diff --git a/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml b/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
index f85e77ff11c32d0738d6da7876f16843dc1ccdb5..66d440ff42fe60f91617858a5246cbd6362be3de 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
@@ -572,16 +572,6 @@ actions:
     chroot: true
     script: scripts/generate_locales.sh
 
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the logind AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/lib.systemd.systemd-logind
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Tracker AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.tracker
-
   # work around the Debos isssue in https://phabricator.apertis.org/T4308
   - action: run
     chroot: false
diff --git a/apertis-ospack-minimal.yaml b/apertis-ospack-minimal.yaml
index d1d0c9ed4da99721adcba1887d69ae9fa89a1cc8..de793dee28e8e57134888611d67f591a6c1d5435 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-minimal.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-minimal.yaml
@@ -171,26 +171,6 @@ actions:
     chroot: true
     script: scripts/generate_locales.sh
 
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the logind AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/lib.systemd.systemd-logind
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Canterbury AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.canterbury*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Ribchester AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.ribchester*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Newport AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.newport
-
   # work around the Debos isssue in https://phabricator.apertis.org/T4308
   - action: run
     chroot: false
diff --git a/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml b/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
index 30b783dbd61c0df8c48345a1b41d557c2325c214..06c136ce539f019741726b2ca2e1af8dc06d16d1 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
@@ -750,41 +750,6 @@ actions:
     chroot: true
     script: scripts/generate_locales.sh
 
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the logind AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/lib.systemd.systemd-logind
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Canterbury AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.canterbury*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Ribchester AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.ribchester*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Newport AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.newport
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Rhosydd AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.rhosydd
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Tracker AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.tracker
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Frome AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.frome
-
   # work around the Debos isssue in https://phabricator.apertis.org/T4308
   - action: run
     chroot: false
diff --git a/apertis-ospack-target.yaml b/apertis-ospack-target.yaml
index 1e01e3ccea33e6e6dfcf88d069ce7232a1e20932..c68cbc67fd28ff34e9322fddd26523198805b459 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-target.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-target.yaml
@@ -286,43 +286,6 @@ actions:
     chroot: true
     script: scripts/generate_locales.sh
 
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the logind AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/lib.systemd.systemd-logind
-
-  {{ if eq $ivitools "enabled" }}
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Canterbury AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.canterbury*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Ribchester AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.*.ribchester*
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Newport AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.newport
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Rhosydd AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.rhosydd
-  {{ end }}
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Tracker AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.tracker
-
-  - action: run
-    description: Switch the Frome AppArmor profile to complain mode
-    chroot: false
-    script: scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh ${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.frome
-
   # work around the Debos isssue in https://phabricator.apertis.org/T4308
   - action: run
     chroot: false
diff --git a/scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh b/scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8c8ad0809104fabf00eb57cc152ad5602afe5b16..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/scripts/apparmor-profile-switch-to-complain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -eu
-
-for ARG in "$@"
-do
-    PROFILE=$(basename "$ARG")
-    echo "AppArmor: forcing profile $PROFILE in complain mode"
-    ln -s "../$PROFILE" "${ROOTDIR}/etc/apparmor.d/force-complain/"
-done