diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/env/sandbox/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/env/sandbox/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ab88efce..000000000
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/env/sandbox/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--TODO: ptkach - Remove this file after cloud scheduler is fully up and running -->
-<cronentries>
-
-</cronentries>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadAction.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadAction.java
index 4503e08f8..31962b1de 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadAction.java
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ public final class NordnUploadAction implements Runnable {
   static final String PATH = "/_dr/task/nordnUpload";
   static final String LORDN_PHASE_PARAM = "lordnPhase";
 
-  private static final int BATCH_SIZE = 1000;
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
-  private static final Duration LEASE_PERIOD = Duration.standardHours(1);
 
   /**
    * A unique (enough) id that is outputted in log lines to make it clear which log lines are
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadActionTest.java
index 8165e5e18..2e8df684b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tmch/NordnUploadActionTest.java
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.TaskHandle;
-import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.TaskOptions;
-import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.TaskOptions.Method;
 import com.google.common.base.VerifyException;
 import google.registry.batch.CloudTasksUtils;
 import google.registry.model.domain.Domain;
@@ -232,13 +229,6 @@ class NordnUploadActionTest {
             .build());
   }
 
-  private static TaskHandle makeTaskHandle(
-      String taskName, String tag, String payload, String queue) {
-    return new TaskHandle(
-        TaskOptions.Builder.withPayload(payload).method(Method.PULL).tag(tag).taskName(taskName),
-        queue);
-  }
-
   private void verifyColumnCleared(String domainName) {
     VKey<Domain> domainKey = load(Domain.class, domainName, clock.nowUtc());
     Domain domain = loadByKey(domainKey);