There is no telling whether The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim would have enjoyed such a lengthy release, stretching all the way back to 2011, were it not for the dedicated community of modders, beavering away to add new content or make the game better overall. The Bethesda epic is even ripe for total conversion mods, in which the game ceases to be the vanilla iteration and becomes something so much more different. On top of that, fans are often keen to fix some of the many bugs that plague Skyrim, but it seems that the developer has taken exception to one popular mod.
In a post on Reddit recently, it seems as though an add-on called Reconciliation, which looks at addressing some of the the glitches and bugs in Skyrim, has been removed from the mod page, at least on the Xbox version. While there doesn't appear to be any official reason as to why it's been removed, which would have been done at Bethesda's request given that it's the console port and not on PC through something like Nexus Mods, there are a couple of theories being banded around.
Some in the thread believe that it may be something to do with the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, or USSEP, a very popular add-on that also looks to fix a lot of, if not all, bugs in the game. A number of comments seem perplexed as to why the studio would find Reconciliation unworthy of being available, especially given that the mod creator, Snipey360, used aspects from other mods with permission, according to a report. This suggests that Bethesda is seeking to keep USSEP as an important tool for players to use, so getting rid of Reconciliation essentially removes any potential for competition.
At the time of writing, the studio has not given any response or reason as to why Snipey360's mod has been removed. It's a bit of a shame, especially given that Skyrim is infamous for its bugs and glitches, which range from harmless and even amusing, to downright game-breaking. Having numerous options for a patch or mod that fixes these bugs is part and parcel of the modding community.
Bethesda has even embraced mods in The Elder Scrolls 5, with a cavalcade of additional ones being inserted into the Anniversary Edition. It doesn't make a lot of sense that the company would remove this specific one. Perhaps it will get reinstated at some point in the future, but fans are a little miffed at the developer for such a questionable act.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.