Removing GM parking brake

[Alien]

I'm swapping out rear ends and decided to take this time to remove the parking brake setup on the calipers, since the cable has long since been removed.

Can I remove the entire thing, or does the "lever" (red arrow 2nd picture) need to remain so the piston doesn't retract too far away from the rotor?

[GlennCMC70]

I removed the lever. I have never had one on my CMC cars.

[Alien]

Thanks for the quick response. The spring looked like it was going to be a PITA to get off, which would mean it'd be even more of a pain to get back on if needed. It's all gone now.

[AllZWay]

You already have the answer, but yes just remove it all.