diff --git a/plugins/ciena/mcp.go b/plugins/ciena/mcp.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c51eed50c44cbe1cd8a4c7c888a22240227beaa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/plugins/ciena/mcp.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,230 +0,0 @@
-package ciena
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"code.fbi.h-da.de/cocsn/gosdn/database"
-	"code.fbi.h-da.de/cocsn/gosdn/nucleus"
-	apiclient "code.fbi.h-da.de/cocsn/swagger/apis/mcp/client"
-	"code.fbi.h-da.de/cocsn/yang-models/generated/tapi"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
-	httptransport "github.com/go-openapi/runtime/client"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	"github.com/openconfig/ygot/ygot"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-//Mcp handles requests to a Ciena MCP RESTCONF endpoint
-type Mcp struct {
-	transport *httptransport.Runtime
-	client    *apiclient.ServiceTopologyTAPI
-	database  *database.Database
-	buffer    *bytes.Buffer
-	config    *nucleus.ClientConfig
-	device    ygot.GoStruct
-}
-
-// GetConfig returns a ClientConfig struct containing
-// the current configuration stat of the Ciena SBI ciena
-func (c Mcp) GetConfig() nucleus.ClientConfig {
-	return *c.config
-}
-
-// ListPorts is a stub to satisfy the interface
-// TODO: Implement
-func (c Mcp) ListPorts() interface{} {
-	return nil
-}
-
-// PushReceiver is a stub to satisfy the interface
-// TODO: Implement
-func (c Mcp) PushReceiver() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-//NewMCPClient creates a Ciena flavores TAPI ciena
-func NewMCPClient(endpoint, username, password string, database *database.Database, config *nucleus.ClientConfig) *Mcp {
-	// create the transport
-	transport := httptransport.New(endpoint, "/", nil)
-	transport.Transport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
-	// create the API ciena, with the transport
-	basicAuth := httptransport.BasicAuth(username, password)
-	// authenticate ciena
-	transport.DefaultAuthentication = basicAuth
-	client := apiclient.New(transport, strfmt.Default)
-
-	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	transport.Consumers[runtime.JSONMime] = nucleus.YANGConsumer{Data: buffer}
-
-	return &Mcp{
-		transport: transport,
-		client:    client,
-		database:  database,
-		buffer:    buffer,
-		config:    config,
-		device:    &tapi.Device{},
-	}
-}
-
-// GetConnections implements the TAPI Connectivity GetConnections call with a grain of
-// Ciena salt. The response is written to the ciena's buffer and passed to the database
-func (c *Mcp) GetConnections() error {
-	defer c.buffer.Reset()
-	_, err := c.client.TapiConnectivityCore.GetTapiCoreContextConnection(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	json := preformatJSON(c.buffer.String(), c.config.GjsonConnectionsPath)
-
-	for _, jsonEntry := range json.Array() {
-		dest := &tapi.TapiCommon_Context_ConnectivityContext_Connection{}
-		if err := tapi.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonEntry.String()), dest); err != nil {
-			//TODO: think about a way how to handle this.
-			//logging every error is kinda ugly, since ciena tapi throws a
-			//lot of them.
-			log.Info(err)
-		}
-		log.Info(*dest.Uuid)
-	}
-
-	// c.database.StoreConnections(c.buffer.String())
-	// log.Debug(c.buffer.Next(25))
-	return err
-}
-
-// GetLinks implements the TAPI Topology GetLinks call with a grain of
-// Ciena salt. The response is written to the ciena's buffer and passed to the database
-func (c *Mcp) GetLinks() error {
-	defer c.buffer.Reset()
-	_, err := c.client.TapiTopologyCore.GetTapiCoreContextTopologyMcpBaseTopologyLink(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	json := preformatJSON(c.buffer.String(), c.config.GjsonDefaultPath)
-
-	for _, jsonEntry := range json.Array() {
-		dest := &tapi.TapiCommon_Context_TopologyContext_Topology_Link{}
-		if err := tapi.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonEntry.String()), dest); err != nil {
-			//TODO: think about a way how to handle this.
-			//logging every error is kinda ugly, since ciena tapi throws a
-			//lot of them.
-			log.Info(err)
-		}
-		log.Info(*dest.Uuid)
-	}
-
-	// c.database.StoreLinks(c.buffer.String())
-	// log.Debug(c.buffer.Next(25))
-	return err
-}
-
-// GetNodes implements the TAPI Topology GetNodes call with a grain of
-// Ciena salt. The response is written to the ciena's buffer and passed to the database
-func (c *Mcp) GetNodes() error {
-	defer c.buffer.Reset()
-	_, err := c.client.TapiTopologyCore.GetTapiCoreContextTopologyMcpBaseTopologyNode(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	json := preformatJSON(c.buffer.String(), c.config.GjsonDefaultPath)
-
-	for _, jsonEntry := range json.Array() {
-		dest := &tapi.TapiCommon_Context_TopologyContext_Topology_Node{}
-		if err := tapi.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonEntry.String()), dest); err != nil {
-			//TODO: think about a way how to handle this.
