Deleting Apex Class or Apex Trigger From Salesforce

README.md

Deleting Apex Class or Apex Trigger using Workbench

1. Create a package.xml file
2. Create a destructiveChanges.xml file
3. Bundle the two files together in a .zip file
4. Deploy the .zip package using Workbench

Using Workbench

1. Open the migration menu, then click Deploy
2. Click Browse... and select the .zip package file
3. Mark the "Rollback On Error" checkbox
4. Mark the "Single Package" checkbox
5. Mark the "Run Local Tests" checkbox
6. Click Next
7. Review the deployment options, then click Deploy

Reference

• Propagating Destructive Changes

destructiveChanges.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
   <types>
      <members>SomeTestClass</members>
      <members>SomeOtherClass</members>
      <name>ApexClass</name>
   </types>
   <types>
      <members>SomeTrigger</members>
      <members>SomeOtherTrigger</members>
      <name>ApexTrigger</name>
   </types>
   <version>30.0</version>
</Package>

package.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <version>30.0</version>
</Package>