diff --git a/roles/grdc/defaults/main.yml b/roles/grdc/defaults/main.yml
index 45e7bf06..18a515b9 100644
--- a/roles/grdc/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/grdc/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,18 +12,4 @@ grdc_station_zips:
   - ftp://ftp.bafg.de/pub/REFERATE/GRDC/catalogue/grdc_stations.zip
 # Archycos daily zip url
 grds_archycos_day_zip: ftp://ftp.bafg.de/pub/REFERATE/GRDC/ARC_HYCOS/arc_hycos_day.zip
-# Global Terrestrial Network for River Discharge (GTN-R) datasets
-# https://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/04_spcldtbss/44_GTNR/GTN-R%20SOS2.html
-grdc_gtnr:
-  - id: 1
-    name: WMO Region 1 (Africa)
-    stations: ftp://ftp.bafg.de/pub/REFERATE/GRDC/website/GTNR_ONLINE_1.txt
-    periods:
-      - range: 1931-1960
-        url: https://gemstat.bafg.de/KiWISGRDC/KiWIS?datasource=1&service=SOS&version=2.0&request=GetObservation&featureOfInterest=http://gemstat.bafg.de/stations/1104150,1104530,1159100,1160235,1160378,1160500,1160580,1160684,1160788,1160880,1255100,1257100,1259100,1445100,1732100,1733600&temporalFilter=phenomenonTime,1931-01-01T00:00:00.000Z/1960-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
-      - range: 1961-1990
-        url: https://gemstat.bafg.de/KiWISGRDC/KiWIS?datasource=1&service=SOS&version=2.0&request=GetObservation&featureOfInterest=http://gemstat.bafg.de/stations/1104150,1104530,1159100,1160235,1160378,1160500,1160580,1160684,1160788,1160880,1255100,1257100,1259100,1445100,1732100,1733600&temporalFilter=phenomenonTime,1961-01-01T00:00:00.000Z/1990-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
-      - range: 1981-2010
-        url: https://gemstat.bafg.de/KiWISGRDC/KiWIS?datasource=1&service=SOS&version=2.0&request=GetObservation&featureOfInterest=http://gemstat.bafg.de/stations/1104150,1104530,1159100,1160235,1160378,1160500,1160580,1160684,1160788,1160880,1255100,1257100,1259100,1445100,1732100,1733600&temporalFilter=phenomenonTime,1981-01-01T00:00:00.000Z/2010-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
-  # TODO add all regions
-grdc_researchdrive_archives: []
+# TODO fetch grdc data from dcache
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diff --git a/roles/grdc/tasks/gtnr.yml b/roles/grdc/tasks/gtnr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 22e6cac1..00000000
--- a/roles/grdc/tasks/gtnr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Wich region
-  debug:
-    msg: 'Region {{ item.id }}: {{ item.name }}'
-- name: GTN-R - Stations
-  get_url:
-    url: '{{ item.stations }}'
-    dest: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/stations/'
-- name: GTN-R - monthlies
-  get_url:
-    url: '{{ period.url }}'
-    dest: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/monthlies/GTNR_{{ item.id }}.{{ period.range }}.wml2'
-  loop: '{{ item.periods }}'
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: period
diff --git a/roles/grdc/tasks/researchdrive.yml b/roles/grdc/tasks/researchdrive.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cdd58af6..00000000
--- a/roles/grdc/tasks/researchdrive.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: research drive archive - copy
-  command: rclone --config /home/ubuntu/.config/rclone/rclone.conf copy RD:/eWaterCycle/GRDC/{{ item }} {{ grdc_root_dir }}/archives/
-  args:
-    chdir: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/archives'
-    creates: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/archives/{{ item }}'
-- name: research drive archive - dailies
-  unarchive:
-    src: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/archives/{{ item }}'
-    dest: '{{ grdc_root_dir }}/dailies'
-    exclude: '*_Q_Month.txt'
-    remote_src: yes