diff --git a/plugins/cron/Makefile b/plugins/cron/Makefile
index 20ddf156e..920941136 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/cron/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUBCOMMANDS = subcommands/list subcommands/report subcommands/run subcommands/set
-TRIGGERS = triggers/cron-get-property triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/pre-delete triggers/post-delete triggers/scheduler-stop
+TRIGGERS = triggers/cron-get-property triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-delete triggers/scheduler-stop
 BUILD = commands subcommands triggers
 PLUGIN_NAME = cron
 
diff --git a/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go b/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
index a5a5ed98d..6e0de5e7a 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/src/triggers/triggers.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ func main() {
 	case "post-delete":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = cron.TriggerPostDelete(appName)
-	case "pre-delete":
-		appName := flag.Arg(0)
-		err = cron.TriggerPreDelete(appName)
 	case "report":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = cron.ReportSingleApp(appName, "", "")
diff --git a/plugins/cron/triggers.go b/plugins/cron/triggers.go
index 3b5c5d929..383a7cd3a 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/triggers.go
@@ -55,19 +55,18 @@ func TriggerPostAppRenameSetup(oldAppName string, newAppName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TriggerPreDelete stops cron for a given app
-func TriggerPreDelete(appName string) error {
+// TriggerPostDelete destroys the cron property for a given app container
+func TriggerPostDelete(appName string) error {
 	scheduler := common.GetAppScheduler(appName)
 	_, err := common.CallPlugnTrigger(common.PlugnTriggerInput{
 		Trigger:     "scheduler-cron-write",
 		Args:        []string{scheduler, appName},
 		StreamStdio: true,
 	})
-	return err
-}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-// TriggerPostDelete destroys the cron property for a given app container
-func TriggerPostDelete(appName string) error {
 	if err := common.PropertyDestroy("cron", appName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}