diff --git a/deploy/kiali/kiali_cr_dev_servicemesh.yaml b/deploy/kiali/kiali_cr_dev_servicemesh.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 846425c6..00000000
--- a/deploy/kiali/kiali_cr_dev_servicemesh.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: kiali.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Kiali
-metadata:
-  name: kiali
-  annotations:
-    ansible.sdk.operatorframework.io/verbosity: "1"
-spec:
-  istio_namespace: "${ISTIO_NAMESPACE}"
-  version: "${KIALI_CR_SPEC_VERSION}"
-  auth:
-    strategy: "${AUTH_STRATEGY}"
-  deployment:
-    accessible_namespaces: [ "${ACCESSIBLE_NAMESPACES}" ]
-    image_name: "${KIALI_IMAGE_NAME}"
-    image_pull_policy: "${KIALI_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY}"
-    image_version: "${KIALI_IMAGE_VERSION}"
-    ingress:
-      enabled: true
-    namespace: "${NAMESPACE}"
-    service_type: "${SERVICE_TYPE}"
-    logger:
-      log_level: info
-  external_services:
-    grafana:
-      auth:
-        password: ${KIALI_EXTERNAL_SERVICES_PASSWORD}
-        type: basic
-        use_kiali_token: false
-        username: internal
-      enabled: true
-      in_cluster_url: https://grafana.${NAMESPACE}.svc:3000
-      url: https://grafana-${NAMESPACE}.${ROUTER_HOSTNAME}
-    istio:
-      config_map_name: "istio-custom"
-      istio_sidecar_injector_config_map_name: "istio-sidecar-injector-custom"
-      istiod_deployment_name: "istiod-custom"
-      url_service_version: http://istiod-custom.${NAMESPACE}:15014/version
-    prometheus:
-      auth:
-        password: ${KIALI_EXTERNAL_SERVICES_PASSWORD}
-        type: basic
-        use_kiali_token: false
-        username: internal
-      url: https://prometheus.${NAMESPACE}.svc:9090
-    tracing:
-      auth:
-        password: ${KIALI_EXTERNAL_SERVICES_PASSWORD}
-        type: basic
-        use_kiali_token: false
-        username: internal
-      enabled: true
-      in_cluster_url: https://jaeger-query.${NAMESPACE}.svc
-      url: https://jaeger-${NAMESPACE}.${ROUTER_HOSTNAME}
-      use_grpc: false
-  installation_tag: Kiali [${NAMESPACE}]
-  istio_namespace: ${NAMESPACE}
diff --git a/molecule/asserts/configmap_asserts.yml b/molecule/asserts/configmap_asserts.yml
index d485ac1d..0cd152b8 100644
--- a/molecule/asserts/configmap_asserts.yml
+++ b/molecule/asserts/configmap_asserts.yml
@@ -29,22 +29,16 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - kiali_configmap.external_services.prometheus.url == "http://prometheus.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}:9090"
-  when:
-    is_maistra == False
 
 - name: Assert Kiali Configmap has the correct Grafana Url for Upstream Istio installs
   assert:
     that:
     - kiali_configmap.external_services.grafana.in_cluster_url == "http://grafana.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}:3000"
-  when:
-    is_maistra == False
 
 - name: Assert Kiali Configmap has correct Version Url for Upstream Istio installs
   assert:
     that:
     - kiali_configmap.external_services.istio.url_service_version == "http://istiod.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}:15014/version"
-  when:
-    is_maistra == False
 
 - name: Actual Kiali Accessible namespace list should be the same as the CR
   assert:
diff --git a/molecule/common/tasks.yml b/molecule/common/tasks.yml
index b3394f7a..f58a0ac6 100644
--- a/molecule/common/tasks.yml
+++ b/molecule/common/tasks.yml
@@ -7,24 +7,6 @@
     is_k8s: "{{ False if 'route.openshift.io' in api_groups else True }}"
     is_minikube: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'minikube' else False }}"
     is_kind: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'kind' else False }}"
-- name: Determine the Istio implementation
-  set_fact:
-    is_maistra: "{{ True if 'maistra.io' in api_groups else False }}"
-
-- name: Get SMCP if running in Maistra environment
-  k8s_info:
-    api_version: maistra.io/v2
-    kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
-    namespace: "{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}"
-  register: maistra_smcp
-  when:
-  - is_maistra == True
-
-- name: There must one and only one SMCP already installed in the control plane
-  set_fact:
-    maistra_smcp: "{{ maistra_smcp.resources[0] }}"
-  when:
-  - is_maistra == True
 
