diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4d605ac9eb..462bd2746c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Changelog
 
 **Removed**
 
+- #1430 Removed Identifier Types
+
 
 **Fixed**
 
diff --git a/bika/lims/__init__.py b/bika/lims/__init__.py
index 96c6c6b44a..baff9c2503 100644
--- a/bika/lims/__init__.py
+++ b/bika/lims/__init__.py
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ def initialize(context):
     from controlpanel.bika_containers import Containers  # noqa
     from controlpanel.bika_containertypes import ContainerTypes  # noqa
     from controlpanel.bika_departments import Departments  # noqa
-    from controlpanel.bika_identifiertypes import IdentifierTypes  # noqa
     from controlpanel.bika_instrumentlocations import InstrumentLocations  # noqa
     from controlpanel.bika_instruments import Instruments  # noqa
     from controlpanel.bika_instrumenttypes import InstrumentTypes  # noqa
diff --git a/bika/lims/adapters/configure.zcml b/bika/lims/adapters/configure.zcml
index 2281f81ea1..e39316b406 100644
--- a/bika/lims/adapters/configure.zcml
+++ b/bika/lims/adapters/configure.zcml
@@ -146,19 +146,6 @@
     END OF FIELDS/WIDGETS VISIBILITY
     -->
 
-    <adapter name='bika.lims.IHaveIdentifiersExtender' factory=".identifiers.IHaveIdentifiersSchemaExtender"/>
-    <adapter name='bika.lims.IHaveIdentifiersModifier' factory=".identifiers.IHaveIdentifiersSchemaModifier"/>
-
-    <adapter factory=".identifiers.IdentifiersIndexer" name="Identifiers"/>
-
-    <browser:page
-      for="*"
-      name="getidentifiertypes"
-      class="bika.lims.adapters.identifiers.ajaxGetIdentifierTypes"
-      permission="zope.Public"
-      layer="bika.lims.interfaces.IBikaLIMS"
-    />
-
     <!-- Stickers -->
     <!-- IGetStickerTemplates adapters -->
     <adapter
diff --git a/bika/lims/adapters/identifiers.py b/bika/lims/adapters/identifiers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c0aa86b3b8..0000000000
--- a/bika/lims/adapters/identifiers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# This file is part of SENAITE.CORE.
-#
-# SENAITE.CORE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation, version 2.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
-# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
-# details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
-# Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# Copyright 2018-2019 by it's authors.
-# Some rights reserved, see README and LICENSE.
-
-import json
-from operator import itemgetter
-
-import plone
-from archetypes.schemaextender.interfaces import IOrderableSchemaExtender
-from archetypes.schemaextender.interfaces import ISchemaModifier
-from bika.lims import bikaMessageFactory as _
-from bika.lims import safe_unicode
-from bika.lims.browser import BrowserView
-from bika.lims.browser.widgets import RecordsWidget
-from bika.lims.fields import ExtRecordsField
-from bika.lims.interfaces import IHaveIdentifiers
-from plone.indexer import indexer
-from zope.component import adapts
-from zope.interface import implements
-
-
-@indexer(IHaveIdentifiers)
-def IdentifiersIndexer(instance):
-    """Return a list of unique Identifier strings
-    This populates the Identifiers Keyword index, but with some
-    replacements to prevent the word-splitter etc from taking effect.
-    """
-    identifiers = instance.Schema()['Identifiers'].get(instance)
-    return [safe_unicode(i['Identifier']) for i in identifiers]
-
-
-Identifiers = ExtRecordsField(
-    'Identifiers',
-    required=False,
-    type='identifiers',
-    searchable=True,
-    subfields=('IdentifierType', 'Identifier', 'Description'),
-    required_subfields=('IdentifierType', 'Identifier'),
-    subfield_labels={'IdentifierType': _('Identifier Type'),
-                     'Identifier': _('Identifier'),
-                     'Description': _('Description')},
-    subfield_validators={'IdentifierType': 'identifiervalidator',
-                         'Identifier': 'identifiervalidator'},
-    subfield_sizes={'IdentifierType': 10,
-                    'Identifier': 15,
-                    'Description': 32},
-    widget=RecordsWidget(
-        label=_('Identifiers for this object'),
-        description=_(
-            "Select identifiers by which this object can be referenced."),
-        visible={'view': 'visible',
-                 'edit': 'visible'},
-        combogrid_options={
-            'IdentifierType': {
-                'colModel': [
-                    {'columnName': 'identifiertype_uid', 'hidden': True},
-                    {'columnName': 'IdentifierType', 'width': '30',
-                     'label': _('Identifier Type')},
-                    {'columnName': 'Description', 'width': '70',
-                     'label': _('Description')}