-			//logging every error is kinda ugly, since ciena tapi throws a
-			//lot of them.
-			log.Info(err)
-		}
-		log.Info(*dest.Uuid)
-	}
-
-	// c.database.StoreNodes(c.buffer.String())
-	// log.Debug(c.buffer.Next(25))
-	return err
-}
-
-// GetNodeEdgePoints implements the TAPI Topology GetNodeEdgePoints call with a grain of
-// Ciena salt. The response is written to the ciena's buffer and passed to the database
-func (c *Mcp) GetNodeEdgePoints() error {
-	defer c.buffer.Reset()
-	_, err := c.client.TapiTopologyCore.GetTapiCoreContextTopologyMcpBaseTopologyNodeEdgePoint(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	//TODO: there is no tapi ygot struct that fits the ciena node-edge-point
-	dest := &tapi.TapiCommon_Context_TopologyContext_Topology_Link_NodeEdgePoint{}
-	if err := tapi.Unmarshal(c.buffer.Bytes(), dest); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	c.database.StoreNodeEdgePoints(c.buffer.String())
-	log.Debug(c.buffer.Next(25))
-	return err
-}
-
-//preformatJSON preformats the recieved JSON for further processing
-func preformatJSON(jsn string, path string) *gjson.Result {
-	//TODO: move this!
-	modifierName := "uppercase"
-	gjson.AddModifier(modifierName, func(jsonString, arg string) string {
-		var jsonMap interface{}
-		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonString), &jsonMap)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Info("failed unmarshal for JSON")
-		}
-
-		jsonMap = uppercaseJSONValues(jsonMap)
-		result, err := json.Marshal(jsonMap)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Info("failed marshal for JSON")
-		}
-		return string(result)
-	})
-
-	formattedJSON := gjson.Get(jsn, path+"|@"+modifierName)
-	return &formattedJSON
-}
-
-//uppercaseJSONValues takes a interface{} created with json.Unmarshal() and changes the containing
-//string values to uppercase
-//returns a interface{} which can be changed back into a JSON string via
-//json.Marshal()
-func uppercaseJSONValues(jsonMap interface{}) interface{} {
-	switch jsonMap := jsonMap.(type) {
-	//check if []interface{} and go through every entry recursively
-	case []interface{}:
-		for i := range jsonMap {
-			jsonMap[i] = uppercaseJSONValues(jsonMap[i])
-		}
-		return jsonMap
-	//check if map[string]interface, handle ciena tapi json specific fixes
-	//and go on recursively
-	case map[string]interface{}:
-		tmpInterfaceMap := make(map[string]interface{}, len(jsonMap))
-		for k, v := range jsonMap {
-			//TODO: maybe we can uppercase them too, but for now:
-			//DO NOT uppercase uuid's
-			if strings.Contains(k, "uuid") {
-				tmpInterfaceMap[k] = v
-			} else {
-				tmpInterfaceMap[k] = uppercaseJSONValues(v)
-			}
-		}
-		return tmpInterfaceMap
-	//ygot: requires enums in uppercase and since CIENA TAPI does sometimes
-	//provide faulty JSON values we need to uppercase them before we process
-	//them further
-	case string:
-		return strings.ToUpper(jsonMap)
-	//default: do nothing (like for bool or other stuff)
-	default:
-		return jsonMap
-	}
-}
diff --git a/plugins/sbi-general.go b/plugins/sbi-general.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a4ce3272fcbbe8ca40a0ec0b9925e9b76959b6b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/plugins/sbi-general.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package plugins
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"plugin"
-)
-
-type SBIGreeter interface {
-	SBIHello()
-}
-
-func SBILoader() {
-	modPath := "/Users/mls/go/src/code.fbi.h-da.de/cocsn/byowsbi/byowsbi.o"
-
-	// open the so file that contains the SBI-plugin as step before loading the symbols
-	plug, err := plugin.Open(modPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// loading the symbols
-	sbiModule, err := plug.Lookup("SBIGreeter")
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// Assert the loaded symbol
-	var sbigreeter SBIGreeter
-	sbigreeter, ok := sbiModule.(SBIGreeter)
-	if !ok {
-		fmt.Println("unexpected type from module symbol")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// use me!
-	sbigreeter.SBIHello()
-}