diff --git a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 813732d6c..000000000
--- a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
-set -e
-
-MAXLOOPS=100
-COUNTER=0
-
-while [ $COUNTER -lt $MAXLOOPS ]; do
-    echo "test $COUNTER"
-    ./sof_bootone.sh
-    dmesg > boot_$COUNTER.bootlog
-    let COUNTER+=1
-    sleep 6
-done
diff --git a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootone.sh b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootone.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 61856cac2..000000000
--- a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootone.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
-dmesg -C
-./sof_remove.sh
-
-# exit if remove failed
-ERROR=$(dmesg | grep sof-audio | grep "error")
-if [ ! -z "$ERROR" ]
-then
-    dmesg > boot_fail.log
-    echo "sof_remove failed, see boot_fail.log for details"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-unset ERROR
-
-./sof_insert.sh
-sleep 1
-
-unset FW_BOOT
-unset ERROR
-FW_BOOT=$(dmesg | grep sof-audio | grep "boot complete")
-ERROR=$(dmesg | grep sof-audio | grep -v "DSP trace buffer overflow" | grep "error")
-TIMEOUT=$(dmesg | grep sof-audio | grep "ipc timed out")
-
-# exit if insert failed
-if [ ! -z "$ERROR" ] || [ -z "$FW_BOOT" ] || [ ! -z "$TIMEOUT" ]
-then
-    dmesg > boot_fail.log
-    echo "sof_insert failed, see boot_fail.log for details"
-    exit 1
-else
-    echo "boot success"
-fi
-       
diff --git a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_insert.sh b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_insert.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9f87d159d..000000000
--- a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_insert.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
-insert_module() {
-
-    MODULE="$1"
-
-    if modinfo "$MODULE" &> /dev/null ; then
-	echo "Inserting $MODULE"
-	modprobe $MODULE
-    else
-	echo "skipping $MODULE, not in tree"
-    fi
-}
-
-insert_module snd_soc_da7213
-insert_module snd_soc_da7219
-
-insert_module snd_soc_rt274
-insert_module snd_soc_rt286
-insert_module snd_soc_rt298
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5640
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5645
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5651
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5670
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5677_spi
-insert_module snd_soc_rt5682
-
-insert_module snd_soc_pcm512x_i2c
-insert_module snd_soc_wm8804_i2c
-insert_module snd_soc_max98357a
-insert_module snd_soc_max98090
-
-insert_module snd_soc_rt700
-insert_module snd_soc_rt711
-insert_module snd_soc_rt1308_sdw
-insert_module snd_soc_rt715
-insert_module snd_soc_rt1011
-
-insert_module sof_acpi_dev
-insert_module sof_pci_dev
-
-insert_module snd_sof_acpi
-insert_module snd_sof_pci
-
diff --git a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_remove.sh b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_remove.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 080a4b80f..000000000
--- a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_remove.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
-remove_module() {
-
-    MODULE="$1"
-
-    if lsmod | grep "$MODULE" &> /dev/null ; then
-	echo "Removing $MODULE"
-	rmmod $MODULE
-    else
-	echo "skipping $MODULE, not loaded"
-    fi
-}
-
-remove_module sof_pci_dev
-remove_module sof_acpi_dev
-remove_module snd_sof_pci
-remove_module snd_sof_acpi
-
-remove_module snd_sof_intel_byt
-remove_module snd_sof_intel_bdw
-remove_module snd_sof_intel_hda_common
-remove_module snd_sof_intel_hda
-remove_module snd_sof_intel_ipc
-remove_module snd_sof_xtensa_dsp
-remove_module snd_soc_acpi_intel_match
-
-remove_module snd_soc_sof_rt5682
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bdw_rt5677_mach
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_broadwell
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bxt_da7219_max98357a
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bxt_pcm512x
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bxt_rt298
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bxt_wm8804
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_byt_cht_da7213
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_byt_cht_es8316
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bytcr_rt5640
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_bytcr_rt5651
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_max98090_ti
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_nau8824
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5672
-remove_module snd_soc_sst_glk_rt5682_max98357a
-remove_module snd_soc_cml_rt1011_rt5682
-remove_module snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
-remove_module snd_soc_sdw_rt700
-remove_module snd_soc_sdw_rt711_rt1308_rt715
-
-remove_module snd_sof
-remove_module snd_sof_nocodec
-
-remove_module snd_soc_da7213
-remove_module snd_soc_da7219
-remove_module snd_soc_pcm512x_i2c
-remove_module snd_soc_pcm512x
-
-remove_module snd_soc_rt274
-remove_module snd_soc_rt286
-remove_module snd_soc_rt298
-remove_module snd_soc_rt700
-remove_module snd_soc_rt711
-remove_module snd_soc_rt1308_sdw
-remove_module snd_soc_rt715
-remove_module snd_soc_rt1011
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5640
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5645
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5651
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5670
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5677_spi
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5677
-remove_module snd_soc_rt5682
-remove_module snd_soc_rl6231
-remove_module snd_soc_rl6347a
-
-remove_module snd_soc_wm8804_i2c
-remove_module snd_soc_wm8804
-
-remove_module snd_soc_max98090
-remove_module snd_soc_ts3a227e
-remove_module snd_soc_max98357a
-
-remove_module snd_soc_hdac_hda
-remove_module snd_soc_hdac_hdmi
-remove_module snd_hda_codec_hdmi
-remove_module snd_soc_dmic
-
-remove_module snd_hda_codec_realtek
-remove_module snd_hda_codec_generic
-
-remove_module snd_soc_acpi
-remove_module snd_hda_ext_core
-
-remove_module soundwire_intel_init
-remove_module soundwire_intel
-remove_module soundwire_cadence
-remove_module soundwire_generic_allocation
-remove_module regmap_sdw
-remove_module soundwire_bus
-
-remove_module snd_soc_core
-remove_module snd_hda_codec
-remove_module snd_hda_core
-remove_module snd_hwdep
-remove_module snd_pcm