diff --git a/.solcover.js b/.solcover.js
index 761b772076..601fba49d1 100644
--- a/.solcover.js
+++ b/.solcover.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		'legacy',
 		'EscrowChecker.sol',
 		'ExchangeRatesWithoutInvPricing.sol',
-		'IssuerWithoutLiquidations.sol',
 		'EmptyEtherWrapper.sol',
 	],
 	providerOptions: {
diff --git a/contracts/IssuerWithoutLiquidations.sol b/contracts/IssuerWithoutLiquidations.sol
deleted file mode 100644
index 7953fea75b..0000000000
--- a/contracts/IssuerWithoutLiquidations.sol
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity ^0.5.16;
-
-// Internal references
-import "./Issuer.sol";
-
-// https://docs.synthetix.io/contracts/source/contracts/issuerwithoutliquidations
-contract IssuerWithoutLiquidations is Issuer {
-    constructor(address _owner, address _resolver) public Issuer(_owner, _resolver) {}
-
-    function liquidateDelinquentAccount(
-        address account,
-        uint susdAmount,
-        address liquidator
-    ) external onlySynthetix returns (uint totalRedeemed, uint amountToLiquidate) {}
-}
diff --git a/hardhat/tasks/task-status/statusActions.js b/hardhat/tasks/task-status/statusActions.js
index 11a0d31630..954a095807 100644
--- a/hardhat/tasks/task-status/statusActions.js
+++ b/hardhat/tasks/task-status/statusActions.js
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ const actions = {
 
 		const Issuer = getContract({
 			contract: 'Issuer',
-			source: useOvm ? 'IssuerWithoutLiquidations' : 'Issuer',
 			network,
 			useOvm,
 			provider,
diff --git a/publish/releases.json b/publish/releases.json
index 6eadc94391..654571f3d2 100644
--- a/publish/releases.json
+++ b/publish/releases.json
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 			"layer": "both",
 			"sources": {
 				"base": ["SystemSettings", "OwnerRelayOnEthereum"],
-				"ovm": ["OwnerRelayOnOptimism"]
+				"ovm": ["OwnerRelayOnOptimism", "Issuer"]
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/publish/src/commands/deploy/deploy-core.js b/publish/src/commands/deploy/deploy-core.js
index 4199e8cac6..dfd6a6ce02 100644
--- a/publish/src/commands/deploy/deploy-core.js
+++ b/publish/src/commands/deploy/deploy-core.js
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ module.exports = async ({
 
 	await deployer.deployContract({
 		name: 'Issuer',
-		source: useOvm ? 'IssuerWithoutLiquidations' : 'Issuer',
 		deps: ['AddressResolver'],
 		args: [account, addressOf(readProxyForResolver)],
 	});