diff --git a/pkg/stub/handler.go b/pkg/stub/handler.go
index 080118c2bf..56bfd95c48 100644
--- a/pkg/stub/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/stub/handler.go
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// installerConfigNamespace is the namespace containing the installer config.
-	installerConfigNamespace = "kube-system"
-
-	// clusterConfigResource is the resource containing the installer config.
-	clusterConfigResource = "cluster-config-v1"
-
 	// ClusterIngressFinalizer is applied to all ClusterIngress resources before
 	// they are considered for processing; this ensures the operator has a chance
 	// to handle all states.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testhelper.go b/pkg/util/testhelper.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 63fea276ce..0000000000
--- a/pkg/util/testhelper.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-package util
-
-import (
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-)
-
-const (
-	// emptyRoutingConfigYAML is a yaml snippet with an empty routingConfig.
-	emptyRoutingConfigYAML = `routingConfig:`
-
-	// invalidRoutingConfigYAML is a yaml snippet with an invalid routingConfig.
-	invalidRoutingConfigYAML = `routingConfig: bad`
-
-	// blankSubdomainYAML is a yaml snippet with a blank routingConfig subdomain.
-	blankSubdomainYAML = `
-routingConfig:
-  subdomain:
-`
-
-	// emptySubdomainYAML is a yaml snippet with an empty routingConfig subdomain (spaces).
-	emptySubdomainYAML = `
-routingConfig:
-  subdomain: "     "
-`
-
-	// goodSubdomainYAML is a yaml snippet with a valid routingConfig subdomain.
-	goodSubdomainYAML = `
-routingConfig:
-  subdomain: "mycluster.unit.test"
-`
-)
-
-// ConfigTest is a test case scenario used for testing the config code.
-type ConfigTest struct {
-	Name             string
-	ConfigMap        *corev1.ConfigMap
-	ErrorExpectation bool
-}
-
-// makeConfig creates a config [map] based on the yaml snippet passed to it.
-func makeConfig(snippet string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
-	return &corev1.ConfigMap{
-		Data: map[string]string{
-			"kco-config": snippet,
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-// ConfigTestDefaultConfigMap returns the default/best case scenario config map.
-func ConfigTestDefaultConfigMap() *corev1.ConfigMap {
-	return makeConfig(goodSubdomainYAML)
-}
-
-// ConfigTestScenarios returns the all the test scenarios.
-func ConfigTestScenarios() []ConfigTest {
-	return []ConfigTest{
-		{
-			Name:             "no config map",
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "empty config map",
-			ConfigMap:        &corev1.ConfigMap{},
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "missing kco-config map",
-			ConfigMap:        &corev1.ConfigMap{Data: map[string]string{"install-config": ""}},
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "empty kco-config map",
-			ConfigMap:        makeConfig(""),
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "empty kco-config map routingConfig",
-			ConfigMap:        makeConfig(emptyRoutingConfigYAML),
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "invalid kco-config map routingConfig",
-			ConfigMap:        makeConfig(invalidRoutingConfigYAML),
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "empty kco-config map routingConfig subdomain",
-			ConfigMap:        makeConfig(blankSubdomainYAML),
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "empty kco-config map routingConfig subdomain with spaces",
-			ConfigMap:        makeConfig(emptySubdomainYAML),
-			ErrorExpectation: true,
-		},
-		{
-			Name:             "ok kco-config map routingConfig subdomain",
-			ConfigMap:        ConfigTestDefaultConfigMap(),
-			ErrorExpectation: false,
-		},
-	}
-}