diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/include/rootcheck.h b/src/modules/rootcheck/include/rootcheck.h
index bff9d284bc..01e5cefcfa 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/include/rootcheck.h
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/include/rootcheck.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ void check_rc_pids(void);
 int check_rc_readproc(int pid);
 
 void check_rc_ports(void);
-void check_open_ports(void);
 void check_rc_if(void);
 
 /*Checks if the path or file is user-ignored */
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_open_ports.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_open_ports.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eb891034dd..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_open_ports.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2015, Wazuh Inc.
- * Copyright (C) 2009 Trend Micro Inc.
- * All right reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License (version 2) as published by the FSF - Free Software
- * Foundation
-*/
-
-#include "shared.h"
-#include "headers/debug_op.h"
-#include "headers/defs.h"
-#include "rootcheck.h"
-
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-
-/* Prototypes */
-static int  connect_to_port(int proto, int port);
-static void try_to_access_ports(void);
-
-/* Global variables */
-static int  _ports_open;
-static int  open_ports_size;
-static char open_ports_str[OS_SIZE_1024 + 1];
-
-
-static int connect_to_port(int proto, int port)
-{
-    int rc = 0;
-    int ossock;
-    struct sockaddr_in server;
-
-    if (proto == IPPROTO_UDP) {
-        if ((ossock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP)) < 0) {
-            return (0);
-        }
-    } else if (proto == IPPROTO_TCP) {
-        if ((ossock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP)) < 0) {
-            return (0);
-        }
-    } else {
-        return (0);
-    }
-
-    memset(&server, 0, sizeof(server));
-    server.sin_family      = AF_INET;
-    server.sin_port        = htons(port);
-    server.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
-
-    if (connect(ossock, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(server)) == 0) {
-        rc = 1;
-    }
-
-    close(ossock);
-
-    return (rc);
-}
-
-static void try_to_access_ports()
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i <= 65535; i++) {
-        if (total_ports_tcp[i] && connect_to_port(IPPROTO_TCP, i)) {
-            char port_proto[64];
-
-            if (_ports_open == 0) {
-                snprintf(port_proto, 64, "\n      %d (tcp),", i);
-            } else {
-                snprintf(port_proto, 64, "%d (tcp),", i);
-            }
-            strncat(open_ports_str, port_proto, open_ports_size);
-            open_ports_size -= strlen(port_proto) + 1;
-
-            _ports_open++;
-        }
-
-        if (total_ports_udp[i] && connect_to_port(IPPROTO_UDP, i)) {
-            char port_proto[64];
-
-            if (_ports_open == 0) {
-                snprintf(port_proto, 64, "\n      %d (udp),", i);
-            } else {
-                snprintf(port_proto, 64, "%d (udp),", i);
-            }
-
-            strncat(open_ports_str, port_proto, open_ports_size);
-            open_ports_size -= strlen(port_proto) + 1;
-
-            _ports_open++;
-        }
-
-        if (_ports_open >= 4) {
-            _ports_open = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-}
-#endif
-
-void check_open_ports()
-{
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-    memset(open_ports_str, '\0', OS_SIZE_1024 + 1);
-    open_ports_size = OS_SIZE_1024 - 1;
-    _ports_open = 0;
-
-    snprintf(open_ports_str, OS_SIZE_1024, "The following ports are open:");
-    open_ports_size -= strlen(open_ports_str) + 1;
-
-    /* Testing All ports */
-    try_to_access_ports();
-
-    open_ports_str[strlen(open_ports_str) - 1] = '\0';
-
-    notify_rk(ALERT_OK, open_ports_str);
-
-#endif
-    return;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_pids.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_pids.c
index 019790523a..33f3e8a656 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_pids.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_pids.c
@@ -168,14 +168,11 @@ static void loop_all_pids(const char *ps, pid_t max_pid, int *_errors, int *_tot
             }
         }
 
-        /* If we are run in the context of OSSEC-HIDS, sleep here (no rush) */
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
 #ifdef WIN32
         Sleep(rootcheck.tsleep);
 #else
         struct timeval timeout = {0, rootcheck.tsleep * 1000};
         select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-#endif
 #endif
 
