diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea6bb8c41..297bd28a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ build: dependencies generate-version-file ## Build project
 .PHONY: cf-build
 cf-build: dependencies generate-version-file ## Build project for PAAS
 
-.PHONY: build-codedeploy-artifact
-build-codedeploy-artifact: ## Build the deploy artifact for CodeDeploy
-	rm -rf target
-	mkdir -p target
-	zip -y -q -r -x@deploy-exclude.lst target/notifications-api.zip ./
-
-	rm -rf build/db-migration-codedeploy
-	mkdir -p build/db-migration-codedeploy
-	unzip target/notifications-api.zip -d build/db-migration-codedeploy
-	cd build/db-migration-codedeploy && \
-		mv -f appspec-db-migration.yml appspec.yml && \
-		zip -y -q -r -x@deploy-exclude.lst ../../target/notifications-api-db-migration.zip ./
-
 .PHONY: upload-codedeploy-artifact ## Upload the deploy artifact for CodeDeploy
 upload-codedeploy-artifact: check-env-vars
 	$(if ${DEPLOY_BUILD_NUMBER},,$(error Must specify DEPLOY_BUILD_NUMBER))
@@ -105,7 +92,10 @@ upload-codedeploy-artifact: check-env-vars
 	aws s3 cp --region eu-west-1 --sse AES256 target/notifications-api-db-migration.zip s3://${DNS_NAME}-codedeploy/notifications-api-db-migration-${DEPLOY_BUILD_NUMBER}.zip
 
 .PHONY: build-paas-artifact
-build-paas-artifact: build-codedeploy-artifact ## Build the deploy artifact for PaaS
+build-paas-artifact:  ## Build the deploy artifact for PaaS
+	rm -rf target
+	mkdir -p target
+	zip -y -q -r -x@deploy-exclude.lst target/notifications-api.zip ./
 
 .PHONY: upload-paas-artifact ## Upload the deploy artifact for PaaS
 upload-paas-artifact:
diff --git a/appspec-db-migration.yml b/appspec-db-migration.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b840f4432..000000000
--- a/appspec-db-migration.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-os: linux
-version: 0.0
-files:
-  - destination: /home/notify-app/notifications-api
-    source: /
-hooks:
-  AfterInstall:
-    - location: scripts/aws_install_dependencies.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 1000
-    - location: scripts/aws_change_ownership.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 300
-  ApplicationStart:
-    - location: scripts/aws_run_db_migrations.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 300
diff --git a/appspec.yml b/appspec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87a0f944a..000000000
--- a/appspec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
----
-os: linux
-version: 0.0
-files:
-  - destination: /home/notify-app/notifications-api
-    source: /
-hooks:
-  BeforeInstall:
-    - location: scripts/aws_clear_instance.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 1000
-  AfterInstall:
-    - location: scripts/aws_install_dependencies.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 1000
-    - location: scripts/aws_change_ownership.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 300
-  ApplicationStart:
-    - location: scripts/aws_start_app.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 300
-    - location: scripts/register_with_elb.sh
-      runas: ubuntu
-      timeout: 300
-  ApplicationStop:
-    - location: scripts/deregister_from_elb.sh
-      runas: ubuntu
-      timeout: 300
-    - location: scripts/aws_stop_app.sh
-      runas: root
-      timeout: 300