diff --git a/search-gov/sitemap.xml b/search-gov/sitemap.xml
index 9efb73bf7..287f67681 100644
--- a/search-gov/sitemap.xml
+++ b/search-gov/sitemap.xml
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/disability/eligibility</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/disability/eligibility"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/disability/eligibility"/>
-  <lastmod>2024-01-18T06:43:44-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-19T14:11:30-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/es/disability/eligibility</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/disability/eligibility"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/disability/eligibility"/>
-  <lastmod>2024-01-18T06:43:44-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-19T14:11:30-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/ssa-performance/800-number-performance</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/ssa-performance/800-number-performance"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/ssa-performance/800-number-performance"/>
-  <lastmod>2025-02-06T12:00:56-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-21T17:47:52-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/es/ssa-performance/800-number-performance</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/ssa-performance/800-number-performance"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/ssa-performance/800-number-performance"/>
-  <lastmod>2025-02-06T12:00:56-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-21T17:47:52-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
@@ -1170,14 +1170,14 @@
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment"/>
-  <lastmod>2025-02-13T10:21:13-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-22T13:56:17-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
   <loc>https://www.ssa.gov/es/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment</loc>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment"/>
   <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.ssa.gov/es/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment"/>
-  <lastmod>2025-02-13T10:21:13-05:00</lastmod>
+  <lastmod>2025-02-22T13:56:17-05:00</lastmod>
   <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
 </urlset>
diff --git a/www.ssa.gov/robots.txt b/www.ssa.gov/robots.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c8633198f..000000000
--- a/www.ssa.gov/robots.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# www.ssa.gov robots.txt
-# 08/07/18
-# 08/06/19 added second sitemap
-# 09/25/20 added 2019 contingency plan PDF + html
-# Wayne Whitten
-# 11/08/22 added search-gov, and /menu/ for Beta launch
-# 5/5/23 added 2023-psrw-letter.pdf per Jira ticket
-
-User-Agent: *
-
-Disallow: /admin/
-# Disallow: /agency/shutdown/
-Disallow: /cgi-bin/
-Disallow: /dev/
-Disallow: /hlp/
-Disallow: /info/
-Disallow: /javascript/
-Disallow: /myaccount/help/
-Disallow: /myaccount/materials/pdfs/SSA-7004.pdf
-Disallow: /onlineservices/eservices/
-Disallow: /ssaexpress/
-Disallow: /w3c/
-Disallow: /agency/shutdown/materials/contingency-plan-08-05-19.pdf
-Disallow: /agency/shutdown/materials/contingency-plan-08-05-19.html
-Disallow: /news/mip/
-Disallow: /menu/
-Disallow: /news/materials/pdfs/2023-psrw-letter.pdf
-
-Sitemap: https://www.ssa.gov/sitemap.xml
-Sitemap: https://www.ssa.gov/sitemap1.xml
-Sitemap: https://www.ssa.gov/search-gov/sitemap.xml
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