-                ],
-                'url': 'getidentifiertypes',
-                'showOn': True,
-                'width': '500px',
-            }
-        }
-    )
-)
-
-
-class IHaveIdentifiersSchemaExtender(object):
-    adapts(IHaveIdentifiers)
-    implements(IOrderableSchemaExtender)
-
-    fields = [
-        Identifiers,
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(self, context):
-        self.context = context
-
-    def getOrder(self, schematas):
-        """Return modified order of field schemats.
-        """
-        schemata = self.context.schema['description'].schemata
-        fields = schematas[schemata]
-        fields.insert(fields.index('description') + 1,
-                      'Identifiers')
-        return schematas
-
-    def getFields(self):
-        return self.fields
-
-
-class IHaveIdentifiersSchemaModifier(object):
-    adapts(IHaveIdentifiers)
-    implements(ISchemaModifier)
-
-    def __init__(self, context):
-        self.context = context
-
-    def fiddle(self, schema):
-        schemata = schema['description'].schemata
-        schema['Identifiers'].schemata = schemata
-        schema.moveField('Identifiers', after='description')
-        return schema
-
-
-class ajaxGetIdentifierTypes(BrowserView):
-    """ Identifier types vocabulary source for jquery combo dropdown box
-    """
-
-    def __call__(self):
-        plone.protect.CheckAuthenticator(self.request)
-        searchTerm = 'searchTerm' in self.request and self.request[
-            'searchTerm'].lower() or ''
-        page = self.request['page']
-        nr_rows = self.request['rows']
-        sord = self.request['sord']
-        sidx = self.request['sidx']
-        rows = []
-
-        # lookup objects from ZODB
-        brains = self.bika_setup_catalog(portal_type='IdentifierType',
-                                         is_active=True)
-        if brains and searchTerm:
-            brains = [p for p in brains if p.Title.lower(
-            ).find(searchTerm) > -1]
-
-        for p in brains:
-            rows.append({'IdentifierType': p.Title,
-                         'Description': p.Description})
-
-        rows = sorted(rows, cmp=lambda x, y: cmp(x.lower(
-        ), y.lower()), key=itemgetter(sidx and sidx or 'IdentifierType'))
-        if sord == 'desc':
-            rows.reverse()
-        pages = len(rows) / int(nr_rows)
-        pages += divmod(len(rows), int(nr_rows))[1] and 1 or 0
-        ret = {'page': page,
-               'total': pages,
-               'records': len(rows),
-               'rows': rows[(int(page) - 1) * int(nr_rows): int(page) * int(
-                   nr_rows)]}
-        return json.dumps(ret)
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/images/bikalabstellit200x.png b/bika/lims/browser/images/bikalabstellit200x.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e244e0d259..0000000000
Binary files a/bika/lims/browser/images/bikalabstellit200x.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype.png b/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2612d46654..0000000000
Binary files a/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype_big.png b/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype_big.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f6791c029..0000000000
Binary files a/bika/lims/browser/images/identifiertype_big.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/analysisservice.py b/bika/lims/content/analysisservice.py
index 7e95b90696..7d90271db9 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/analysisservice.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/analysisservice.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 from bika.lims.content.abstractbaseanalysis import schema
 from bika.lims.interfaces import IAnalysisService
 from bika.lims.interfaces import IDeactivable
-from bika.lims.interfaces import IHaveIdentifiers
 from bika.lims.utils import to_utf8 as _c
 from magnitude import mg
 from Products.Archetypes.public import BooleanField
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ def Containers(self, instance=None):
 
 
 class AnalysisService(AbstractBaseAnalysis):
-    implements(IAnalysisService, IHaveIdentifiers, IDeactivable)
+    implements(IAnalysisService, IDeactivable)
     security = ClassSecurityInfo()
     schema = schema
     displayContentsTab = False
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/identifiertype.py b/bika/lims/content/identifiertype.py
index 5da3b90849..dfa168ef1f 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/identifiertype.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/identifiertype.py
@@ -32,28 +32,6 @@
 from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
 from zope.interface import implements
 
