diff --git a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
index 7ab51000d20..aa72ce6a843 100644
--- a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
+++ b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 use PKP\components\forms\publication\PKPMetadataForm;
 use PKP\components\forms\publication\PKPPublicationIdentifiersForm;
 use PKP\components\forms\publication\PKPPublicationLicenseForm;
-use PKP\components\forms\publication\PublicationVersionStageForm;
 use PKP\components\forms\publication\TitleAbstractForm;
 use PKP\components\forms\submission\ChangeSubmissionLanguageMetadataForm;
 use PKP\context\Context;
@@ -2079,33 +2078,6 @@ protected function getChangeLanguageMetadata(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonRe
         return response()->json($this->getLocalizedForm($changeSubmissionLanguageMetadataForm, $submissionLocale, $locales), Response::HTTP_OK);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get ChangeSubmissionLanguageMetadata Form component
-     */
-    protected function getJAVStageMetadata(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $request = $this->getRequest();
-        $data = $this->getSubmissionAndPublicationData($illuminateRequest);
-
-        $context = $data['context']; /** @var Context $context*/
-        $submission = $data['submission']; /** @var Submission $submission */
-        $publication = $data['publication']; /** @var Publication $publication*/
-
-        $locales = $this->getPublicationFormLocales($context, $submission);
-
-        $changeVersionStageApiUrl = $request->getDispatcher()->url(
-            $request,
-            Application::ROUTE_API,
-            $context->getData('urlPath'),
-            "submissions/{$submission->getId()}/publications/{$publication->getId()}/changeJavStageAndNumbering"
-        );
-
-        $changePublicationVersionStageForm = new PublicationVersionStageForm($changeVersionStageApiUrl, $submission, $publication, $context);
-        $submissionLocale = $submission->getData('locale');
-
-        return response()->json($this->getLocalizedForm($changePublicationVersionStageForm, $submissionLocale, $locales), Response::HTTP_OK);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Utility method used to get the metadata locale information for a submission publications and context
     */
diff --git a/classes/components/forms/publication/PublicationVersionStageForm.php b/classes/components/forms/publication/PublicationVersionStageForm.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fa8dc0f6daf..00000000000
--- a/classes/components/forms/publication/PublicationVersionStageForm.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file classes/components/forms/publication/PublishForm.php
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2021 John Willinsky
- * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
- *
- * @class PublishForm
- *
- * @ingroup classes_controllers_form
- *
- * @brief A preset form for confirming a publication's issue before publishing.
- *   It may also be used for scheduling a publication in an issue for later
- *   publication.
- */
-
-namespace PKP\components\forms\publication;
-
-use APP\components\forms\FieldSelectIssue;
-use APP\facades\Repo;
-use APP\publication\Publication;
-use APP\submission\Submission;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldHTML;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldOptions;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldRichTextarea;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldSelect;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldText;
-use PKP\components\forms\FieldTextarea;
-use PKP\components\forms\FormComponent;
-use PKP\context\Context;
-use PKP\core\Core;
-use PKP\core\PKPString;
-use PKP\facades\Locale;
-use PKP\publication\enums\JavStage;
-
-class PublicationVersionStageForm extends FormComponent
-{
-    public const FORM_PUBLICATION_VERSION_STAGE = 'publicationVersionStageForm';
-
-    /** @copydoc FormComponent::$id */
-    public $id = self::FORM_PUBLICATION_VERSION_STAGE;
-
-    /** @copydoc FormComponent::$method */
-    public $method = 'PUT';
-
-    /** @var \APP\publication\Publication */
-    public $publication;
-
-    /** @var \APP\journal\Journal */
-    public $submissionContext;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructor
-     *
-     * @param string $action URL to submit the form to
-     * @param \APP\publication\Publication $publication The publication to change settings for
-     * @param \APP\journal\Journal $submissionContext journal or press
-     * @param array $requirementErrors A list of pre-publication requirements that are not met.
