diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 782b2cd5b7b..00000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "must-gather/velero"]
-	path = must-gather/velero
-	url = https://github.com/openshift/velero
-	branch = oadp-1.5
-[submodule "must-gather/restic"]
-	path = must-gather/restic
-	url = https://github.com/openshift/restic
-	branch = oadp-1.5
-[submodule "must-gather/kopia"]
-	path = must-gather/kopia
-	url = https://github.com/migtools/kopia
-	branch = oadp-1.5
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/oadp-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/oadp-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 80f4cf12112..82752fd2574 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/oadp-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/oadp-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -863,13 +863,6 @@ spec:
           - patch
           - update
           - watch
-        - apiGroups:
-          - ""
-          resources:
-          - persistentvolumerclaims
-          - persistentvolumes
-          verbs:
-          - get
         - apiGroups:
           - apps
           resources:
@@ -1015,19 +1008,6 @@ spec:
           - velero.io
           resources:
           - '*'
-          - backuprepositories
-          - backups
-          - backupstoragelocations
-          - datadownloads
-          - datauploads
-          - deletebackuprequests
-          - downloadrequests
-          - podvolumebackups
-          - podvolumerestores
-          - restores
-          - schedules
-          - serverstatusrequests
-          - volumesnapshotlocations
           verbs:
           - create
           - delete
@@ -1036,25 +1016,6 @@ spec:
           - patch
           - update
           - watch
-        - apiGroups:
-          - velero.io
-          resources:
-          - backuprepositories/status
-          - backups/status
-          - backupstoragelocations/status
-          - datadownloads/status
-          - datauploads/status
-          - deletebackuprequests/status
-          - downloadrequests/status
-          - podvolumebackups/status
-          - podvolumerestores/status
-          - restores/status
-          - schedules/status
-          - serverstatusrequests/status
-          verbs:
-          - get
-          - patch
-          - update
         - apiGroups:
           - authentication.k8s.io
           resources:
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 286b9a964ba..fbd9cb5985c 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ rules:
   - patch
   - update
   - watch
-- apiGroups:
-  - ""
-  resources:
-  - persistentvolumerclaims
-  - persistentvolumes
-  verbs:
-  - get
 - apiGroups:
   - apps
   resources:
@@ -187,19 +180,6 @@ rules:
   - velero.io
   resources:
   - '*'
-  - backuprepositories
-  - backups
-  - backupstoragelocations
-  - datadownloads
-  - datauploads
-  - deletebackuprequests
-  - downloadrequests
-  - podvolumebackups
-  - podvolumerestores
-  - restores
-  - schedules
-  - serverstatusrequests
-  - volumesnapshotlocations
   verbs:
   - create
   - delete
@@ -208,22 +188,3 @@ rules:
   - patch
   - update
   - watch
-- apiGroups:
-  - velero.io
-  resources:
-  - backuprepositories/status
-  - backups/status
-  - backupstoragelocations/status
-  - datadownloads/status
-  - datauploads/status
-  - deletebackuprequests/status
-  - downloadrequests/status
-  - podvolumebackups/status
-  - podvolumerestores/status
-  - restores/status
-  - schedules/status
-  - serverstatusrequests/status
-  verbs:
-  - get
-  - patch
-  - update
diff --git a/must-gather/kopia b/must-gather/kopia
deleted file mode 160000
index 20bfabbfc7a..00000000000
--- a/must-gather/kopia
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 20bfabbfc7a029fb3fe339ebe92c94e270acc365
diff --git a/must-gather/restic b/must-gather/restic
deleted file mode 160000
index 20114d0350e..00000000000
--- a/must-gather/restic
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 20114d0350e6655248b07735b221ed52483ed329
diff --git a/must-gather/velero b/must-gather/velero
deleted file mode 160000
index 924d1fb321f..00000000000
--- a/must-gather/velero
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 924d1fb321fb28928938404b654933a3c4f5a2d1