-from ZODB.POSException import ConflictError
-
-# class IdentifierTypeAttributesField(RecordsField):
-#     """Keeps a list of possible attributes for an identifier of this type
-#     """
-#     _properties = RecordsField._properties.copy()
-#     _properties.update({
-#         'fixedSize': False,
-#         'minimalSize': 1,
-#         'maximalSize': 9999,
-#         'type': 'identifiertypeattributes',
-#         'subfields': ('title', 'description'),
-#         'required_subfields': ('title',),
-#         'subfield_labels': {'title': _('Attribute Title'),
-#                             'description': _('Description')},
-#         'subfield_sizes': {'title': 20,
-#                            'description': 35},
-#         'subfield_validators': {'title': 'identifiertypeattributesvalidator'},
-#     })
-#     security = ClassSecurityInfo()
-
-
 PortalTypes = LinesField(
     'PortalTypes',
     vocabulary='getPortalTypes',
@@ -63,17 +41,6 @@
     ),
 )
 
-# Attributes = IdentifierTypeAttributesField(
-#     'Attributes',
-#     widget=BikaRecordsWidget(
-#         label=_("Identifier attributes"),
-#         description=_("Each item identified with this IdentifierType can "
-#                       "contain additional information.  The allowed
-# attributes "
-#                       "can be specified here."),
-#     ),
-# )
-
 schema = BikaSchema.copy() + Schema((
     PortalTypes,
     # Attributes,
@@ -92,7 +59,6 @@ class IdentifierType(BaseContent):
 
     def _renameAfterCreation(self, check_auto_id=False):
         from bika.lims.idserver import renameAfterCreation
-
         renameAfterCreation(self)
 
     def getPortalTypes(self):
diff --git a/bika/lims/controlpanel/bika_identifiertypes.py b/bika/lims/controlpanel/bika_identifiertypes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 991f6d583e..0000000000
--- a/bika/lims/controlpanel/bika_identifiertypes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# This file is part of SENAITE.CORE.
-#
-# SENAITE.CORE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation, version 2.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
-# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
-# details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
-# Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# Copyright 2018-2019 by it's authors.
-# Some rights reserved, see README and LICENSE.
-
-import collections
-
-from bika.lims import bikaMessageFactory as _
-from bika.lims.browser.bika_listing import BikaListingView
-from bika.lims.config import PROJECTNAME
-from bika.lims.interfaces import IIdentifierTypes
-from bika.lims.permissions import AddIdentifierType
-from bika.lims.utils import get_link
-from plone.app.folder.folder import ATFolder
-from plone.app.folder.folder import ATFolderSchema
-from Products.Archetypes.public import registerType
-from Products.ATContentTypes.content import schemata
-from zope.interface.declarations import implements
-
-
-class IdentifierTypesView(BikaListingView):
-    """Listing for identifier types
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, context, request):
-        super(IdentifierTypesView, self).__init__(context, request)
-
-        self.catalog = "bika_setup_catalog"
-
-        self.contentFilter = {
-            "portal_type": "IdentifierType",
-            "sort_on": "sortable_title",
-            "sort_order": "ascending"
-        }
-
-        self.context_actions = {
-            _("Add"): {
-                "url": "createObject?type_name=IdentifierType",
-                "permission": AddIdentifierType,
-                "icon": "++resource++bika.lims.images/add.png"}}
-
-        self.title = self.context.translate(_("Identifier Types"))
-        self.description = ""
-        self.icon = "{}/{}".format(
-            self.portal_url,
-            "++resource++bika.lims.images/identifiertype_big.png")
-
-        self.show_select_column = True
-        self.pagesize = 25
-
-        self.columns = collections.OrderedDict((
-            ("Title", {
-                "title": _("Title"),
-                "index": "sortable_title"}),
-            ("Description", {
-                "title": _("Description"),
-                "index": "description",
-                "toggle": True}),
-        ))
-
-        self.review_states = [
-            {
-                "id": "default",
-                "title": _("Active"),
-                "contentFilter": {"is_active": True},
-                "columns": self.columns.keys(),
-            }, {
-                "id": "inactive",
-                "title": _("Inactive"),
-                "contentFilter": {"is_active": False},
-                "columns": self.columns.keys(),
-            }, {
-                "id": "all",
-                "title": _("All"),
-                "contentFilter": {},
-                "columns": self.columns.keys(),
-            },
-        ]
-
-    def before_render(self):
-        """Before template render hook
-        """
-        # Don't allow any context actions
-        self.request.set("disable_border", 1)
-
-    def folderitem(self, obj, item, index):
-        """Applies new properties to the item (Client) that is currently being
-        rendered as a row in the list
-
-        :param obj: client to be rendered as a row in the list
-        :param item: dict representation of the client, suitable for the list
-        :param index: current position of the item within the list
-        :type obj: ATContentType/DexterityContentType
-        :type item: dict
-        :type index: int
-        :return: the dict representation of the item
-        :rtype: dict
-        """
-
-        url = obj.absolute_url()
-        title = obj.Title()
-
-        item["Description"] = obj.Description()
-        item["replace"]["Title"] = get_link(url, value=title)
-
-        return item
-
-
-schema = ATFolderSchema.copy()
-
-
-class IdentifierTypes(ATFolder):
-    implements(IIdentifierTypes)
-    displayContentsTab = False
-    schema = schema
-
-
-schemata.finalizeATCTSchema(schema, folderish=True, moveDiscussion=False)
-
-registerType(IdentifierTypes, PROJECTNAME)
diff --git a/bika/lims/controlpanel/configure.zcml b/bika/lims/controlpanel/configure.zcml
index a58f1e6db7..7f716a03aa 100644
--- a/bika/lims/controlpanel/configure.zcml
+++ b/bika/lims/controlpanel/configure.zcml
@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@
       layer="bika.lims.interfaces.IBikaLIMS"
     />
 
