diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 1c1e018eb..5c88182b5 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -85,29 +85,6 @@ sonar_shadow_scan_and_issue_replication_task:
     - ./shadow-scan-and-issue-replication.sh
   cleanup_before_cache_script: cleanup_maven_repository
 
-ws_scan_task:
-  <<: *ONLY_SONARSOURCE_QA
-  eks_container:
-    <<: *CONTAINER_DEFINITION
-    image: ${CIRRUS_AWS_ACCOUNT}.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/base:j17-latest
-    cpu: 4
-    memory: 4G
-  # run only on master and long-term branches
-  only_if: $CIRRUS_USER_COLLABORATOR == 'true' && ($CIRRUS_BRANCH == "master" || $CIRRUS_BRANCH =~ "branch-.*" || $CIRRUS_BRANCH =~ "mend-.*")
-  env:
-    WS_APIKEY: VAULT[development/kv/data/mend data.apikey]
-  maven_cache:
-    folder: ${CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR}/.m2/repository
-  whitesource_script:
-    - source cirrus-env QA
-    - source set_maven_build_version $BUILD_NUMBER
-    - mvn clean install --batch-mode -Dmaven.test.skip=true -pl '!java-symbolic-execution/java-symbolic-execution-checks-test-sources'
-    - source ws_scan.sh
-  allow_failures: "true"
-  always:
-    ws_artifacts:
-      path: "whitesource/**/*"
-
 ruling_task:
   depends_on:
     - build
@@ -152,7 +129,6 @@ promote_task:
   depends_on:
     - build
     - sonar_shadow_scan_and_issue_replication
-    - ws_scan
     - ruling
   <<: *ONLY_SONARSOURCE_QA
   eks_container:
diff --git a/wss-unified-agent.config b/wss-unified-agent.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 44a81c262..000000000
--- a/wss-unified-agent.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-excludes=**/*sources.jar **/*javadoc.jar **/its/sources/**
-fileSystemScan=False
-resolveAllDependencies=False
-
-maven.aggregateModules=True
-maven.downloadMissingDependencies=False
-maven.m2RepositoryPath=.m2/repository
-maven.resolveDependencies=True
-maven.runPreStep=False
-
-wss.url=https://saas-eu.whitesourcesoftware.com/agent
-
-forceUpdate=true
-checkPolicies=true
-forceUpdate.failBuildOnPolicyViolation=true