         /* Everything fine, move on */
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_ports.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_ports.c
index 068d81fa60..75d94a6f9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_ports.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_ports.c
@@ -105,14 +105,11 @@ static void test_ports(int proto, int *_errors, int *_total)
                 continue;
             }
 
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
-            /* If we are in the context of OSSEC-HIDS, sleep here (no rush) */
 #ifdef WIN32
         Sleep(rootcheck.tsleep);
 #else
         struct timeval timeout = {0, rootcheck.tsleep * 1000};
         select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-#endif
 #endif
 
             if (!run_netstat(proto, i) && conn_port(proto, i)) {
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_sys.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_sys.c
index 14f210a793..6009732626 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_sys.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/check_rc_sys.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int read_sys_file(const char *file_name, int do_read)
 
         if (statbuf.st_uid == 0) {
             char op_msg[OS_SIZE_1024 + 1];
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
             const char op_msg_fmt[] = "File '%*s' is owned by root and has written permissions to anyone.";
 
             const int size = snprintf(NULL, 0, op_msg_fmt, (int)strlen(file_name), file_name);
@@ -161,27 +160,6 @@ static int read_sys_file(const char *file_name, int do_read)
             }
 
             _sys_errors++;
-
-#else
-            const char op_msg_fmt[] = "File '%*s' is: \n          - owned by root,\n          - has write permissions to anyone.";
-
-            const int size = snprintf(NULL, 0, op_msg_fmt, (int)strlen(file_name), file_name);
-
-            if (size >= 0) {
-                if ((size_t)size < sizeof(op_msg)) {
-                    snprintf(op_msg, sizeof(op_msg), op_msg_fmt, (int)strlen(file_name), file_name);
-                } else {
-                    const unsigned int surplus = size - sizeof(op_msg) + 1;
-                    snprintf(op_msg, sizeof(op_msg), op_msg_fmt, (int)(strlen(file_name) - surplus), file_name);
-                }
-
-                notify_rk(ALERT_SYSTEM_CRIT, op_msg);
-            } else {
-                mtdebug2(ARGV0, "Error %d (%s) with snprintf with file %s", errno, strerror(errno), file_name);
-            }
-
-            _sys_errors++;
-#endif
         }
     } else if ((statbuf.st_mode & S_ISUID) == S_ISUID) {
         if (_suid) {
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/config.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/config.c
index 63ed93c651..6733f92c06 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/config.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/config.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  * Foundation
  */
 
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
 #include "shared.h"
 #include "rootcheck.h"
 #include "config/config.h"
@@ -102,5 +101,3 @@ cJSON *getRootcheckConfig(void) {
 
     return root;
 }
-
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck.c
index aed44184b5..fd0db1c8bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck.c
@@ -28,50 +28,12 @@ char total_ports_tcp[65535 + 1];
 #define ARGV0 "rootcheck"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-
-/* Print help statement */
-void help_rootcheck(char * home_path)
-{
-    print_header();
-    print_out("  %s: -[Vhdtsr] [-c config] [-D dir]", ARGV0);
-    print_out("    -V          Version and license message");
-    print_out("    -h          Print this help message");
-    print_out("    -d          Execute in debug mode. This parameter");
-    print_out("                can be specified multiple times");
-    print_out("                to increase the debug level.");
-    print_out("    -t          Test configuration");
-    print_out("    -s          Scan the whole system");
-    print_out("    -r          Read all the files for kernel-based detection");
-    print_out("    -c <config> Configuration file to use");
-    print_out("    -D <dir>    Directory to chroot into (default: %s)", home_path);
-    print_out(" ");
-    os_free(home_path);
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    int test_config = 0;
-    const char *cfg = "./rootcheck.conf";
-    char * home_path = w_homedir(argv[0]);
-
-#else
-
 int rootcheck_init(int test_config)
 {
     const char *cfg = OSSECCONF;
 
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
-
     int c;
 
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-    if (chdir(home_path) == -1) {
-        merror_exit(CHDIR_ERROR, home_path, errno, strerror(errno));
-    }
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
-
     /* Zero the structure, initialize default values */
     rootcheck.workdir = NULL;
     rootcheck.basedir = NULL;
@@ -115,58 +77,6 @@ int rootcheck_init(int test_config)
         c++;
     }
 
