diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
index 6afa5ca0ee..772bb9234d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ const ProjectController = {
 
   deleteProject(req, res) {
     const projectId = req.params.Project_id
-    const forever = (req.query != null ? req.query.forever : undefined) != null
     const user = AuthenticationController.getSessionUser(req)
     const cb = err => {
       if (err != null) {
@@ -147,16 +146,11 @@ const ProjectController = {
         res.sendStatus(200)
       }
     }
-
-    if (forever) {
-      ProjectDeleter.deleteProject(
-        projectId,
-        { deleterUser: user, ipAddress: req.ip },
-        cb
-      )
-    } else {
-      ProjectDeleter.legacyArchiveProject(projectId, cb)
-    }
+    ProjectDeleter.deleteProject(
+      projectId,
+      { deleterUser: user, ipAddress: req.ip },
+      cb
+    )
   },
 
   archiveProject(req, res, next) {
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
index 486742736b..d14943dde2 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.js
@@ -118,23 +118,6 @@ const ProjectDeleter = {
     )
   },
 
-  legacyArchiveProject(project_id, callback) {
-    if (callback == null) {
-      callback = function(error) {}
-    }
-    return Project.update(
-      { _id: project_id },
-      { $set: { archived: true } },
-      function(err) {
-        if (err != null) {
-          logger.warn({ err }, 'problem archived project')
-          return callback(err)
-        }
-        return callback()
-      }
-    )
-  },
-
   restoreProject(project_id, callback) {
     if (callback == null) {
       callback = function(error) {}
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/project-list.js b/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/project-list.js
index 1dcc871f6d..6da985d45f 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/project-list.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/main/project-list/project-list.js
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ define(['base', 'main/project-list/services/project-list'], function(App) {
     const _deleteProject = function(project) {
       return queuedHttp({
         method: 'DELETE',
-        url: `/project/${project.id}?forever=true`,
+        url: `/project/${project.id}`,
         headers: {
           'X-CSRF-Token': window.csrfToken
         }
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/User.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/User.js
index 2448a352d5..0093aaa1c8 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/User.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/User.js
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class User {
   deleteProject(projectId, callback) {
     this.request.delete(
       {
-        url: `/project/${projectId}?forever=true`
+        url: `/project/${projectId}`
       },
       (error, response, body) => {
         if (error != null) {
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectControllerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectControllerTests.js
index 7353e7e11f..dacf79632e 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectControllerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectControllerTests.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe('ProjectController', function() {
     }
     this.token = 'some-token'
     this.ProjectDeleter = {
-      legacyArchiveProject: sinon.stub().callsArg(1),
       deleteProject: sinon.stub().callsArg(2),
       restoreProject: sinon.stub().callsArg(1),
       findArchivedProjects: sinon.stub()
@@ -305,19 +304,7 @@ describe('ProjectController', function() {
   })
 
   describe('deleteProject', function() {
-    it('should tell the project deleter to archive when forever=false', function(done) {
-      this.res.sendStatus = code => {
-        this.ProjectDeleter.legacyArchiveProject
-          .calledWith(this.project_id)
-          .should.equal(true)
-        code.should.equal(200)
-        done()
-      }
-      this.ProjectController.deleteProject(this.req, this.res)
-    })
-
-    it('should tell the project deleter to delete when forever=true', function(done) {
-      this.req.query = { forever: 'true' }
+    it('should call the project deleter', function(done) {
       this.res.sendStatus = code => {
         this.ProjectDeleter.deleteProject
           .calledWith(this.project_id, {
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectDeleterTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectDeleterTests.js
index 3aaf45970f..4ee5acb46d 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectDeleterTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectDeleterTests.js
@@ -431,28 +431,6 @@ describe('ProjectDeleter', function() {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('legacyArchiveProject', function() {
-    beforeEach(function() {
-      this.ProjectMock.expects('update')
-        .withArgs(
-          {
-            _id: this.project_id
-          },
-          {
-            $set: { archived: true }
-          }
-        )
-        .yields()
-    })
-
-    it('should update the project', function(done) {
-      this.ProjectDeleter.legacyArchiveProject(this.project_id, () => {
-        this.ProjectMock.verify()
-        done()
-      })
-    })
-  })
-
   describe('archiveProject', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
       let archived = [ObjectId(this.user._id)]