diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index dbbfe7e84..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "alfresco-js-api"]
-	path = alfresco-js-api
-	url = https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-js-api
-[submodule "alfresco-ng2-components"]
-	path = alfresco-ng2-components
-	url = https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-ng2-components
diff --git a/alfresco-js-api b/alfresco-js-api
deleted file mode 160000
index a7e88e552..000000000
--- a/alfresco-js-api
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a7e88e55269df1969c98340516290555738df18b
diff --git a/alfresco-ng2-components b/alfresco-ng2-components
deleted file mode 160000
index 94e02c055..000000000
--- a/alfresco-ng2-components
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 94e02c0552bf1cfd84af87a92fbf237ee75e5744
diff --git a/init-submodules.sh b/init-submodules.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9dcb97458..000000000
--- a/init-submodules.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-git submodule update --init
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84e1b8cbd..661f13806 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     "build.extensions": "npm run build.shared && npm run build.aos",
     "build.app": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 node_modules/@angular/cli/bin/ng build app",
     "build": "npm run validate-config && npm run build.app -- --prod",
-    "build.js-api": "./scripts/install-local-js-api.sh && npm run build",
-    "build.adf": "./scripts/install-local-adf.sh && npm run build.extensions && npm run build.app",
     "build.e2e": "npm run build.app -- --prod --configuration=e2e",
     "test": "ng test app --code-coverage",
     "test:ci": "npm run build.extensions && ng test adf-office-services-ext --watch=false && ng test app --code-coverage --watch=false",
diff --git a/scripts/install-local-adf.sh b/scripts/install-local-adf.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e1388b21e..000000000
--- a/scripts/install-local-adf.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-cd alfresco-ng2-components
-npm install
-echo "== install ADF libs =="
-./scripts/build/build-core.sh
-./scripts/build/build-content-services.sh
-./scripts/build/build-extensions.sh
-cd ..
-echo "== copy ADF libs =="
-rm -rf node_modules/@alfresco/adf-content-services
-rm -rf node_modules/@alfresco/adf-core
-rm -rf node_modules/@alfresco/adf-extensions
-mkdir -p node_modules/@alfresco/adf-content-services
-mkdir -p node_modules/@alfresco/adf-core
-mkdir -p node_modules/@alfresco/adf-extensions
-cp -rf alfresco-ng2-components/lib/dist/content-services/* node_modules/@alfresco/adf-content-services
-cp -rf alfresco-ng2-components/lib/dist/core/* node_modules/@alfresco/adf-core
-cp -rf alfresco-ng2-components/lib/dist/extensions/* node_modules/@alfresco/adf-extensions
-
-LOCAL=LOCAL
-echo "== Rename local ADF libs version with attaching _$LOCAL ==="
-CORE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-core/package.json').version")
-echo "CORE_VERSION $CORE_VERSION"
-sed -i'' -e "s#\"version\": \"$CORE_VERSION\"#\"version\": \"${CORE_VERSION}_$LOCAL\"#g" ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-core/package.json
-CONTENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-content-services/package.json').version")
-sed -i'' -e "s#\"version\": \"$CONTENT_VERSION#\"version\": \"${CONTENT_VERSION}_$LOCAL#g" ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-content-services/package.json
-EXT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-extensions/package.json').version")
-sed -i'' -e "s#\"version\": \"$EXT_VERSION#\"version\": \"${EXT_VERSION}_$LOCAL#g" ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-extensions/package.json
diff --git a/scripts/install-local-js-api.sh b/scripts/install-local-js-api.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1a5885ea2..000000000
--- a/scripts/install-local-js-api.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-rm -rf node_modules
-./alfresco-js-api/scripts/build.sh
-npm install
-rm -rf node_modules/@alfresco/js-api
-mkdir -p node_modules/@alfresco/js-api
-cp -rf alfresco-js-api/dist/package/* node_modules/@alfresco/js-api
-
-LOCAL=LOCAL
-echo "== Rename local JS API version with attaching _$LOCAL ==="
-VERSION=$(node -p "require('./node_modules/@alfresco/js-api/package.json').version")
-sed -i'' -e "s#\"version\": \"$VERSION\"#\"version\": \"${VERSION}_$LOCAL\"#g" ./node_modules/@alfresco/js-api/package.json
diff --git a/update-submodules.sh b/update-submodules.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a0335e740..000000000
--- a/update-submodules.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-git pull
-git submodule sync --recursive
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-# Go through all of the submodules switching them to their branches and updating them
-
-echo
-echo "Updating alfresco-js-api ..."
-echo  --------------------------
-cd alfresco-js-api && git checkout master && git pull
-cd ..
-
-echo
-echo "Updating alfresco-ng2-components ..."
-echo  --------------------------
-cd alfresco-ng2-components && git checkout master && git pull
-cd ..