-    <browser:page
-      for="bika.lims.interfaces.IIdentifierTypes"
-      name="folder_view"
-      class=".bika_identifiertypes.IdentifierTypesView"
-      permission="senaite.core.permissions.ManageBika"
-      layer="bika.lims.interfaces.IBikaLIMS"
-    />
-
     <browser:page
       for="bika.lims.interfaces.IInstruments"
       name="folder_view"
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/catalog.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/catalog.xml
index d88ab46559..68dd0bfe5d 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/catalog.xml
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/catalog.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
  <index name="SamplingRoundUID" meta_type="FieldIndex"> <indexed_attr value="SamplingRoundUID"/> </index>
  <column value="SamplingRoundUID"/>
  <column value="review_state"/>
- <index name="Identifiers" meta_type="KeywordIndex"/>
  <column value="getClientID"/>
 </object>
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/controlpanel.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/controlpanel.xml
index dfac638c68..6a056bcca3 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/controlpanel.xml
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/controlpanel.xml
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@
   <permission>senaite.core: Manage Bika</permission>
  </configlet>
 
- <configlet title="Identifier Types" action_id="bika_identifiertypes"
-            appId="bika.lims" category="bika" condition_expr=""
-            icon_expr="string:++resource++bika.lims.images/identifiertype.png"
-            url_expr="string:$portal_url/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes"
-            visible="True"
-            i18n:attributes="title">
-     <permission>senaite.core: Manage Bika</permission>
- </configlet>
-
  <configlet title="Analysis Specifications" action_id="bika_analysisspecs"
     appId="bika.lims" category="bika" condition_expr=""
     icon_expr="string:++resource++bika.lims.images/analysisspec.png"
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/rolemap.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
index 79fa39d41c..f9eaef33e7 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
@@ -232,12 +232,6 @@
       <role name="Manager"/>
       <role name="Owner"/>
     </permission>
-    <permission name="senaite.core: Add IdentifierType" acquire="False">
-      <role name="LabClerk"/>
-      <role name="LabManager"/>
-      <role name="Manager"/>
-      <role name="Owner"/>
-    </permission>
     <permission name="senaite.core: Add Instrument" acquire="False">
       <role name="LabClerk"/>
       <role name="LabManager"/>
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.objects b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.objects
index 6807ec1c4f..06bc8e3f7a 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.objects
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.objects
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ bika_analysisspecs,AnalysisSpecs
 bika_attachmenttypes,AttachmentTypes
 bika_batchlabels,BatchLabels
 bika_calculations,Calculations
-bika_identifiertypes,IdentifierTypes
 bika_instruments,Instruments
 bika_instrumenttypes,InstrumentTypes
 bika_instrumentlocations,InstrumentLocations
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.preserve b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.preserve
index de3fc0cf47..e2ec2f2431 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.preserve
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/.preserve
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ bika_analysisspecs
 bika_attachmenttypes
 bika_batchlabels
 bika_calculations
-bika_identifiertypes
 bika_instruments
 bika_instrumenttypes
 bika_instrumentlocations
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes/.objects b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes/.objects
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes/.properties b/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes/.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e642ce5478..0000000000
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/structure/bika_setup/bika_identifiertypes/.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-description = 
-title = Identifier Types
-
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/types.xml
index 46aa1a67af..6f061295a0 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types.xml
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/types.xml
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
  <object name="Department" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
  <object name="Departments" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
  <object name="DuplicateAnalysis" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
- <object name="IdentifierType" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
- <object name="IdentifierTypes" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
  <object name="Instrument" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
  <object name="Instruments" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
