diff --git a/plugins/apps/pre-delete b/plugins/apps/pre-delete
deleted file mode 100755
index 92a2ae159..000000000
--- a/plugins/apps/pre-delete
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -eo pipefail
-[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
-
-apps_pre_delete() {
-  declare desc="apps pre-delete plugin trigger"
-  local trigger="apps_pre_delete"
-  local APP="$1"
-  local IMAGE_TAG="$2"
-  local IMAGE=$(get_deploying_app_image_name "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG")
-  local CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
-  local CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$APP/cache"
-  verify_app_name "$APP"
-
-  if ! is_image_herokuish_based "$IMAGE"; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if [[ -d $CACHE_DIR ]]; then
-    "$DOCKER_BIN" run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "$IMAGE" find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} \; || true
-  fi
-}
-
-apps_pre_delete "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/repo/Makefile b/plugins/repo/Makefile
index 2b7be509a..706a28900 100644
--- a/plugins/repo/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/repo/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include ../../common.mk
 GO_ARGS ?= -a
 
 SUBCOMMANDS = subcommands/gc subcommands/purge-cache
-
+TRIGGERS = triggers/pre-delete
 build-in-docker: clean
 	docker run --rm \
 		-v $$PWD/../..:$(GO_REPO_ROOT) \
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ build-in-docker: clean
 		$(BUILD_IMAGE) \
 		bash -c "GO_ARGS='$(GO_ARGS)' make -j4 build" || exit $$?
 
-build: commands subcommands
+build: commands subcommands triggers
+	$(MAKE) triggers-copy
 
 commands: **/**/commands.go
 	go build $(GO_ARGS) -o commands src/commands/commands.go
@@ -22,7 +23,15 @@ subcommands/%: src/subcommands/*/%.go
 	go build $(GO_ARGS) -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf commands subcommands
+	rm -rf commands subcommands triggers pre-delete
 
 src-clean:
 	rm -rf .gitignore src triggers vendor Makefile *.go glide.*
+
+triggers: $(TRIGGERS)
+
+triggers/%: src/triggers/*/%.go
+	go build $(GO_ARGS) -o $@ $<
+
+triggers-copy:
+	cp triggers/* .
diff --git a/plugins/repo/repo.go b/plugins/repo/repo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c317e9380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repo/repo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/config"
+)
+
+// PurgeCache deletes the contents of the build cache stored in the repository
+func PurgeCache(appName string) error {
+	err := common.VerifyAppName(appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cacheDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
+	cacheHostDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_HOST_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
+	dokkuGlobalRunArgs := common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS")
+	image := config.GetWithDefault(appName, "DOKKU_IMAGE", os.Getenv("DOKKU_IMAGE"))
+	if info, _ := os.Stat(cacheDir); info != nil && info.IsDir() {
+		purgeCacheCmd := common.NewShellCmd(strings.Join([]string{
+			common.DockerBin(),
+			"run --rm", dokkuGlobalRunArgs,
+			"-v", strings.Join([]string{cacheHostDir, ":/cache"}, ""), image,
+			`find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} ;`}, " "))
+		purgeCacheCmd.Execute()
+		err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go b/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
index a1cf19728..63665ca18 100644
--- a/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
+++ b/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/repo"
 )
 
 // deletes the contents of the build cache stored in the repository
@@ -15,25 +14,9 @@ func main() {
 	if appName == "" {
 		common.LogFail("Please specify an app to run the command on")
 	}
-	err := common.VerifyAppName(appName)
-	if err != nil {
-		common.LogFail(err.Error())
-	}
 
-	cacheDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
-	cacheHostDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_HOST_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
-	dokkuGlobalRunArgs := common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS")
-	image := common.GetDeployingAppImageName(appName, "", "")
-	if info, _ := os.Stat(cacheDir); info != nil && info.IsDir() {
-		purgeCacheCmd := common.NewShellCmd(strings.Join([]string{
-			common.DockerBin(),
-			"run --rm", dokkuGlobalRunArgs,
-			"-v", strings.Join([]string{cacheHostDir, ":/cache"}, ""), image,
-			`find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} ;`}, " "))
-		purgeCacheCmd.Execute()
-		err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			common.LogFail(err.Error())
-		}
+	err := repo.PurgeCache(appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		common.LogWarn(err.Error())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/repo/src/triggers/pre-delete/pre-delete.go b/plugins/repo/src/triggers/pre-delete/pre-delete.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c43f5fba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repo/src/triggers/pre-delete/pre-delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
+	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/repo"
+)
+
+// destroys the buildpacks property for a given app container
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	appName := flag.Arg(0)
+
+	err := repo.PurgeCache(appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		common.LogFail(err.Error())
+	}
+}