diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d727fa9f982..2453d5eddf0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ if(ACL_FOUND)
 	check_include_file(sys/acl.h HAVE_SYS_ACL_H)
 endif()
 
-find_package(AptPkg)
-
 find_package(Blkid)
 if(BLKID_FOUND)
 	check_library_exists("${BLKID_LIBRARY}" blkid_get_tag_value "" HAVE_BLKID_GET_TAG_VALUE)
@@ -277,7 +275,7 @@ cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_INDEPENDENT_YAMLFILECONTENT "Independent y
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_DNSCACHE "Unix dnscache probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_FILE "Unix file probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_FILEEXTENDEDATTRIBUTE "Unix fileextendedattribute probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX; HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H OR HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H OR HAVE_SYS_EXTATTR_H" OFF)
-cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_GCONF "Unix gconf probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX; GCONF_FOUND" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_GCONF "Unix gconf probe" OFF "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX; GCONF_FOUND" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_INTERFACE "Unix interface probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_PASSWORD "Unix password probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(OPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_PROCESS "Unix process probe" ON "ENABLE_PROBES_UNIX" OFF)
diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index fbc844192fc..50a92839e79 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -134,12 +134,8 @@ Tool for scanning Atomic containers.
 # gconf is a legacy system not used any more, and it blocks testing of oscap-anaconda-addon
 # as gconf is no longer part of the installation medium
 %cmake \
-%if 0%{?fedora}
-    -DWITH_PCRE2=ON \
-%endif
     -DENABLE_PERL=OFF \
     -DENABLE_DOCS=ON \
-    -DOPENSCAP_PROBE_UNIX_GCONF=OFF \
     -DGCONF_LIBRARY=
 %cmake_build
 make docs
diff --git a/tests/API/OVAL/unittests/test_xsinil_envv58_pid.sh b/tests/API/OVAL/unittests/test_xsinil_envv58_pid.sh
index 1acb1baa64f..049412eec96 100755
--- a/tests/API/OVAL/unittests/test_xsinil_envv58_pid.sh
+++ b/tests/API/OVAL/unittests/test_xsinil_envv58_pid.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ echo "Result file: $result"
 echo "Evaluating content."
 $OSCAP oval eval --results $result $srcdir/${name}.oval.xml
 echo "Validating results."
-$OSCAP oval validate --results --schematron $result
+$OSCAP oval validate --results $result
 echo "Testing results values."
 assert_exists 1 '/oval_results'
 assert_exists 1 '/oval_results/oval_definitions'
diff --git a/tests/API/OVAL/validate/all.sh b/tests/API/OVAL/validate/all.sh
index 0117effbd72..e34b14d5f74 100755
--- a/tests/API/OVAL/validate/all.sh
+++ b/tests/API/OVAL/validate/all.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function oval-schema-fail {
 }
 
 function oval-schematron-fail {
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron ${srcdir}/oval-schematron-fail.xml
+	$OSCAP oval validate ${srcdir}/oval-schematron-fail.xml
 	ret=$?
 	if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
 		return 0
diff --git a/tests/API/XCCDF/applicability/test_remediate_fix_processing_ds.sh b/tests/API/XCCDF/applicability/test_remediate_fix_processing_ds.sh
index 6043a6f0cc8..8f2edb00929 100755
--- a/tests/API/XCCDF/applicability/test_remediate_fix_processing_ds.sh
+++ b/tests/API/XCCDF/applicability/test_remediate_fix_processing_ds.sh
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ assert_exists 1 '//TestResult[@id="xccdf_org.open-scap_testresult_default-profil
 assert_exists 1 '//TestResult[@id="xccdf_org.open-scap_testresult_default-profile001"]/rule-result/result'
 assert_exists 1 '//TestResult[@id="xccdf_org.open-scap_testresult_default-profile001"]/rule-result/result[text()="fixed"]'
 
-rm $resultx $arf $sds
+rm $resultx $arf
diff --git a/tests/API/XCCDF/variable_instance/all.sh b/tests/API/XCCDF/variable_instance/all.sh
index 1a8d4c7da8d..5aa64bb703e 100755
--- a/tests/API/XCCDF/variable_instance/all.sh
+++ b/tests/API/XCCDF/variable_instance/all.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function xccdf_export_1_multival() {
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables/variable'
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ function xccdf_export_2_multiset(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function xccdf_export_3_twice_same(){
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function xccdf_export_4_two_same(){
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function xccdf_export_5_multival_twice(){
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ function xccdf_export_6_multiset_multival(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function xccdf_export_7_shuffled_multival(){
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function xccdf_export_8_shuffled_multival(){
 	[ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables1 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ function xccdf_export_9_first_subset(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ function xccdf_export_A_second_subset(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
 	local result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ function xccdf_eval_2_multiset(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $oval_result
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $oval_result
 	local result="$xccdf_result"
 	assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult'
 	assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/profile'
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@ function xccdf_eval_1_multiset_syschar(){
 	[ -f $variables0 ]
 	[ -f $variables1 ]
 	[ ! -f $variables2 ]
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables0
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $variables1
-	$OSCAP oval validate --schematron $oval_result
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables0
+	$OSCAP oval validate $variables1
+	$OSCAP oval validate $oval_result
 	result="$variables0"
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables'
 	assert_exists 1 '/oval_variables/variables'
diff --git a/tests/CPE/all.sh b/tests/CPE/all.sh
index c6de2a6e924..d34a4fe40d3 100755
--- a/tests/CPE/all.sh
+++ b/tests/CPE/all.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e -o pipefail
 . $builddir/tests/test_common.sh
 
 function test_cpe() {
-    $OSCAP oval validate --schematron ${top_srcdir}/cpe/openscap-cpe-oval.xml
+    $OSCAP oval validate ${top_srcdir}/cpe/openscap-cpe-oval.xml
     $OSCAP cpe validate ${top_srcdir}/cpe/openscap-cpe-dict.xml
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/DS/schematron/schematron.sh b/tests/DS/schematron/schematron.sh
index b51970feeef..2ef5ec43096 100755
--- a/tests/DS/schematron/schematron.sh
+++ b/tests/DS/schematron/schematron.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e -o pipefail
 
