diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b57f8bfc8e..52f8c7e013 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -237,30 +237,6 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <!-- todo: remove before merging to main -->
-      <snapshots>
-        <enabled>true</enabled>
-        <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-      </snapshots>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
-
-  <pluginRepositories>
-    <pluginRepository>
-      <!--  todo: remove before merging to main -->
-      <snapshots>
-        <enabled>true</enabled>
-        <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-      </snapshots>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-    </pluginRepository>
-  </pluginRepositories>
-
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
@@ -268,11 +244,6 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <compilerArgs>
-              <arg>-Aio.fabric8.crd.generator.parallel=true</arg>
-            </compilerArgs>
-          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -385,13 +356,6 @@
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>integration-tests</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -412,13 +376,6 @@
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>integration-tests-baseapi</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -439,13 +396,6 @@
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>integration-tests-dependent</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -466,13 +416,6 @@
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>integration-tests-workflow</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -494,13 +437,6 @@
     <!--     Special category of tests. See usage in source code.   -->
     <profile>
       <id>minimal-watch-timeout-dependent-it</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
@@ -522,13 +458,6 @@
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>end-to-end-tests</id>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-          <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
diff --git a/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml b/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
index 4979eec0d1..50ff43ce4c 100644
--- a/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
       <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>operator-framework</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-      <artifactId>crd-generator-apt</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>