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-    rootcheck.notify = SYSLOG_RK;
-    rootcheck.daemon = 0;
-    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "VstrdhD:c:")) != -1) {
-        switch (c) {
-            case 'V':
-                print_version();
-                break;
-            case 'h':
-                help_rootcheck(home_path);
-                break;
-            case 'd':
-                nowDebug();
-                break;
-            case 'D':
-                if (!optarg) {
-                    mterror_exit(ARGV0, "-D needs an argument");
-                }
-                rootcheck.workdir = optarg;
-                break;
-            case 'c':
-                if (!optarg) {
-                    mterror_exit(ARGV0, "-c needs an argument");
-                }
-                cfg = optarg;
-                break;
-            case 's':
-                rootcheck.scanall = 1;
-                break;
-            case 't':
-                test_config = 1;
-                break;
-            case 'r':
-                rootcheck.readall = 1;
-                break;
-            default:
-                help_rootcheck(home_path);
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-#ifdef WIN32
-    /* Start Winsock */
-    {
-        WSADATA wsaData;
-        if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 0), &wsaData) != 0) {
-            mterror_exit(ARGV0, "WSAStartup() failed");
-        }
-    }
-#endif /* WIN32 */
-
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
-
     /* Check if the configuration is present */
     if (File_DateofChange(cfg) < 0) {
         mterror(ARGV0, "Configuration file '%s' not found", cfg);
@@ -211,22 +121,11 @@ int rootcheck_init(int test_config)
     }
 #endif
 
-    /* Set default values */
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-    mdebug1(WAZUH_HOMEDIR, home_path);
-    if (rootcheck.workdir == NULL) {
-        rootcheck.workdir = home_path;
-    }
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
     /* Start up message */
 #ifdef WIN32
     mtinfo(ARGV0, STARTUP_MSG, getpid());
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
-
     /* Initialize rk list */
     rk_sys_name = (char **) calloc(MAX_RK_SYS + 2, sizeof(char *));
     rk_sys_file = (char **) calloc(MAX_RK_SYS + 2, sizeof(char *));
@@ -236,18 +135,6 @@ int rootcheck_init(int test_config)
     rk_sys_name[0] = NULL;
     rk_sys_file[0] = NULL;
 
