How to Disable or Delete an Apex Trigger or Class from Production Organization ?

Apex code can’t be modified directly within a Production organization, so it requires steps using Developer tools, like the Force.com IDE.

Steps to Remove or Disable Apex Classes/Triggers

1. Force.com IDE should be installed.
2. Connect to the Production Instance using the IDE and find the class or trigger that you want to delete.
3. Open the matching .xml file, and change the Status XML tag from Active to Deleted.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
 <apiVersion>31.0</apiVersion>
 <status>Deleted</status>
</ApexClass>

4. Or to disable the trigger change it to Inactive.
Note: Apex class Status can only be changed to “Active” or “Deleted,” not “Inactive”.
5. Save the file.
6. Select the two files (Code and XML) using “Ctrl-click,” and then right-click on one of them.
7. Select Force.com | Save to server. (To delete in connected org.)

To delete in another org

8.Select Force.com | Deploy to server.
9. Provide your credentials for the destination org and follow the steps.
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