diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/jtag_if.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/jtag_if.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index 5386b14..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/jtag_if.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-interface jtag_if;
-  logic tck   ;
-  logic trst_n;
-  logic tms   ;
-  logic tdi   ;
-  logic tdo   ;
-  logic tdo_oe;
-
-  modport tb (
-    output tck, trst_n,
-    output tms, tdi,
-    input tdo, tdo_oe
-  );
-
-  modport dut (
-    input tck, trst_n,
-    input tms, tdi,
-    output tdo, tdo_oe
-  );
-endinterface
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/probe.tcl b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/probe.tcl
deleted file mode 100644
index 968eccc..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/probe.tcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-database -shm -open waves.shm -default
-probe -create -shm tb -depth all -all -mem
-run
-exit
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim.core b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim.core
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c76ac0..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim.core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-CAPI=2:
-# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-name: "lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_sim:0.1"
-description: "RV_DM DV sim target"
-filesets:
-  files_rtl:
-    depend:
-      - lowrisc:ip:rv_dm:0.1
-
-  files_dv:
-    depend:
-      - lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_test
-      - lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_sva
-    files:
-      - tb.sv
-    file_type: systemVerilogSource
-
-targets:
-  sim:
-    toplevel: tb
-    filesets:
-      - files_rtl
-      - files_dv
-    default_tool: vcs
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim_cfg.hjson b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim_cfg.hjson
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ed3046..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/rv_dm_sim_cfg.hjson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-{
-  // Name of the sim cfg - typically same as the name of the DUT.
-  name: rv_dm
-
-  // Top level dut name (sv module).
-  dut: rv_dm
-
-  // Top level testbench name (sv module).
-  tb: tb
-
-  // Simulator used to sign off this block
-  tool: vcs
-
-  // Fusesoc core file used for building the file list.
-  fusesoc_core: lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_sim:0.1
-
-  // Testplan hjson file.
-  // TODO: no testplan currently exists, need to create if DV moves forward
-  testplan: "{proj_root}/hw/ip/rv_dm/data/rv_dm_testplan.hjson"
-
-  // RAL spec - used to generate the RAL model.
-  ral_spec: "{proj_root}/hw/ip/rv_dm/data/rv_dm.hjson"
-
-  // Import additional common sim cfg files.
-  import_cfgs: [// Project wide common sim cfg file
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/common_sim_cfg.hjson",
-                // Common CIP test lists
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/tests/csr_tests.hjson",
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/tests/intr_test.hjson",
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/tests/tl_access_tests.hjson",
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/tests/mem_tests.hjson",
-                "{proj_root}/hw/dv/tools/dvsim/tests/stress_tests.hjson"]
-
-  // Add additional tops for simulation.
-  sim_tops: ["rv_dm_bind"]
-
-  // Default iterations for all tests - each test entry can override this.
-  reseed: 50
-
-  // Default UVM test and seq class name.
-  uvm_test: rv_dm_base_test
-  uvm_test_seq: rv_dm_base_vseq
-
-  // List of test specifications.
-  tests: [
-    {
-      name: rv_dm_smoke
-      uvm_test_seq: rv_dm_smoke_vseq
-    }
-  ]
-
-  // List of regressions.
-  regressions: [
-    {
-      name: smoke
-      tests: ["rv_dm_smoke"]
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_bind.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_bind.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index 263f64f..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_bind.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-module rv_dm_bind;
-
-  bind rv_dm tlul_assert #(
-    .EndpointType("Device")
-  ) tlul_assert_device (
-    .clk_i,
-    .rst_ni,
-    .h2d  (regs_tl_d_i),
-    .d2h  (regs_tl_d_o)
-  );
-
-  bind rv_dm tlul_assert #(
-    .EndpointType("Host")
-  ) tlul_assert_host (
-    .clk_i,
-    .rst_ni,
-    .h2d  (sba_tl_h_o),
-    .d2h  (sba_tl_h_i)
-  );
-
-endmodule
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_sva.core b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_sva.core
deleted file mode 100644
index c361c3d..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/sva/rv_dm_sva.core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-CAPI=2:
-# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-name: "lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_sva:0.1"
-description: "RV_DM assertion modules and bind file."
