diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/serializers.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/serializers.py
index 1749b66e7..a279d3d5a 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/serializers.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/data_files/serializers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Serialize stt data."""
 import logging
-from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.timezone import make_aware
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from tdpservice.parsers.models import ParserError
 from tdpservice.data_files.errors import ImmutabilityError
diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/settings/common.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/settings/common.py
index c86adcda0..3216d366a 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/settings/common.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/settings/common.py
@@ -558,7 +558,3 @@ class Common(Configuration):
     BULK_CREATE_BATCH_SIZE = os.getenv("BULK_CREATE_BATCH_SIZE", 10000)
     MEDIAN_LINE_PARSE_TIME = os.getenv("MEDIAN_LINE_PARSE_TIME", 0.0005574226379394531)
     BYPASS_OFA_AUTH = os.getenv("BYPASS_OFA_AUTH", False)
-
-    OUTDATED_SUBMISSION_CUTOFF = parse_datetime(
-        os.getenv('OUTDATED_SUBMISSION_CUTOFF', '2024-05-31T00:00:00')
-    )