 # both XCCDF and SDS schematrons find only warnings but not errors
 output="$(mktemp)"
-$OSCAP xccdf validate --schematron "$srcdir/simple_ds.xml" >"$output"
+$OSCAP xccdf validate "$srcdir/simple_ds.xml" >"$output"
 [ $? = 0 ]
 grep -q "Schematron validation of OVAL Definition component 'test_single_rule.oval.xml': PASS" "$output"
 grep -q "Schematron validation of XCCDF Checklist component 'scap_org.open-scap_cref_test_single_rule.xccdf.xml': PASS" "$output"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rm -f "$output"
 # XCCDF schematron reports an error
 output="$(mktemp)"
 stderr="$(mktemp)"
-$OSCAP xccdf validate --schematron "$srcdir/simple_ds_xccdf_schematron_error.xml" >"$output" 2>"$stderr" || ret=$?
+$OSCAP xccdf validate "$srcdir/simple_ds_xccdf_schematron_error.xml" >"$output" 2>"$stderr" || ret=$?
 [ $ret = 2 ]
 grep -q "Error: The given @idref attribute 'xccdf_com.example.www_rule_test-pass2' must match a the @id or @cluster-id attributes of a 'Rule' or 'Group' element. See the XCCDF 1.2.1 specification, Section 6.5.3." $output
 grep -q "Schematron validation of OVAL Definition component 'test_single_rule.oval.xml': PASS" "$output"
diff --git a/tests/probes/sql57/unsupported_engine.sh b/tests/probes/sql57/unsupported_engine.sh
index b49a95cafc4..35ade42eb17 100755
--- a/tests/probes/sql57/unsupported_engine.sh
+++ b/tests/probes/sql57/unsupported_engine.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $OSCAP oval eval --results $result $srcdir/${name}.oval.xml 2> $stderr
 sed -i -E "/^E: probe_sql57: DB engine not supported: sqlserver/d" "$stderr"
 [ -f $stderr ]; [ ! -s $stderr ]; rm $stderr
 echo "Validating results."
-#$OSCAP oval validate --results --schematron $result
+#$OSCAP oval validate --results $result
 echo "Testing results values."
 assert_exists 1 '/oval_results'
 assert_exists 1 '/oval_results/oval_definitions'
diff --git a/tests/probes/systemdunitdependency/test_probes_systemdunitdependency_validation.sh b/tests/probes/systemdunitdependency/test_probes_systemdunitdependency_validation.sh
index a15f76567c2..bba879ca15e 100755
--- a/tests/probes/systemdunitdependency/test_probes_systemdunitdependency_validation.sh
+++ b/tests/probes/systemdunitdependency/test_probes_systemdunitdependency_validation.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set -e
 function oval_validation {
     DF="test_probes_systemdunitdependency_validate.xml"
     ${srcdir}/test_probes_systemdunitdependency.xml.sh "true" > $DF
-    $OSCAP oval validate --schematron $DF
+    $OSCAP oval validate $DF
 }
 
 test_run "OVAL 5.11 validation (systemdunitdependency)" oval_validation
diff --git a/tests/sce/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/sce/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f2d1cd3f0a..18c65bc79e6 100644
--- a/tests/sce/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/sce/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 if(ENABLE_SCE)
-	if(${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL "3")
-		add_oscap_test("test_sce.sh")
-	endif()
+	add_oscap_test("test_sce.sh")
 	add_oscap_test("test_passing_vars.sh")
 	add_oscap_test("test_check_engine_results.sh")
 	add_oscap_test("test_sce_in_ds.sh")
diff --git a/utils/oscap-oval.c b/utils/oscap-oval.c
index 19b29b899e9..62e950e05a2 100644
--- a/utils/oscap-oval.c
+++ b/utils/oscap-oval.c
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ bool getopt_oval_validate(int argc, char **argv, struct oscap_action *action)
 		{ "syschar",		no_argument, &action->doctype, OSCAP_DOCUMENT_OVAL_SYSCHAR     },
 		{ "results",		no_argument, &action->doctype, OSCAP_DOCUMENT_OVAL_RESULTS     },
 		{ "directives",		no_argument, &action->doctype, OSCAP_DOCUMENT_OVAL_DIRECTIVES  },
-		//TODO: force schematron validation (no-op, deprecate and remove)
-		{ "schematron",		no_argument, &action->schematron, 1 },
 		{ "skip-schematron",no_argument, &action->schematron, 0 },
         // end
 		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
diff --git a/utils/oscap-xccdf.c b/utils/oscap-xccdf.c
index e9172c1e97c..59337c16ace 100644
--- a/utils/oscap-xccdf.c
+++ b/utils/oscap-xccdf.c
@@ -1254,8 +1254,6 @@ bool getopt_xccdf(int argc, char **argv, struct oscap_action *action)
 		{"remediate", no_argument, &action->remediate, 1},
 		{"hide-profile-info",	no_argument, &action->hide_profile_info, 1},
 		{"export-variables",	no_argument, &action->export_variables, 1},
-		//TODO: deprecate and remove
-		{"schematron",          no_argument, &action->schematron, 1},
 		{"skip-schematron",     no_argument, &action->schematron, 0},
 		{"without-syschar",    no_argument, &action->without_sys_chars, 1},
 		{"thin-results",        no_argument, &action->thin_results, 1},