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-#ifndef WIN32
-    /* Start signal handling */
-    StartSIG(ARGV0);
-    rootcheck_connect();
-#endif
-    mtdebug1(ARGV0, "Running run_rk_check");
-    run_rk_check();
-
-    mtdebug1(ARGV0, "Leaving...");
-    os_free(home_path);
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
     return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck_config.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck_config.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 202b4967d4..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/rootcheck_config.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2015, Wazuh Inc.
- * Copyright (C) 2009 Trend Micro Inc.
- * All right reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License (version 2) as published by the FSF - Free Software
- * Foundation
- */
-
-#ifndef OSSECHIDS
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "shared.h"
-#include "os_xml/os_xml.h"
-#include "rootcheck.h"
-
-
-/* Evaluate boolean with two arguments
- * str: input string, "yes"|"no"
- * default_val: 1(yes)|0(no)
- */
-short eval_bool2(char *str, short default_val)
-{
-    short ret = default_val;
-
-    if (str == NULL) {
-        return (ret);
-    } else if (strcmp(str, "yes") == 0) {
-        ret = 1;
-    } else if (strcmp(str, "no") == 0) {
-        ret = 0;
-    }
-
-    free(str);
-    return (ret);
-}
-
-/* Read the rootcheck config */
-int Read_Rootcheck_Config(const char *cfgfile)
-{
-    OS_XML xml;
-
-    /* XML Definitions */
-    const char *(xml_base_dir[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "base_directory", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_workdir[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "work_directory", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_files[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "rootkit_files", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_trojans[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "rootkit_trojans", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_unixaudit[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "system_audit", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_winaudit[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "windows_audit", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_winapps[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "windows_apps", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_rootkit_winmalware[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "windows_malware", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_scanall[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "scanall", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_readall[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "readall", NULL};
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
-    const char *(xml_time[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "frequency", NULL};
-    char *str = NULL;
-#endif
-    const char *(xml_check_dev[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_dev", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_files[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_files", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_if[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_if", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_pids[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_pids", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_ports[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_ports", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_sys[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_sys", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_trojans[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_trojans", NULL};
-#ifdef WIN32
-    const char *(xml_check_winapps[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_winapps", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_winaudit[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_winaudit", NULL};
-    const char *(xml_check_winmalware[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_winmalware", NULL};
-#else
-    const char *(xml_check_unixaudit[]) = {xml_rootcheck, "check_unixaudit", NULL};
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
-    /* :) */
-    xml_time[2] = NULL;
-#endif
-
-    if (OS_ReadXML(cfgfile, &xml) < 0) {
-        mterror(ARGV0, "config_op: XML error: %s", xml.err);
-        return (OS_INVALID);
-    }
-
-    if (!OS_RootElementExist(&xml, xml_rootcheck)) {
-        OS_ClearXML(&xml);
-        mterror(ARGV0, "Rootcheck configuration not found.");
-        return (-1);
-    }
-
-
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
-    /* time  */
-    str = OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_time);
-    if (str) {
-        if (!OS_StrIsNum(str)) {
-            mterror(ARGV0, "Invalid frequency time '%s' for the rootkit detection (must be int).", str);
-            return (OS_INVALID);
-        }
-
-        rootcheck.time = atoi(str);
-        free(str);
-        str = NULL;
-    }
-#endif /* OSSECHIDS */
-
-    /* Scan all flags */
-    if (!rootcheck.scanall) {
-        rootcheck.scanall = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_scanall), 0);
-    }
-
-    /* Read all flags */
-    if (!rootcheck.readall) {
-        rootcheck.readall = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_readall), 0);
-    }
-
-    /* Get work directory */
-    if (!rootcheck.workdir) {
-        rootcheck.workdir  = OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_workdir);
-    }
-
-    rootcheck.rootkit_files  = OS_GetOneContentforElement
-                               (&xml, xml_rootkit_files);
-    rootcheck.rootkit_trojans  = OS_GetOneContentforElement
-                                 (&xml, xml_rootkit_trojans);
-    rootcheck.unixaudit = OS_GetContents
-                          (&xml, xml_rootkit_unixaudit);
-    rootcheck.winaudit  = OS_GetOneContentforElement
-                          (&xml, xml_rootkit_winaudit);
-    rootcheck.winapps  = OS_GetOneContentforElement
-                         (&xml, xml_rootkit_winapps);
-    rootcheck.winmalware  = OS_GetOneContentforElement
-                            (&xml, xml_rootkit_winmalware);
-    rootcheck.basedir  = OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_base_dir);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_dev = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_dev), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_files = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_files), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_if = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_if), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_pids = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_pids), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_ports = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_ports), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_sys = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_sys), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_trojans = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_trojans), 1);
-#ifdef WIN32
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_winapps = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_winapps), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_winaudit = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_winaudit), 1);
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_winmalware = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_winmalware), 1);
-#else
-    rootcheck.checks.rc_unixaudit = eval_bool2(OS_GetOneContentforElement(&xml, xml_check_unixaudit), 1);
-#endif /* WIN32 */
-    OS_ClearXML(&xml);
-
-
-    return (0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/run_rk_check.c b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/run_rk_check.c
index 7ecad012e9..b93b5a9f2e 100644
--- a/src/modules/rootcheck/src/run_rk_check.c
+++ b/src/modules/rootcheck/src/run_rk_check.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ int notify_rk(int rk_type, const char *msg)
         return (0);
     }
 
-#ifdef OSSECHIDS
-    /* When running in context of OSSEC-HIDS, send problem to the rootcheck queue */
     if (SendMSG(rootcheck.queue, msg, ROOTCHECK, ROOTCHECK_MQ) < 0) {
         mterror(ARGV0, QUEUE_SEND);
 
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ int notify_rk(int rk_type, const char *msg)
             mterror_exit(ARGV0, QUEUE_FATAL, DEFAULTQUEUE);
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     return (0);
 }
@@ -249,10 +246,6 @@ void run_rk_check()
     if (rootcheck.checks.rc_ports) {
         mtdebug1(ARGV0, "Going into check_rc_ports");
         check_rc_ports();
-
-        /* Check open ports */
-        mtdebug1(ARGV0, "Going into check_open_ports");
-        check_open_ports();
     }
 
     /* Check interfaces */