diff --git a/internal/app/sandbox/main.go b/internal/app/sandbox/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c9bd0235..00000000
--- a/internal/app/sandbox/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/overlay"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	nodeDB, _ := node.New()
-	nodes, _ := nodeDB.FindAllNodes()
-	//	wwlog.SetLevel(wwlog.DEBUG)
-	overlay.OverlayBuild(nodes, "runtime")
-}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/build/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/build/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a00bcbca..00000000
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/build/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package build
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/container"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/kernel"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	var nodes []node.NodeInfo
-	showHelp := true
-
-	n, err := node.New()
-	if err != nil {
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not open node configuration: %s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		var err error
-		nodes, err = n.SearchByName(args[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not find nodes for search term: %s\n", args[0])
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		var err error
-		nodes, err = n.FindAllNodes()
-		if err != nil {
-			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not get list of nodes: %s\n", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	if buildVnfs == true || buildAll == true {
-		set := make(map[string]int)
-		showHelp = false
-
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "Building VNFS images...\n")
-
-		for _, node := range nodes {
-			set[node.Vnfs.Get()]++
-		}
-		for e := range set {
-			container.Build(e, buildForce)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if buildKernel == true || buildAll == true {
-		set := make(map[string]int)
-		showHelp = false
-
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "Building Kernel images...\n")
-
-		for _, node := range nodes {
-			set[node.KernelVersion.Get()]++
-		}
-		for e := range set {
-			kernel.Build(e)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if buildSystemOverlay == true || buildAll == true {
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "Building System Overlays...\n")
-		showHelp = false
-
-		//		overlay.SystemBuild(nodes, buildForce)
-	}
-
-	if buildRuntimeOverlay == true || buildAll == true {
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.INFO, "Building Runtime Overlays...n")
-		showHelp = false
-
-		//		overlay.RuntimeBuild(nodes, buildForce)
-	}
-
-	if showHelp == true {
-		cmd.Usage()
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/build/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/build/root.go
deleted file mode 100644
index dd8f29cc..00000000
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/build/root.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-package build
-
-import (
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-var (
-	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "build",
-		Short: "Warewulf build subcommand",
-		Long: "Warewulf build is used to build VNFS, kernel, and system-overlay objects for\n" +
-			"provisioning. The default usage will be to build and/or update anything\n" +
-			"that seems to be needed.",
-		RunE: CobraRunE,
-	}
-
-	buildVnfs           bool
-	buildKernel         bool
-	buildRuntimeOverlay bool
-	buildSystemOverlay  bool
-	buildAll            bool
-	buildForce          bool
-)
-
-func init() {
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildVnfs, "container", "V", false, "Build and/or update VNFS images.")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildKernel, "kernel", "K", false, "Build and/or update Kernel images.")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildRuntimeOverlay, "runtime", "R", false, "Build and/or update runtime overlays")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildSystemOverlay, "system", "S", false, "Build and/or update system overlays")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildAll, "all", "A", false, "Build and/or update all components")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&buildForce, "force", "f", false, "Force build even if nothing has been updated.")
-
-}
-
-// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
-func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	return baseCmd
-}