diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7000d29d2ee..00000000000
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-automerge: false
-collection_redirect: true
-notifications: false
-files:
-  $module_utils/csharp: &id001
-    labels: windows
-    maintainers: $team_windows_core
-    support: core
-  $module_utils/network:
-    labels: networking
-  $module_utils/network/common:
-    maintainers: $team_networking
-    support: network
-  $module_utils/powershell: *id001
-  $modules:
-    ignored: ryansb tomaszkiewicz
-  $modules/lineinfile.py: $team_ansible samdoran
-  $modules/stat.py:
-    ignored: bpennypacker
-  $modules/unarchive.py:
-    ignored: dagwieers
-    labels: m:unarchive
-    maintainers: pileofrogs
-  $modules/add_host.py:
-    ignored: skvidal
-    maintainers: $team_ansible
-  $modules/get_url.py: ptux
-  $modules/uri.py:
-    ignored: romeotheriault
-    maintainers: $team_ansible
-  $modules/pip.py: Lujeni webknjaz
-  $modules//yum.py:
-    ignored: skvidal
-    maintainers: $team_ansible kustodian
-  $modules/user.py: $team_ansible samdoran
-  $modules/pause.py: samdoran
-  $modules/wait_for.py: gregswift
-  $plugins/cliconf/:
-    labels: networking
-  $plugins/connection/psrp.py: *id001
-  $plugins/connection/winrm.py: *id001
-  $plugins/doc_fragments/url_windows.py:
-    labels: windows
-    maintainers: $team_windows_core
-    support: core
-  $plugins/httpapi:
-    labels: networking
-    maintainers: $team_networking
-    support: network
-  $plugins/netconf/:
-    labels: networking
-    maintainers: $team_networking
-    support: network
-  $plugins/shell/powershell.py: *id001
-  $plugins/terminal/:
-    labels: networking
-  $plugins/terminal/__init__.py:
-    support: network
-  .github/BOTMETA.yml:
-    labels: botmeta
-    support: core
-  hacking/report.py:
-    notified: mattclay
-  hacking/shippable/:
-    notified: mattclay
-  lib/ansible/cli/scripts/ansible_connection_cli_stub.py:
-    keywords:
-    - persistent connection
-    labels: networking
-  lib/ansible/config/ansible_builtin_runtime.yml:
-    labels: runtime
-    maintainers: gundalow
-  lib/ansible/executor/powershell: *id001
-  lib/ansible/inventory:
-    keywords:
-    - core inventory
-    - inventory
-    - inventory parsing
-  lib/ansible/playbook/handler.py:
-    keywords:
-    - handlers
-  lib/ansible/playbook/role:
-    keywords:
-    - roles path
-    - roles_path
-    - role
-    - role path
-  lib/ansible/playbook/role/include.py:
-    keywords:
-    - include role
-    - include_role
-    - role include
-  lib/ansible/playbook/role/requirement.py:
-    keywords:
-    - role dependencies
-    - role dep
-    - role dependency
-  lib/ansible/release.py:
-    notified: mattclay nitzmahone
-  lib/ansible/template:
-    keywords:
-    - jinja
-    - jinja2
-  lib/ansible/utils/collection_loader.py:
-    notified: mattclay nitzmahone
-  test/integration/targets/incidental_:
-    notified: mattclay
-  test/lib/:
-    notified: mattclay
-  test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules:
-    keywords:
-    - validate-modules
-    notified:
-    - mattclay
-  test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py:
-    notified:
-    - gundalow
-    - sivel
-  test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/schema.py:
-    notified:
-    - gundalow
-    - sivel
-  test/sanity/:
-    notified: mattclay
-  test/sanity/ignore.txt:
-    notified: tremble
-  test/support/:
-    notified: mattclay
-  test/utils/shippable/:
-    notified: mattclay
-macros:
-  module_utils: lib/ansible/module_utils
-  modules: lib/ansible/modules
-  plugins: lib/ansible/plugins
-  team_ansible: []
-  team_networking: Qalthos ganeshrn trishnaguha justjais NilashishC danielmellado rohitthakur2590 GomathiselviS
-  team_windows_core: nitzmahone jborean93
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.json b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 56455d209bb..00000000000
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "no_targets": true,
-    "output": "path-line-column-message"
-}
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dacc1fbaa24..00000000000
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-"""Make sure the data in BOTMETA.yml is valid"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import re
-import sys
-import yaml
-
-from voluptuous import All, Any, Match, MultipleInvalid, Required, Schema
-from voluptuous.humanize import humanize_error
-
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-
-
-def main():
-    """Validate BOTMETA"""
-    path = '.github/BOTMETA.yml'
-
-    try:
-        with open(path, 'r') as f_path:
-            botmeta = yaml.safe_load(f_path)
-    except yaml.error.MarkedYAMLError as ex:
-        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' % (path, ex.context_mark.line + 1, ex.context_mark.column + 1, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
-        sys.exit()
-    except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' % (path, 0, 0, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
-        sys.exit()
-
-    list_string_types = list(string_types)
-
-    files_schema = Any(
-        Schema(*string_types),
-        Schema({
-            'ignored': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'keywords': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'labels': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'maintainers': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'migrated_to': All(
-                Any(*string_types),
-                Match(r'^\w+\.\w+$'),
-            ),
-            'notified': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'supershipit': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
-            'support': Any("core", "network", "community"),
-        })
-    )
-
-    list_dict_file_schema = [{str_type: files_schema}
-                             for str_type in string_types]
-
-    schema = Schema({
-        Required('automerge'): bool,
-        Required('collection_redirect'): bool,
-        Required('notifications'): bool,
-        Required('files'): Any(None, *list_dict_file_schema),
-        Required('macros'): dict,  # Any(*list_macros_schema),
-    })
-
-    # Ensure schema is valid
-
-    try:
-        schema(botmeta)
-    except MultipleInvalid as ex:
-        for error in ex.errors:
-            # No way to get line numbers
-            print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (path, 0, 0, humanize_error(botmeta, error)))
-
-    # Ensure botmeta is always support:core
-    botmeta_support = botmeta.get('files', {}).get('.github/BOTMETA.yml', {}).get('support', '')
-    if botmeta_support != 'core':
-        print('%s:%d:%d: .github/BOTMETA.yml MUST be support: core' % (path, 0, 0))
-
-    # Find all path (none-team) macros so we can substitute them
-    macros = botmeta.get('macros', {})
-    path_macros = []
-    for macro in macros:
-        if macro.startswith('team_'):
-            continue
-        path_macros.append(macro)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
-
-# Possible future work
-# * Schema for `macros:` - currently ignored due to team_ansible
-# * Ensure that all $teams mention in `files:` exist in `$macros`
-# * Validate GitHub names - possibly expensive lookup needed - No should be validated when module is added - gundalow
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in
deleted file mode 100644
index edd96991dde..00000000000
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pyyaml
-voluptuous
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f999ae634c5..00000000000
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# edit "botmeta.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test botmeta
-PyYAML==6.0
-voluptuous==0.13.1