  <object name="InstrumentCalibration" meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"/>
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierType.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierType.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f2246840d..0000000000
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierType.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<object name="IdentifierType"
-        meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"
-        xmlns:i18n="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/i18n"
-        i18n:domain="plone">
- <property name="title" i18n:translate="">Identifier Type</property>
- <property name="description"></property>
- <property name="content_icon">++resource++bika.lims.images/identifiertype.png</property>
- <property name="content_meta_type">IdentifierType</property>
- <property name="product">bika.lims</property>
- <property name="factory">addIdentifierType</property>
- <property name="add_view_expr"></property>
- <property name="link_target"></property>
- <property name="global_allow">False</property>
- <property name="filter_content_types">False</property>
- <property name="allowed_content_types"/>
- <property name="allow_discussion">False</property>
- <property name="default_view_fallback">False</property>
-
- <alias from="(Default)" to="base_view"/>
- <alias from="view" to="base_view"/>
- <alias from="edit" to="base_edit"/>
-
- <action title="View"
-         action_id="view"
-         category="object"
-         condition_expr=""
-         url_expr="string:${object_url}/view"
-         i18n:attributes="title"
-         i18n:domain="plone"
-         visible="True">
-  <permission value="View"/>
- </action>
-
- <action title="Edit"
-         action_id="edit"
-         category="object"
-         condition_expr=""
-         url_expr="string:${object_url}/edit"
-         i18n:attributes="title"
-         i18n:domain="plone"
-         visible="True">
-  <permission value="Modify portal content"/>
- </action>
-
-</object>
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierTypes.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierTypes.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 127167d2da..0000000000
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/types/IdentifierTypes.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<object name="IdentifierTypes"
-        meta_type="Factory-based Type Information with dynamic views"
-        xmlns:i18n="http://xml.zope.org/namespaces/i18n"
-        i18n:domain="plone">
- <property name="title" i18n:translate="">Identifier Types</property>
- <property name="description"></property>
- <property name="content_icon">++resource++bika.lims.images/identifiertype.png</property>
- <property name="content_meta_type">IdentifierTypes</property>
- <property name="product">bika.lims</property>
- <property name="factory">addIdentifierTypes</property>
- <property name="add_view_expr"></property>
- <property name="link_target"></property>
- <property name="global_allow">False</property>
- <property name="filter_content_types">True</property>
- <property name="allowed_content_types">
-  <element value="IdentifierType"/>
- </property>
- <property name="allow_discussion">False</property>
- <property name="default_view_fallback">False</property>
-
- <alias from="(Default)" to="folder_view"/>
- <alias from="view" to="folder_view"/>
- <alias from="base_view" to="folder_view"/>
- <alias from="edit" to="base_edit"/>
-
-</object>
diff --git a/bika/lims/profiles/default/workflows.xml b/bika/lims/profiles/default/workflows.xml
index 0bccdebd78..cf77360929 100644
--- a/bika/lims/profiles/default/workflows.xml
+++ b/bika/lims/profiles/default/workflows.xml
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
     <type type_id="Departments">
       <bound-workflow workflow_id="senaite_one_state_workflow"/>
     </type>
-    <type type_id="IdentifierTypes">
-      <bound-workflow workflow_id="senaite_one_state_workflow"/>
-    </type>
     <type type_id="InstrumentLocations">
       <bound-workflow workflow_id="senaite_one_state_workflow"/>
     </type>
diff --git a/bika/lims/setuphandlers.py b/bika/lims/setuphandlers.py
index 3f827566f2..3306643c36 100644
--- a/bika/lims/setuphandlers.py
+++ b/bika/lims/setuphandlers.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
     ("Container", ["bika_setup_catalog"]),
     ("ContainerType", ["bika_setup_catalog"]),
     ("Department", ["bika_setup_catalog", "portal_catalog"]),
-    ("IdentifierType", ["bika_setup_catalog"]),
     ("Instrument", ["bika_setup_catalog", "portal_catalog"]),
     ("InstrumentLocation", ["bika_setup_catalog", "portal_catalog"]),
     ("InstrumentType", ["bika_setup_catalog", "portal_catalog"]),
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@
     ("bika_catalog", "BatchDate", "", "DateIndex"),
     ("bika_catalog", "Creator", "", "FieldIndex"),
     ("bika_catalog", "Description", "", "ZCTextIndex"),
-    ("bika_catalog", "Identifiers", "", "KeywordIndex"),
     ("bika_catalog", "Title", "", "ZCTextIndex"),
     ("bika_catalog", "Type", "", "FieldIndex"),
     ("bika_catalog", "UID", "", "FieldIndex"),
@@ -165,7 +163,6 @@
 
