedList](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/PalindromeSinglyLinkedList.java)
             * [RangeInSortedArray](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/RangeInSortedArray.java)
-            * [Sort012D](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/Sort012D.java)
             * [Sparsity](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/Sparsity.java)
             * [ThreeSumProblem](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/ThreeSumProblem.java)
             * [TwoSumProblem](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/TwoSumProblem.java)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/Sort012D.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/Sort012D.java
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--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/Sort012D.java
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@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package com.thealgorithms.misc;
-
-import java.util.Scanner;
-
-/**
- * The array is divided into four sections: a[1..Lo-1] zeroes a[Lo..Mid-1] ones
- * a[Mid..Hi] unknown a[Hi+1..N] twos If array [mid] =0, then swap array [mid]
- * with array [low] and increment both pointers once. If array [mid] = 1, then
- * no swapping is required. Increment mid pointer once. If array [mid] = 2, then
- * we swap array [mid] with array [high] and decrement the high pointer once.
- * For more information on the Dutch national flag algorithm refer
- * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_national_flag_problem
- */
-public final class Sort012D {
-    private Sort012D() {
-    }
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        Scanner np = new Scanner(System.in);
-        int n = np.nextInt();
-        int[] a = new int[n];
-        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            a[i] = np.nextInt();
-        }
-        sort012(a);
-        np.close();
-    }
-
-    public static void sort012(int[] a) {
-        int l = 0;
-        int h = a.length - 1;
-        int mid = 0;
-        int temp;
-        while (mid <= h) {
-            switch (a[mid]) {
-            case 0:
-                temp = a[l];
-                a[l] = a[mid];
-                a[mid] = temp;
-                l++;
-                mid++;
-                break;
-
-            case 1:
-                mid++;
-                break;
-            case 2:
-                temp = a[mid];
-                a[mid] = a[h];
-                a[h] = temp;
-                h--;
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected value: " + a[mid]);
-            }
-        }
-        System.out.println("the Sorted array is ");
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            System.out.print(+a[i] + " ");
-        }
-    }
-}