 - name: Get Kiali CR if present
   set_fact:
diff --git a/molecule/default/destroy.yml b/molecule/default/destroy.yml
index 52aa05f0..9ce78dc3 100644
--- a/molecule/default/destroy.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/destroy.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
       is_k8s: "{{ False if 'route.openshift.io' in api_groups else True }}"
       is_minikube: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'minikube' else False }}"
       is_kind: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'kind' else False }}"
-  - name: Determine the Istio implementation
-    set_fact:
-      is_maistra: "{{ True if 'maistra.io' in api_groups else False }}"
 
   - name: Determine if the operator installation is managed externally or not
     set_fact:
@@ -51,12 +48,6 @@
     retries: "{{ wait_retries }}"
     delay: 5
 
-  - name: Delete any NetworkPolicy that was created
-    import_tasks: process-network-policy.yml
-    vars:
-      network_policy_state: "absent"
-      network_policy_namespace: "{{ kiali.install_namespace }}"
-
   - name: Uninstall Operator via Helm
     command:
       argv:
diff --git a/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 7d3b059e..05aba2dc 100644
--- a/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -14,43 +14,11 @@
       is_k8s: "{{ False if 'route.openshift.io' in api_groups else True }}"
       is_minikube: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'minikube' else False }}"
       is_kind: "{{ True if lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_CLUSTER_TYPE') == 'kind' else False }}"
-  - name: Determine the Istio implementation
-    set_fact:
-      is_maistra: "{{ True if 'maistra.io' in api_groups else False }}"
 
   - name: Determine if the operator installation is managed externally or not
     set_fact:
       operator_installer: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_OPERATOR_INSTALLER') | default('helm', True) }}" # can be 'helm' or 'skip'
 
-  - name: Get the SMCP name if on Maistra
-    k8s_info:
-      api_version: maistra.io/v2
-      kind: smcp
-      namespace: "{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}"
-    register: smcp_raw
-    when:
-    - is_maistra == True
-
-  - set_fact:
-      smcp_name: "{{ smcp_raw.resources[0].metadata.name }}"
-    when:
-    - is_maistra == True
-
-  - name: See if we have Maistra htpasswd secret for accessing external services like Prometheus
-    k8s_info:
-      api_version: v1
-      kind: Secret
-      namespace: "{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}"
-      name: htpasswd
-    register: maistra_secret_htpasswd_raw
-    when:
-    - is_maistra == True
-
-  - set_fact:
-      maistra_secret_password: "{{ maistra_secret_htpasswd_raw.resources[0].data.rawPassword | b64decode }}"
-    when:
-    - is_maistra == True
-
   - name: Make sure the operator namespace exists
     k8s:
       state: present
@@ -124,12 +92,6 @@
       kind: Namespace
       name: "{{ cr_namespace }}"
 
-  - name: Create any NetworkPolicy needed to access the Kiali UI
-    import_tasks: process-network-policy.yml
-    vars:
-      network_policy_state: "present"
-      network_policy_namespace: "{{ kiali.install_namespace }}"
-
   - name: Wait for the CRD to be established
     k8s_info:
       api_version: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
@@ -143,42 +105,6 @@
     set_fact:
       kiali_cr_definition: "{{ lookup('template', cr_file_path) }}"
 
