diff --git a/admin/release b/admin/release
index ea923ff3ea..d14167f050 100755
--- a/admin/release
+++ b/admin/release
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ if [ -d dist ]; then
 fi
 mkdir dist
 
-setup_repo framework
 setup_repo userguide
-setup_repo appstarter
 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 # Housekeeping - make sure writable is flushed of test files
@@ -139,9 +137,7 @@ git commit -S -m "Release ${RELEASE}"
 #---------------------------------------------------
 # Build the distributables
 
-. admin/release-framework
 . admin/release-userguide
-. admin/release-appstarter
 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 # Done for now
diff --git a/admin/release-appstarter b/admin/release-appstarter
deleted file mode 100644
index cd8d4e890e..0000000000
--- a/admin/release-appstarter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-## Build app starter distributable
-
-# Setup variables
-. admin/release-config
-TARGET=dist/appstarter
-cd $TARGET
-git checkout $branch
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-echo -e "${BOLD}Build the framework distributable${NORMAL}"
-
-echo -e "${BOLD}Copy the main files/folders...${NORMAL}"
-releasable='app public writable README.md contributing.md env license.txt spark .gitignore'
-for fff in $releasable ; do
-    if [ -d "$fff" ] ; then
-        rm -rf $fff
-    fi
-    cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/$fff .
-done
-
-rm -rf tests
-mkdir tests
-cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/tests/_support tests/
-
-echo -e "${BOLD}Override as needed...${NORMAL}"
-cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/admin/starter/* .
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-# And finally, get ready for merging
-echo -e "${BOLD}Assemble the pieces...${NORMAL}"
-git add .
-git commit -S -m "Release ${RELEASE}"
-git checkout master
-git merge $branch
-
-cd $CI_DIR
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-# Done for now
-echo -e "${BOLD}Distributable app starter ready..${NORMAL}"
diff --git a/admin/release-deploy b/admin/release-deploy
index d7bb66f7c0..fe70284024 100755
--- a/admin/release-deploy
+++ b/admin/release-deploy
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ echo -e "${BOLD}Pushing to the user guide repository${NORMAL}"
 cd ${CI_DIR}/dist/userguide
 git push origin master
 
-echo -e "${BOLD}Pushing to the framework repository${NORMAL}"
-cd ${CI_DIR}/dist/framework
-git push origin master
-
-echo -e "${BOLD}Pushing to the app starter repository${NORMAL}"
-cd ${CI_DIR}/dist/appstarter
-git push origin master
-
 cd ${CI_DIR}
 
 #---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/admin/release-framework b/admin/release-framework
deleted file mode 100644
index 593b6582bd..0000000000
--- a/admin/release-framework
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-## Build framework distributable
-
-# Setup variables
-. admin/release-config
-TARGET=dist/framework
-cd $TARGET
-git checkout $branch
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-echo -e "${BOLD}Build the framework distributable${NORMAL}"
-
-echo -e "${BOLD}Copy the main files/folders...${NORMAL}"
-releasable='app docs public system writable contributing.md env license.txt spark .gitignore'
-for fff in $releasable ; do
-    if [ -d "$fff" ] ; then
-        rm -rf $fff
-    fi
-    cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/$fff .
-done
-
-echo -e "${BOLD}Override as needed...${NORMAL}"
-cprm -rf tests
-mkdir tests
-cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/tests/_support tests/
-
-cp -rf ${CI_DIR}/admin/framework/* .
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-# And finally, get ready for merging
-echo -e "${BOLD}Assemble the pieces...${NORMAL}"
-git add .
-git commit -S -m "Release ${RELEASE}"
-git checkout master
-git merge $branch
-
-cd $CI_DIR
-
-#---------------------------------------------------
-# Done for now
-echo -e "${BOLD}Distributable framework ready..${NORMAL}"