diff --git a/terraform/development/main.tf b/terraform/development/main.tf
index 0d8920c6f..91719db81 100644
--- a/terraform/development/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/development/main.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 locals {
   cf_org_name      = "gsa-tts-benefits-studio"
   cf_space_name    = "notify-local-dev"
-  recursive_delete = true
   key_name         = "${var.username}-api-dev-key"
 }