-filesets:
-  files_dv:
-    depend:
-      - lowrisc:tlul:headers
-    files:
-      - rv_dm_bind.sv
-    file_type: systemVerilogSource
-
-  files_formal:
-    depend:
-      - lowrisc:ip:rv_dm
-
-targets:
-  default: &default_target
-    filesets:
-      - files_dv
-
-  formal:
-    <<: *default_target
-    filesets:
-      - files_formal
-      - files_dv
-    toplevel: rv_dm
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tb.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tb.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dbcbfb..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tb.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-module tb;
-  // dep packages
-  import uvm_pkg::*;
-  import dv_utils_pkg::*;
-  import rv_dm_params_pkg::*;
-  import rv_dm_env_pkg::*;
-  import rv_dm_test_pkg::*;
-
-  // macro includes
-  `include "uvm_macros.svh"
-  `include "dv_macros.svh"
-
-  wire clk, rst_n;
-  wire jtag_tdo_oe;
-
-  // interfaces
-  clk_rst_if  clk_rst_if(.clk(clk), .rst_n(rst_n));
-  jtag_if     jtag_if();
-  tl_if       tl_host_if(.clk(clk), .rst_n(rst_n));
-  tl_if       tl_device_if(.clk(clk), .rst_n(rst_n));
-  rv_dm_if    rv_dm_if();
-
-  // dut
-  rv_dm #(
-    .NrHarts      (rv_dm_params_pkg::NR_HARTS),
-    .IdcodeValue  (rv_dm_params_pkg::JTAG_ID_CODE)
-  ) dut (
-    .clk_i        (clk        ),
-    .rst_ni       (rst_n      ),
-
-    .testmode_i   (rv_dm_if.testmode    ),
-    .ndmreset_o   (rv_dm_if.ndmreset    ),
-    .dmactive_o   (rv_dm_if.dmactive    ),
-    .debug_req_o  (rv_dm_if.debug_req   ),
-    .unavailable_i(rv_dm_if.unavailable ),
-
-    .tl_d_i       (tl_device_if.h2d ),
-    .tl_d_o       (tl_device_if.d2h ),
-
-    .tl_h_o       (tl_host_if.h2d   ),
-    .tl_h_i       (tl_host_if.d2h   ),
-
-    .jtag_req_i   ({jtag_if.tck, jtag_if.tms, jtag_if.trst_n, jtag_if.tdi}),
-    .jtag_rsp_o   ({jtag_if.tdo, jtag_tdo_oe})
-  );
-
-  initial begin
-    // drive clk and rst_n from clk_if
-    clk_rst_if.set_active();
-    uvm_config_db#(virtual clk_rst_if)::set(null, "*.env", "clk_rst_vif", clk_rst_if);
-    uvm_config_db#(virtual rv_dm_if)::set(null, "*.env*", "rv_dm_vif", rv_dm_if);
-    uvm_config_db#(virtual jtag_if)::set(null, "*.env.m_jtag_agent*", "vif", jtag_if);
-    uvm_config_db#(virtual tl_if)::set(null, "*.env.m_tl_host_agent*", "vif", tl_host_if);
-    uvm_config_db#(virtual tl_if)::set(null, "*.env.m_tl_device_agent*", "vif", tl_device_if);
-    $timeformat(-12, 0, " ps", 12);
-    run_test();
-  end
-
-endmodule
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_base_test.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_base_test.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c1aa0e..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_base_test.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-class rv_dm_base_test extends dv_base_test #(
-    .ENV_T(rv_dm_env),
-    .CFG_T(rv_dm_env_cfg)
-  );
-  `uvm_component_utils(rv_dm_base_test)
-  `uvm_component_new
-
-  // the base class dv_base_test creates the following instances:
-  // rv_dm_env_cfg: cfg
-  // rv_dm_env:     env
-
-  // the base class also looks up UVM_TEST_SEQ plusarg to create and run that seq in
-  // the run_phase; as such, nothing more needs to be done
-
-endclass : rv_dm_base_test
-
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test.core b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test.core
deleted file mode 100644
index bb7af2a..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test.core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-CAPI=2:
-# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-name: "lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_test:0.1"
-description: "RV_DM DV UVM test"
-filesets:
-  files_dv:
-    depend:
-      - lowrisc:dv:rv_dm_env
-    files:
-      - rv_dm_test_pkg.sv
-      - rv_dm_base_test.sv: {is_include_file: true}
-    file_type: systemVerilogSource
-
-targets:
-  default:
-    filesets:
-      - files_dv
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test_pkg.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test_pkg.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index 314cf01..0000000
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv_bkp/tests/rv_dm_test_pkg.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright lowRISC contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package rv_dm_test_pkg;
-  // dep packages
-  import uvm_pkg::*;
-  import dv_lib_pkg::*;
-  import rv_dm_env_pkg::*;
-
-  // macro includes
-  `include "uvm_macros.svh"
-  `include "dv_macros.svh"
-
-  // local types
-
-  // functions
-
-  // package sources
-  `include "rv_dm_base_test.sv"
-
-endpackage