-  - name: Modify the Kiali CR definition with specific Maistra config for Prometheus, Tracing, Grafana and Istio
-    vars:
-      prometheus_config:
-        url: "https://prometheus.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}.svc:9090"
-        auth:
-          username: internal
-          type: basic
-          use_kiali_token: false
-          password: "{{ maistra_secret_password }}"
-      tracing_config:
-        in_cluster_url: "https://jaeger-query.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}.svc"
-        url: "https://jaeger-query.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}.svc"
-        use_grpc: false # today, OSSM 2.2 and under cannot use gRPC
-        auth:
-          username: internal
-          type: basic
-          use_kiali_token: false
-          password: "{{ maistra_secret_password }}"
-      grafana_config:
-        in_cluster_url: "https://grafana.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}.svc:3000"
-        url: "https://grafana.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}.svc"
-        auth:
-          username: internal
-          type: basic
-          use_kiali_token: false
-          password: "{{ maistra_secret_password }}"
-      istio_config:
-        config_map_name: "istio-{{ smcp_name }}"
-        istio_sidecar_injector_config_map_name: "istio-sidecar-injector-{{ smcp_name }}"
-        istiod_deployment_name: "istiod-{{ smcp_name }}"
-        url_service_version: "http://istiod-{{ smcp_name }}.{{ istio.control_plane_namespace }}:15014/version"
-    set_fact:
-      kiali_cr_definition: "{{ kiali_cr_definition | from_yaml | combine({'spec':{'external_services':{'prometheus': prometheus_config, 'tracing': tracing_config, 'grafana': grafana_config, 'istio': istio_config }}}, recursive=True) | to_yaml }}"
-    when:
-    - is_maistra == True
-
   - name: Create Kiali CR
     k8s:
       namespace: "{{ cr_namespace }}"
diff --git a/molecule/default/process-network-policy.yml b/molecule/default/process-network-policy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a3f23ee1..00000000
--- a/molecule/default/process-network-policy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-- name: "Process NetworkPolicy needed to access the Kiali UI when in Maistra environment [state={{ network_policy_state }}]"
-  k8s:
-    state: "{{ network_policy_state }}"
-    definition:
-      apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-      kind: NetworkPolicy
-      metadata:
-        name: kiali-network-policy-molecule
-        namespace: "{{ network_policy_namespace }}"
-        labels:
-          app.kubernetes.io/name: kiali
-      spec:
-        podSelector:
-          matchLabels:
-            app.kubernetes.io/name: kiali
-        policyTypes: ["Ingress"]
-        ingress: [{}]
-  when:
-  - is_maistra == True
diff --git a/molecule/metrics-test/converge.yml b/molecule/metrics-test/converge.yml
index 04e2c4eb..27a94d9d 100644
--- a/molecule/metrics-test/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/metrics-test/converge.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
       test_start_time: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
 
   - set_fact:
-      # OSSM 2.2 uses Prometheus 2.23.0. Upstream Istio Prometheus addon uses something >2.31.0. The label is different for each.
-      prom_namespace_label: "{{ 'kubernetes_namespace' if is_maistra == True else 'namespace' }}"
+      prom_namespace_label: "namespace"
 
   # Operator metrics are always enabled - make sure we have them
-  # NOTE: Service Mesh/Maistra does NOT collect these metrics, so do not test when running in Maistra env.
 
   # an operator http-metric
   - import_tasks: ../common/query-prometheus.yml
@@ -33,13 +31,9 @@
       prometheus_request:
         query: "workqueue_work_duration_seconds_count{app=\\\"kiali-operator\\\",{{ prom_namespace_label }}=\\\"{{ kiali.operator_namespace }}\\\"}"
         time: "{{ test_start_time}}"
-    when:
-    - is_maistra != True
   - assert:
       that:
       - prometheus_query_results.json.data.result | length > 0
-    when:
-    - is_maistra != True
 
   # an operator build info metric
   - import_tasks: ../common/query-prometheus.yml
@@ -47,13 +41,9 @@
       prometheus_request:
         query: "ansible_operator_build_info"
         time: "{{ test_start_time}}"
-    when:
-    - is_maistra != True
   - assert:
       that:
       - prometheus_query_results.json.data.result | length > 0
-    when:
-    - is_maistra != True
 
   # The test is initialized with Kiali metrics turned off so there should not be any yet
   - import_tasks: ../common/query-prometheus.yml