How to Delete the Apex Triggers and Apex Classes from Production Salesforce Org?
Follow the below steps to delete the Apex Triggers and Apex Classes to Production Salesforce Org
Step1:
Use Force.com IDE to create a new project and download all apex triggers/ apex classes from production salesforce org.
Step2:
In the Apex Triggers ore Apex Classes you want to delete, open the metadata file for the respective Apex Class/Apex Trigger and change the status as “deleted”.
Step3:
Save to server
Observe the status of the class in the example below:
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<ApexClass xmlns=”http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata”>
<apiVersion>23.0</apiVersion>
<status>Deleted</status>
</ApexClass>
Note:
1) You should try this technique in sandbox and become comfortable with it before attempting in production.
2) Double-check the class name before deleting.
Refer:
https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewSolution?id=000006188
