diff --git a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/__init__.py b/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index facf559..0000000
--- a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Wind River Systems, Inc.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-import yaml
-
-
-class quoted_str(str):
-    pass
-
-
-# force strings to be single-quoted to avoid interpretation as numeric values
-def quoted_presenter(dumper, data):
-    return dumper.represent_scalar('tag:yaml.org,2002:str', data, style="'")
-
-
-yaml.add_representer(quoted_str, quoted_presenter)
diff --git a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/manifest_nginx.py b/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/manifest_nginx.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 05e2661..0000000
--- a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/operator/manifest_nginx.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Wind River Systems, Inc.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-
-""" System inventory Armada manifest operator."""
-
-from k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller.common import constants as app_constants
-from k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller.helm.ingress_nginx import IngressNginxHelm
-
-from sysinv.common import constants
-from sysinv.helm import manifest_base as base
-
-
-class IngressNginxArmadaManifestOperator(base.ArmadaManifestOperator):
-    APP = constants.HELM_APP_NGINX_IC
-    ARMADA_MANIFEST = 'operator-manifest'
-
-    CHART_GROUP = app_constants.CHART_GROUP_INGRESS_NGINX
-    CHART_GROUPS_LUT = {
-        IngressNginxHelm.CHART: CHART_GROUP
-    }
-
-    CHARTS_LUT = {
-        IngressNginxHelm.CHART: app_constants.HELM_CHART_INGRESS_NGINX
-    }
-
-    def platform_mode_manifest_updates(self, dbapi, mode):
-        """Update the application manifest based on the platform
-
-        :param dbapi: DB api object
-        :param mode: mode to control how to apply the application manifest
-        """
diff --git a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/setup.cfg b/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/setup.cfg
index 553fa70..61461f9 100644
--- a/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/setup.cfg
+++ b/python3-k8sapp-nginx-ingress-controller/k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller/setup.cfg
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ systemconfig.helm_applications =
 systemconfig.helm_plugins.nginx_ingress_controller =
     001_ks-ingress-nginx = k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller.helm.ingress_nginx:IngressNginxHelm
 
-systemconfig.armada.manifest_ops =
-    nginx-ingress-controller = k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller.operator.manifest_nginx:IngressNginxArmadaManifestOperator
-
 systemconfig.app_lifecycle =
     nginx-ingress-controller = k8sapp_nginx_ingress_controller.lifecycle.lifecycle_nginx_ingress_controller:NginxIngressControllerAppLifecycleOperator