diff --git a/bsp_q7s/em/emObjectFactory.cpp b/bsp_q7s/em/emObjectFactory.cpp
index c4ba4517..9301f6d3 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/em/emObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/em/emObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -69,116 +69,3 @@ void ObjectFactory::produce(void* args) {
 
   createMiscComponents();
 }
-
-void ObjectFactory::createCcsdsComponents(LinuxLibgpioIF* gpioComIF) {
-  using namespace gpio;
-  // GPIO definitions of signals connected to the virtual channel interfaces of the PTME IP Core
-  GpioCookie* gpioCookiePtmeIp = new GpioCookie;
-  GpiodRegularByLineName* gpio = nullptr;
-  std::stringstream consumer;
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC0");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_BUSY_SIGNAL_VC0, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC0_PAPB_BUSY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC0");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_EMPTY_SIGNAL_VC0, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC0_PAPB_EMPTY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 1");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_BUSY_SIGNAL_VC1, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC1_PAPB_BUSY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 1");
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC1_PAPB_EMPTY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 2");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_BUSY_SIGNAL_VC2, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC2_PAPB_BUSY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 2");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_EMPTY_SIGNAL_VC2, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC2_PAPB_EMPTY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 3");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_BUSY_SIGNAL_VC3, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC3_PAPB_BUSY, gpio);
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer.str("PAPB VC 3");
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PAPB_EMPTY_SIGNAL_VC3, consumer.str());
-  gpioCookiePtmeIp->addGpio(gpioIds::VC3_PAPB_EMPTY, gpio);
-
-  gpioChecker(gpioComIF->addGpios(gpioCookiePtmeIp), "PTME PAPB VCs");
-
-  // Creating virtual channel interfaces
-  VcInterfaceIF* vc0 =
-      new PapbVcInterface(gpioComIF, gpioIds::VC0_PAPB_BUSY, gpioIds::VC0_PAPB_EMPTY, q7s::UIO_PTME,
-                          q7s::uiomapids::PTME_VC0);
-  VcInterfaceIF* vc1 =
-      new PapbVcInterface(gpioComIF, gpioIds::VC1_PAPB_BUSY, gpioIds::VC1_PAPB_EMPTY, q7s::UIO_PTME,
-                          q7s::uiomapids::PTME_VC1);
-  VcInterfaceIF* vc2 =
-      new PapbVcInterface(gpioComIF, gpioIds::VC2_PAPB_BUSY, gpioIds::VC2_PAPB_EMPTY, q7s::UIO_PTME,
-                          q7s::uiomapids::PTME_VC2);
-  VcInterfaceIF* vc3 =
-      new PapbVcInterface(gpioComIF, gpioIds::VC3_PAPB_BUSY, gpioIds::VC3_PAPB_EMPTY, q7s::UIO_PTME,
-                          q7s::uiomapids::PTME_VC3);
-
-  // Creating ptme object and adding virtual channel interfaces
-  Ptme* ptme = new Ptme(objects::PTME);
-  ptme->addVcInterface(ccsds::VC0, vc0);
-  ptme->addVcInterface(ccsds::VC1, vc1);
-  ptme->addVcInterface(ccsds::VC2, vc2);
-  ptme->addVcInterface(ccsds::VC3, vc3);
-
-  AxiPtmeConfig* axiPtmeConfig =
-      new AxiPtmeConfig(objects::AXI_PTME_CONFIG, q7s::UIO_PTME, q7s::uiomapids::PTME_CONFIG);
-  PtmeConfig* ptmeConfig = new PtmeConfig(objects::PTME_CONFIG, axiPtmeConfig);
-#if OBSW_ENABLE_SYRLINKS_TRANSMIT_TIMEOUT == 1
-  // Set to high value when not sending via syrlinks
-  static const uint32_t TRANSMITTER_TIMEOUT = 86400000;  // 1 day
-#else
-  static const uint32_t TRANSMITTER_TIMEOUT = 900000;  // 15 minutes
-#endif
-  CCSDSHandler* ccsdsHandler = new CCSDSHandler(
-      objects::CCSDS_HANDLER, objects::PTME, objects::CCSDS_PACKET_DISTRIBUTOR, ptmeConfig,
-      gpioComIF, gpioIds::RS485_EN_TX_CLOCK, gpioIds::RS485_EN_TX_DATA, TRANSMITTER_TIMEOUT);
-
-  VirtualChannel* vc = nullptr;
-  vc = new VirtualChannel(ccsds::VC0, common::VC0_QUEUE_SIZE, objects::CCSDS_HANDLER);
-  ccsdsHandler->addVirtualChannel(ccsds::VC0, vc);
-  vc = new VirtualChannel(ccsds::VC1, common::VC1_QUEUE_SIZE, objects::CCSDS_HANDLER);
-  ccsdsHandler->addVirtualChannel(ccsds::VC1, vc);
-  vc = new VirtualChannel(ccsds::VC2, common::VC2_QUEUE_SIZE, objects::CCSDS_HANDLER);
-  ccsdsHandler->addVirtualChannel(ccsds::VC2, vc);
-  vc = new VirtualChannel(ccsds::VC3, common::VC3_QUEUE_SIZE, objects::CCSDS_HANDLER);
-  ccsdsHandler->addVirtualChannel(ccsds::VC3, vc);
-
-  GpioCookie* gpioCookiePdec = new GpioCookie;
-  consumer.str("");
-  consumer << "0x" << std::hex << objects::PDEC_HANDLER;
-  // GPIO also low after linux boot (specified by device-tree)
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::PDEC_RESET, consumer.str(), Direction::OUT,
-                                    Levels::LOW);
-  gpioCookiePdec->addGpio(gpioIds::PDEC_RESET, gpio);
-
-  gpioChecker(gpioComIF->addGpios(gpioCookiePdec), "PDEC");
-
-  new PdecHandler(objects::PDEC_HANDLER, objects::CCSDS_HANDLER, gpioComIF, gpioIds::PDEC_RESET,
-                  q7s::UIO_PDEC_CONFIG_MEMORY, q7s::UIO_PDEC_RAM, q7s::UIO_PDEC_REGISTERS);
-
-  GpioCookie* gpioRS485Chip = new GpioCookie;
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::RS485_EN_TX_CLOCK, "RS485 Transceiver",
-                                    Direction::OUT, Levels::LOW);
-  gpioRS485Chip->addGpio(gpioIds::RS485_EN_TX_CLOCK, gpio);
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::RS485_EN_TX_DATA, "RS485 Transceiver",
-                                    Direction::OUT, Levels::LOW);
-  gpioRS485Chip->addGpio(gpioIds::RS485_EN_TX_DATA, gpio);
-
-  // Default configuration enables RX channels (RXEN = LOW)
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::RS485_EN_RX_CLOCK, "RS485 Transceiver",
-                                    Direction::OUT, Levels::LOW);
-  gpioRS485Chip->addGpio(gpioIds::RS485_EN_RX_CLOCK, gpio);
-  gpio = new GpiodRegularByLineName(q7s::gpioNames::RS485_EN_RX_DATA, "RS485 Transceiver",
-                                    Direction::OUT, Levels::LOW);
-  gpioRS485Chip->addGpio(gpioIds::RS485_EN_RX_DATA, gpio);
-
-  gpioChecker(gpioComIF->addGpios(gpioRS485Chip), "RS485 Transceiver");
-}