diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
index fdddc26fd2..505a514344 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import type { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { createConfluenceToMarkdownAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-confluence-to-markdown';
-import {
-  createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction,
-  createGitlabProjectDeployTokenAction,
-  createGitlabProjectVariableAction,
-  createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction,
-  createGitlabIssueAction,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab';
 
 export default async function createPlugin(
   env: PluginEnvironment,
@@ -54,11 +47,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
       config: env.config,
       reader: env.reader,
     }),
-    createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction({ integrations: integrations }),
-    createGitlabProjectDeployTokenAction({ integrations: integrations }),
-    createGitlabProjectVariableAction({ integrations: integrations }),
-    createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction({ integrations: integrations }),
-    createGitlabIssueAction({ integrations: integrations }),
   ];
 
   return await createRouter({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/README.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
index 9ca74079b2..c946c8b476 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ return await createRouter({
   database: env.database,
   reader: env.reader,
 });
-
-// TODO: incorporate Issues creation in example
 ```
 
 After that you can use the action in your template:
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/sample-templates/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/sample-templates/template.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ae328a8d2..0000000000
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/sample-templates/template.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
-kind: Template
-metadata:
-  name: gitlab-demo
-  title: Gitlab DEMO
-  description: Scaffolder Gitlab Demo
-spec:
-  owner: backstage/techdocs-core
-  type: service
-  
-  parameters:
-    - title: Fill in some steps
-      required:
-        - name
-      properties:
-        name:
-          title: Name
-          type: string
-          description: Unique name of the component
-          ui:autofocus: true
-          ui:options:
-            rows: 5
-        projectId:
-          title: Project id
-          type: number  
-        weight:
-          title: Issue weight
-          type: number                          
-        title:
-          title: Issue title
-          type: string    
-        description:
-          title: Issue description
-          type: string                    
-        issueType:
-          title: Type
-          type: string
-          ui:help: 'issue, incident, test_case'
-        createdAt:
-            title: Creation date
-            type: string
-            format: date-time
-        dueDate:
-            title: Due date
-            type: string
-            format: date-time
-
-    - title: Choose a location
-      required:
-        - repoUrl
-      properties:
-        repoUrl:
-          title: Repository Location
-          type: string
-          ui:field: RepoUrlPicker
-          ui:options:
-            allowedHosts:
-              - gitlab.com
-
-  steps:
-    - id: gitlabIssue
-      name: Issues
-      action: gitlab:issues:create
-      input:
-        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }} # git.tech.rz.db.de?owner=devex-core&repo=test-repo
-        token: ${{ secrets.USER_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
-        projectId: ${{ parameters.projectId }} # 52723821
-        title: ${{ parameters.title }}
-        weight: ${{ parameters.weight }}
-        assignees: 
-          - 11013327
-        description: ${{ parameters.description }}
-        confidential: true
-        createdAt: ${{ parameters.createdAt }} # "2023-03-11T03:45:40Z"
-        dueDate: ${{ parameters.dueDate }} # "2024-03-11T03:45:40Z"
-        labels: test-label1,test-label2
-        issueType: ${{ parameters.issueType }}
-  output:
-    links:
-      - title: Link to new issue
-        url: ${{ steps['gitlabIssue'].output.issueUrl }}
-
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction.ts
index cdc25b85d8..510871e028 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ export const createGitlabGroupEnsureExistsAction = (options: {
 
       const { path } = ctx.input;
       const { token, integrationConfig } = getToken(ctx.input, integrations);
-      console.log(`THIS IS THE TOKEN ${token}`);
-      console.log(`THIS IS THE PATH ${path}`);
       const api = new Gitlab({
         host: integrationConfig.config.baseUrl,
         token: token,