-     */
-    public function __construct(string $action, Submission $submission, Publication $publication, Context $context)
-    {
-        $this->action = $action;
-        $this->publication = $publication;
-
-        $this->addGroup([
-            'id' => 'publicationStage',
-        ]);
-
-        $versioningOptions = array_map(function ($stage) {
-            // Map the enum values to readable labels
-            return [
-                'value' => $stage->value,
-                'label' => match ($stage) {
-                    JavStage::AUTHOR_ORIGINAL => __('versioning.authorOriginal'),
-                    JavStage::ACCEPTED_MANUSCRIPT => __('versioning.acceptedManuscript'),
-                    JavStage::SUBMITTED_MANUSCRIPT => __('versioning.submittedManuscript'),
-                    JavStage::PROOF => __('versioning.proof'),
-                    JavStage::VERSION_OF_RECORD => __('versioning.versionOfRecord'),
-                },
-            ];
-        }, JavStage::cases());
-
-        $defaultVersionStage = JavStage::VERSION_OF_RECORD->value;
-
-        // $this->addGroup([
-        //     'id' => 'default',
-        //     'pageId' => 'default',
-        // ])
-        $this->addField(new FieldSelect('versionStage', [
-                'label' => __('publication.versionStage'),
-                'options' => $versioningOptions,
-                'value' => $publication->getData('versionStage') ?: $defaultVersionStage,
-                'groupId' => 'publicationStage',
-            ]))
-            ->addField(new FieldOptions('javVersionIsMinor', [
-                'label' => __('publication.versionStage.minorOrMajor'),
-                'type' => 'radio',
-                'options' => [
-                    ['value' => true, 'label' => __('publication.versionStage.minorOrMajor.minor')],
-                    ['value' => false, 'label' => __('publication.versionStage.minorOrMajor.major')],
-                ],
-                'value' => $publication->getData('isMinor') ?: true,
-                'groupId' => 'publicationStage',
-            ]))
-            ->addField(new FieldText('versionDescription', [
-                'label' => __('publication.versionStage.description'),
-                'isMultilingual' => true,
-                'groupId' => 'publicationStage',
-            ]));
-
-        // Add cancel button
-        $this->addCancel();
-    }
-
-    protected function addCancel() {
-        $this->addPage([
-            'id' => 'default',
-            'submitButton' => ['label' => __('common.confirm')],
-            'cancelButton' => ['label' => __('common.cancel')],
-        ]);
-        collect($this->groups)->each(fn ($_, $i) => ($this->groups[$i]['pageId'] = 'default'));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/pages/workflow/PKPWorkflowHandler.php b/pages/workflow/PKPWorkflowHandler.php
index 429fc113208..59f06dd1fe1 100644
--- a/pages/workflow/PKPWorkflowHandler.php
+++ b/pages/workflow/PKPWorkflowHandler.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace PKP\pages\workflow;
 
-use PKP\components\forms\publication\PublicationVersionStageForm;
 use APP\components\forms\publication\PublishForm;
 use APP\core\Application;
 use APP\core\PageRouter;
@@ -304,9 +303,6 @@ public function index($args, $request)
         $changeSubmissionLanguageApiUrl = $request->getDispatcher()->url($request, Application::ROUTE_API, $submissionContext->getData('urlPath'), "submissions/{$submission->getId()}/publications/{$latestPublication->getId()}/changeLocale");
         $changeSubmissionLanguageMetadataForm = new ChangeSubmissionLanguageMetadataForm($changeSubmissionLanguageApiUrl, $submission, $latestPublication, $submissionContext);
 
-        $changePublicationVersionStageApiUrl = $request->getDispatcher()->url($request, Application::ROUTE_API, $submissionContext->getData('urlPath'), "submissions/{$submission->getId()}/publications/{$latestPublication->getId()}/changeLocale");
-        $changePublicationVersionStageForm = new PublicationVersionStageForm($changePublicationVersionStageApiUrl, $submission, $latestPublication, $submissionContext);
-
         $templateMgr->setConstants([
             'STATUS_QUEUED' => PKPSubmission::STATUS_QUEUED,
             'STATUS_PUBLISHED' => PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED,
@@ -317,7 +313,6 @@ public function index($args, $request)
             'FORM_PUBLICATION_LICENSE' => $publicationLicenseForm::FORM_PUBLICATION_LICENSE,
             'FORM_PUBLISH' => PublishForm::FORM_PUBLISH,
             'FORM_TITLE_ABSTRACT' => $titleAbstractForm::FORM_TITLE_ABSTRACT,
-            'FORM_PUBLICATION_VERSION_STAGE' => $changePublicationVersionStageForm::FORM_PUBLICATION_VERSION_STAGE,
         ]);
         $templateMgr->registerClass($publicationLicenseForm::class, $publicationLicenseForm::class); // FORM_PUBLICATION_LICENSE
         $templateMgr->registerClass(PublishForm::class, PublishForm::class); // FORM_PUBLISH;