diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 23d3cc7b..ee45809e 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -609,11 +609,10 @@ func GetFuncYamlVersion(oldFF map[string]interface{}) int {
 }
 
 // UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion will prompt the user for confirmation to delete all the the resources
-func UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion(aps []*modelsv2.App, fns []*modelsv2.Fn, trs []*modelsv2.Trigger) bool {
+func UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion(aps []*modelsv2.App, fns []*modelsv2.Fn) bool {
 
 	apsLen := len(aps)
 	fnsLen := len(fns)
-	trsLen := len(trs)
 
 	fmt.Println("You are about to delete the following resources:")
 	if apsLen > 0 {
@@ -622,9 +621,7 @@ func UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion(aps []*modelsv2.App, fns []*modelsv2.Fn,
 	if fnsLen > 0 {
 		fmt.Println("   Functions:   ", fnsLen)
 	}
-	if trsLen > 0 {
-		fmt.Println("   Triggers:    ", trsLen)
-	}
+
 	fmt.Println("This operation cannot be undone")
 	fmt.Printf("Do you wish to proceed? Y/N: ")
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
@@ -643,22 +640,6 @@ func UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion(aps []*modelsv2.App, fns []*modelsv2.Fn,
 	return true
 }
 
-// ListFnsAndTriggersInApp lists all the functions associated with an app and all the triggers associated with each of those functions
-func ListFnsAndTriggersInApp(c *cli.Context, client *fnclient.Fn, app *modelsv2.App) ([]*modelsv2.Fn, []*modelsv2.Trigger, error) {
-	fns, err := ListFnsInApp(c, client, app)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	var trs []*modelsv2.Trigger
-	for _, fn := range fns {
-		t, err := ListTriggersInFunc(c, client, fn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
-		}
-		trs = append(trs, t...)
-	}
-	return fns, trs, nil
-}
 
 //DeleteFunctions deletes all the functions provided to it. if provided nil it is a no-op
 func DeleteFunctions(c *cli.Context, client *fnclient.Fn, fns []*modelsv2.Fn) error {
@@ -677,23 +658,6 @@ func DeleteFunctions(c *cli.Context, client *fnclient.Fn, fns []*modelsv2.Fn) er
 	return nil
 }
 
-//DeleteTriggers deletes all the triggers provided to it. if provided nil it is a no-op
-func DeleteTriggers(c *cli.Context, client *fnclient.Fn, triggers []*modelsv2.Trigger) error {
-	if triggers == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	for _, t := range triggers {
-		params := apitriggers.NewDeleteTriggerParams()
-		params.TriggerID = t.ID
-		_, err := client.Triggers.DeleteTrigger(params)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Delete trigger %s: %s", t.Name, err)
-		}
-		fmt.Println("Trigger ", t.Name, " deleted")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 //ListFnsInApp gets all the functions associated with an app
 func ListFnsInApp(c *cli.Context, client *fnclient.Fn, app *modelsv2.App) ([]*modelsv2.Fn, error) {
 	params := &apifns.ListFnsParams{
diff --git a/objects/app/apps.go b/objects/app/apps.go
index 9a3bb0eb..d3c17d93 100644
--- a/objects/app/apps.go
+++ b/objects/app/apps.go
@@ -319,24 +319,26 @@ func (a *appsCmd) delete(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 	//recursive delete of sub-objects
 	if c.Bool("recursive") {
-		fns, triggers, err := common.ListFnsAndTriggersInApp(c, a.client, app)
+
+		fns, err := common.ListFnsInApp(c, a.client, app)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get associated objects: %s", err)
 		}
 
+		//fns, triggers, err := common.ListFnsAndTriggersInApp(c, a.client, app)
+		//if err != nil {
+		//	return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get associated objects: %s", err)
+		//}
+
 		//Forced deletion
 		var shouldContinue bool
 		if c.Bool("force") {
 			shouldContinue = true
 		} else {
-			shouldContinue = common.UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion([]*modelsv2.App{app}, fns, triggers)
+			shouldContinue = common.UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion([]*modelsv2.App{app}, fns)
 		}
 
 		if shouldContinue {
-			err := common.DeleteTriggers(c, a.client, triggers)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to delete associated objects: %s", err)
-			}
 			err = common.DeleteFunctions(c, a.client, fns)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to delete associated objects: %s", err)
diff --git a/objects/fn/fns.go b/objects/fn/fns.go
index 8c1319b3..179748bb 100644
--- a/objects/fn/fns.go
+++ b/objects/fn/fns.go
@@ -551,31 +551,6 @@ func (f *fnsCmd) delete(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	//recursive delete of sub-objects
-	if c.Bool("recursive") {
-		triggers, err := common.ListTriggersInFunc(c, f.client, fn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get associated objects: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		//Forced delete
-		var shouldContinue bool
-		if c.Bool("force") {
-			shouldContinue = true
-		} else {
-			shouldContinue = common.UserConfirmedMultiResourceDeletion(nil, []*modelsv2.Fn{fn}, triggers)
-		}
-
-		if shouldContinue {
-			err := common.DeleteTriggers(c, f.client, triggers)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to delete associated objects: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
 	params := apifns.NewDeleteFnParams()
 	params.FnID = fn.ID
 	_, err = f.client.Fns.DeleteFn(params)
diff --git a/test/cli_crud_test.go b/test/cli_crud_test.go
index 18de83e0..0e53e12c 100644
--- a/test/cli_crud_test.go
+++ b/test/cli_crud_test.go
@@ -226,13 +226,10 @@ func TestRecursiveDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	defer h.Cleanup()
 	appName1 := h.NewAppName()
 	funcName1 := h.NewFuncName(appName1)
-	triggerName1 := h.NewTriggerName(appName1, funcName1)
 
 	h.Fn("create", "app", appName1).AssertSuccess()
 	h.Fn("create", "function", appName1, funcName1, "foo/duffimage:0.0.1").AssertSuccess()
-	h.Fn("create", "trigger", appName1, funcName1, triggerName1, "--type", "http", "--source", "/mytrigger").AssertSuccess()
 	h.Fn("delete", "app", appName1, "-f", "-r").AssertSuccess().
 		AssertStdoutContains(appName1).
-		AssertStdoutContains(funcName1).
-		AssertStdoutContains(triggerName1)
+		AssertStdoutContains(funcName1)
 }