diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf65b7b..59b5599 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ other optional variables (e.g., `name`, `tags`, etc.) provided by the
 |---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------:|:-------:|:--------:|
 | auth_service_config       | Configuration details for the authentication service. More details below. | object |  `{}`   |    no    |
 | urlrewrite_service_config | Configuration details for the URL rewrite service, More details below.    | object |  `{}`   |    no    |
-| destruction_delay         | Delay before destroying resources when they are deleted                   | string | `"20m"` |    no    |
 | aws_account_id            | The AWS account ID that the module will be deployed in                    | string |  `""`   |    no    |
 | aws_region_name           | The AWS region name where the module will be deployed                     | string |  `""`   |    no    |
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 2f84f64..90aa0d2 100755
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ locals {
   enabled                    = module.this.enabled
   auth_service_enabled       = local.enabled && var.auth_service_config.enabled
   urlrewrite_service_enabled = local.enabled && var.urlrewrite_service_config.enabled
-  destruction_delay_enabled  = var.destruction_delay != null
 
   aws_account_id  = try(coalesce(var.aws_account_id, data.aws_caller_identity.current[0].account_id), "")
   aws_region_name = try(coalesce(var.aws_region_name, data.aws_region.current[0].name), "")
@@ -85,16 +84,6 @@ data "aws_region" "current" {
   count = module.this.enabled && var.aws_region_name == "" ? 1 : 0
 }
 
-resource "time_sleep" "destruction_delay" {
-  for_each = local.destruction_delay_enabled ? aws_lambda_function.auth_service : {}
-
-  destroy_duration = var.destruction_delay
-
-  triggers = {
-    arn = each.value.arn
-  }
-}
-
 # ====================================================== middleware-services ===
 
 module "mw_service_label" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 5c12d64..9d4734f 100755
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ variable "urlrewrite_service_config" {
   default = {}
 }
 
-variable "destruction_delay" {
-  description = "Delay before destroying resources when they are deleted"
-  type        = string
-  default     = "20m"
-}
-
 variable "aws_account_id" {
   description = "The AWS account ID that the module will be deployed in"
   type        = string