diff --git a/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicefileconfig.py b/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicefileconfig.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 06a134cd..00000000
--- a/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicefileconfig.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-"""
-service file configuration
-"""
-
-
-class ServiceFileConfig:
-    def __init__(self):
-        # dict(node_id:dict(service:dict(filename, data)))
-        self.configurations = {}
-
-    # def set_service_configs(self, node_id, service_name, file_configs):
-    #     """
-    #     store file configs
-    #
-    #     :param int node_id: node id
-    #     :param str service_name: service name
-    #     :param dict(str, str) file_configs: map of service file to its data
-    #     :return: nothing
-    #     """
-    #     for key, value in file_configs.items():
-    #         self.configurations[node_id][service_name][key] = value
-
-    def set_custom_service_file_config(self, node_id, service_name, file_name, data):
-        """
-        store file config
-
-        :param int node_id: node id
-        :param str service_name: service name
-        :param str file_name: file name
-        :param str data: data
-        :return: nothing
-        """
-        if node_id not in self.configurations:
-            self.configurations[node_id] = {}
-        if service_name not in self.configurations[node_id]:
-            self.configurations[node_id][service_name] = {}
-        self.configurations[node_id][service_name][file_name] = data
diff --git a/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicenodeconfig.py b/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicenodeconfig.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3473e1d8..00000000
--- a/coretk/coretk/data/todelete/servicenodeconfig.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-"""
-service node configuration
-"""
-import logging
-from tkinter import messagebox
-
-import grpc
-
-
-class ServiceNodeConfig:
-    def __init__(self, app):
-        self.app = app
-        # dict(node_id:dict(service:node_service_config_proto))
-        # maps node to all of its service configuration
-        self.configurations = {}
-        # dict(node_id:set(str))
-        # maps node to current configurations
-        self.current_services = {}
-        self.default_services = {}
-
-    # todo rewrite, no need self.default services
-    def node_default_services_configuration(self, node_id, node_model):
-        """
-        set the default configurations for the default services of a node
-
-        :param coretk.graph.CanvasNode canvas_node: canvas node object
-        :return: nothing
-        """
-        session_id = self.app.core.session_id
-        client = self.app.core.client
-
-        if len(self.default_services) == 0:
-            response = client.get_service_defaults(session_id)
-            logging.info("session default services: %s", response)
-            for default in response.defaults:
-                self.default_services[default.node_type] = default.services
-
-        self.configurations[node_id] = {}
-
-        self.current_services[node_id] = set()
-        for default in self.default_services[node_model]:
-            response = client.get_node_service(session_id, node_id, default)
-            logging.info(
-                "servicenodeconfig.py get node service (%s), result: %s",
-                node_id,
-                response,
-            )
-            self.configurations[node_id][default] = response.service
-            self.current_services[node_id].add(default)
-
-    def node_new_service_configuration(self, node_id, service_name):
-        """
-        store node's configuration if a new service is added from the GUI
-
-        :param int node_id: node id
-        :param str service_name: service name
-        :return: nothing
-        """
-        try:
-            config = self.app.core.get_node_service(node_id, service_name)
-        except grpc.RpcError:
-            messagebox.showerror("Service problem", "Service not found")
-            return False
-        if node_id not in self.configurations:
-            self.configurations[node_id] = {}
-        if node_id not in self.current_services:
-            self.current_services[node_id] = set()
-        if service_name not in self.configurations[node_id]:
-            self.configurations[node_id][service_name] = config
-        self.current_services[node_id].add(service_name)
-        return True
-
-    def node_custom_service_configuration(self, node_id, service_name):
-        self.configurations[node_id][service_name] = self.app.core.get_node_service(
-            node_id, service_name
-        )
-
-    def node_service_custom_configuration(
-        self, node_id, service_name, startups, validates, shutdowns
-    ):
-        self.app.core.set_node_service(
-            node_id, service_name, startups, validates, shutdowns
-        )
-        config = self.app.core.get_node_service(node_id, service_name)
-        self.configurations[node_id][service_name] = config