diff --git a/backend/src/apiserver/resource/resource_manager.go b/backend/src/apiserver/resource/resource_manager.go
index b328f70db99..27ed18830e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/apiserver/resource/resource_manager.go
+++ b/backend/src/apiserver/resource/resource_manager.go
@@ -405,13 +405,6 @@ func (r *ResourceManager) CreatePipelineAndPipelineVersion(p *model.Pipeline, pv
 		return nil, nil, util.Wrap(err, "Failed to create a pipeline and a pipeline version")
 	}
 
-	// TODO(gkcalat): consider removing this after v2beta1 GA if we adopt storing PipelineSpec in DB.
-	// Store the pipeline file
-	err = r.objectStore.AddFile(tmpl.Bytes(), r.objectStore.GetPipelineKey(newVersion.UUID))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, util.Wrap(err, "Failed to create a pipeline and a pipeline version due to error saving PipelineSpec to ObjectStore")
-	}
-
 	newPipeline.Status = model.PipelineReady
 	err = r.pipelineStore.UpdatePipelineStatus(
 		newPipeline.UUID,
@@ -1535,13 +1528,6 @@ func (r *ResourceManager) CreatePipelineVersion(pv *model.PipelineVersion) (*mod
 		return nil, util.Wrap(err, "Failed to create pipeline version in PipelineStore")
 	}
 
-	// TODO(gkcalat): consider removing this after v2beta1 GA if we adopt storing PipelineSpec in DB.
-	// Store the pipeline file
-	err = r.objectStore.AddFile(tmpl.Bytes(), r.objectStore.GetPipelineKey(fmt.Sprint(version.UUID)))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, util.Wrap(err, "Failed to create a pipeline version due to error saving PipelineSpec to ObjectStore")
-	}
-
 	// After pipeline version being created in DB and pipeline file being
 	// saved in minio server, set this pieline version to status ready.
 	version.Status = model.PipelineVersionReady
@@ -1589,7 +1575,7 @@ func (r *ResourceManager) ListPipelineVersions(pipelineId string, opts *list.Opt
 // Deletes a pipeline version and the corresponding PipelineSpec.
 func (r *ResourceManager) DeletePipelineVersion(pipelineVersionId string) error {
 	// Check if pipeline version exists
-	pipelineVersion, err := r.pipelineStore.GetPipelineVersion(pipelineVersionId)
+	_, err := r.pipelineStore.GetPipelineVersion(pipelineVersionId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline version with id %v as it was not found", pipelineVersionId)
 	}
@@ -1610,41 +1596,7 @@ func (r *ResourceManager) DeletePipelineVersion(pipelineVersionId string) error
 	// either using async deletion in order for this method to be non-blocking
 	// or or exploring other performance optimization tools provided by gcs.
 	//
-	// TODO(gkcalat): consider removing this if we switch to storing PipelineSpec in DB.
-	// DeleteObject always responds with http '204' even for
-	// objects which do not exist. The err below will be nil.
-	//
-	// Delete based on pipeline spec URI
-	pipelineSpecRemoved := false
-	var osErr error
-	err = r.objectStore.DeleteFile(pipelineVersion.PipelineSpecURI)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("%v", util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v with URI %v", pipelineVersionId, pipelineVersion.PipelineSpecURI))
-		osErr = util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v with URI %v", pipelineVersionId, pipelineVersion.PipelineSpecURI)
-	} else {
-		pipelineSpecRemoved = true
-	}
-	// Delete based on pipeline version id
-	err = r.objectStore.DeleteFile(r.objectStore.GetPipelineKey(fmt.Sprint(pipelineVersionId)))
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("%v", util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v", pipelineVersionId))
-		err = util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v", pipelineVersionId)
-		osErr = util.Wrap(osErr, err.Error())
-	} else {
-		pipelineSpecRemoved = true
-	}
-	// Delete based on pipeline id
-	err = r.objectStore.DeleteFile(r.objectStore.GetPipelineKey(fmt.Sprint(pipelineVersion.PipelineId)))
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("%v", util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v using pipeline id %v", pipelineVersionId, pipelineVersion.PipelineId))
-		err = util.Wrapf(err, "Failed to delete pipeline spec for pipeline version id %v using pipeline id %v", pipelineVersionId, pipelineVersion.PipelineId)
-		osErr = util.Wrap(osErr, err.Error())
-	} else {
-		pipelineSpecRemoved = true
-	}
-	if !pipelineSpecRemoved {
-		return util.Wrap(osErr, "Failed to delete a pipeline spec")
-	}
+
 	// Delete the DB entry
 	err = r.pipelineStore.DeletePipelineVersion(pipelineVersionId)
 	if err != nil {