Deleting print drivers on Windows Server 2008 R2 without Print Role

Hi,
I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2 with Citrix Xenapp for published desktops meaning that i need to add a number of different printers to the server for the various users. Unfortunately i have some printer drivers that i think are conflicting and want to remove
these from the server.
How can i do this without adding the Print and Document Services role? Without this role i don't believe i can access 'Print Management' in the same way that i would with a Windows 7 client and then remove the driver package.
Is there another way that i can do this or should i be adding this role just to remove these drivers and then perhaps removing the role (if necessary), assuming that this is possible?
Thanks for any help.

add the tools for print management
in elevated cmd window
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Printing-AdminTools-Collection
If you already have local shared prints on the server, add the role.  Adding the Role installs the tools and opens the File and print sharing firewall port which would have been achieved by adding a shared printer. You do not need to add the Print
role to setup a machine as a print server, it's not a requirement. 
Alan Morris Windows Printing Team

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