     ("bika_setup_catalog", "Creator", "", "FieldIndex"),
     ("bika_setup_catalog", "Description", "", "ZCTextIndex"),
-    ("bika_setup_catalog", "Identifiers", "", "KeywordIndex"),
     ("bika_setup_catalog", "Title", "", "ZCTextIndex"),
     ("bika_setup_catalog", "Type", "", "FieldIndex"),
     ("bika_setup_catalog", "UID", "", "FieldIndex"),
diff --git a/bika/lims/upgrade/v01_03_002.py b/bika/lims/upgrade/v01_03_002.py
index 4a493fab51..ff41c7fe94 100644
--- a/bika/lims/upgrade/v01_03_002.py
+++ b/bika/lims/upgrade/v01_03_002.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ def upgrade(tool):
     # Allow to detach a partition from its primary sample (#1420)
     update_partitions_role_mappings(portal)
 
+    # Remove Identifiers
+    remove_identifiers(portal)
+
     # Unindex stale catalog brains from the auditlog_catalog
     # https://github.com/senaite/senaite.core/issues/1438
     unindex_orphaned_brains_in_auditlog_catalog(portal)
@@ -129,3 +132,39 @@ def update_partitions_role_mappings(portal):
         partition.reindexObjectSecurity()
 
     logger.info("Updating role mappings of partitions [DONE]")
+
+
+def remove_identifiers(portal):
+    """Remove Identifiers from the portal
+    """
+    # 1. Remove the identifiers and identifier types
+    logger.info("Removing identifiers ...")
+
+    setup = portal.bika_setup
+    try:
+        # we use _delOb because manage_delObjects raises an unauthorized here
+        it = setup["bika_identifiertypes"]
+        for i in it.objectValues():
+            i.unindexObject()
+        it.unindexObject()
+        setup._delOb("bika_identifiertypes")
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    # 2. Remove controlpanel configlet
+    cp = portal.portal_controlpanel
+    cp.unregisterConfiglet("bika_identifiertypes")
+
+    # 3. Remove catalog indexes
+    for cat in ["portal_catalog", "bika_catalog", "bika_setup_catalog"]:
+        tool = portal[cat]
+        if "Identifiers" in tool.indexes():
+            tool.manage_delIndex("Identifiers")
+
+    # 4. Remove type registration
+    pt = portal.portal_types
+    for t in ["IdentifierType", "IdentifierTypes"]:
+        if t in pt.objectIds():
+            pt.manage_delObjects(t)
+
+    logger.info("Removing identifiers [DONE]")