diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
index e6123c73b554ff2eef02b014c695bb1a1ec0eb90..5531173f417d0989f71f8f39d119859b833f83c7 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
@@ -404,10 +404,6 @@ del _flags
 ## make an alias for trigger flags which looks like old TriggerFlags class
 TriggerFlags = rec.Trigger
 
-
-## add online specific flags
-import TriggerJobOpts.TriggerOnlineFlags    # noqa: F401
-
 ## add slices generation flags
 log.info("TriggerFlags importing SliceFlags"  )
 from TriggerJobOpts.SliceFlags import *                             # noqa: F401, F403
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerOnlineFlags.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerOnlineFlags.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 980948ccdb2fa7ff8c9f23544eb15af7de87fed4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerOnlineFlags.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2021 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
-
-################################################################################
-# @file   TriggerOnlineFlags.py
-# @author Frank Winklmeier
-# @brief  Trigger flags for online running
-################################################################################
-
-from AthenaCommon.JobProperties import JobProperty, JobPropertyContainer
-from AthenaCommon.JobProperties import jobproperties # noqa: F401
-
-_flags = []
-
-class doDBConfig(JobProperty):
-   """ Flag to extract the trigger configuration """
-   statusOn = True
-   allowedTypes = ['bool']
-   StoredValue = False   
-
-_flags += [doDBConfig]
-
-class doDBConfigBaseName(JobProperty):
-   """ Base name of the file that holds the trigger configuration """
-   statusOn = True
-   allowedTypes = ['str']
-   StoredValue = ''   
-
-_flags += [doDBConfigBaseName]
-
-class partitionName(JobProperty):
-   """ Name of the partition if running in online environment, otherwise empty """
-   statusOn = True
-   allowedTypes = ['str']
-   import os
-   StoredValue = os.getenv('TDAQ_PARTITION') or ''
-
-_flags += [partitionName]
-
-# Create "Online" container
-class Online(JobPropertyContainer):
-   """ Trigger online flags
-   """
-   pass
-
-from TriggerJobOpts.TriggerFlags import TriggerFlags
-TriggerFlags.add_Container(Online)
-
-# Add all flags
-for f in _flags:
-   TriggerFlags.Online.add_JobProperty(f)
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
index c7971f5c7f00c2eb8eced1cd175f29256f14b5a8..1e67b6fe910ffe22539dd55387f00b0ea2be8f91 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class opt:
     doID             = True           # ConfigFlags.Trigger.doID
     doCalo           = True           # ConfigFlags.Trigger.doCalo
     doMuon           = True           # ConfigFlags.Trigger.doMuon
-    doDBConfig       = None           # dump trigger configuration
-    trigBase         = None           # file name for trigger config dump
     doWriteRDOTrigger = False         # Write out RDOTrigger?
     doWriteBS        = True           # Write out BS?
     doL1Unpacking    = True           # decode L1 data in input file if True, else setup emulation
@@ -242,11 +240,6 @@ ConfigFlags.Trigger.enableL1TopoDump = opt.enableL1TopoDump
 # Pass on the option enabling HLT selection algorithms
 ConfigFlags.Trigger.doHLT = TriggerFlags.doHLT = bool(opt.doHLT)
 
-# To extract the Trigger configuration
-TriggerFlags.Online.doDBConfig = bool(opt.doDBConfig)
-if opt.trigBase is not None:
-    TriggerFlags.Online.doDBConfigBaseName = opt.trigBase
-
 # Setup list of modifiers
 # Common modifiers for MC and data
 setModifiers = ['noLArCalibFolders',