diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4bb73a5..69ee06b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 The Co-op Cloud utility belt 🎩🐇
 
-`abra` is a command-line tool for managing your own [Co-op Cloud](https://coopcloud.tech). It can provision new servers, create apps, deploy them, run backup and restore operations and a whole lot of other things. Please see [docs.coopcloud.tech](https://docs.coopcloud.tech) for more extensive documentation.
+`abra` is a command-line tool for managing your own [Co-op Cloud](https://coopcloud.tech). It can provision new servers, create apps, deploy them and a whole lot of other things. Please see [docs.coopcloud.tech](https://docs.coopcloud.tech) for more extensive documentation.
 
 ## Quick install
 
diff --git a/cli/app/app.go b/cli/app/app.go
index 1d76b81b..830d45be 100644
--- a/cli/app/app.go
+++ b/cli/app/app.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ var AppCommand = cli.Command{
 	ArgsUsage: "<app>",
 	Description: `
 This command provides all the functionality you need to manage the life cycle
-of your apps. From initial deployment, day-2 operations (e.g. backup/restore)
-to scaling apps up and spinning them down.
+of your apps. From initial deployment to day-2 operations to scaling apps up
+and spinning them down.
 `,
 	Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 		appNewCommand,
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ to scaling apps up and spinning them down.
 		appDeployCommand,
 		appUpgradeCommand,
 		appUndeployCommand,
-		appBackupCommand,
-		appRestoreCommand,
 		appRemoveCommand,
 		appCheckCommand,
 		appListCommand,
diff --git a/cli/app/backup.go b/cli/app/backup.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 96d1927b..00000000
--- a/cli/app/backup.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
-
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli"
-)
-
-var backupAllServices bool
-var backupAllServicesFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "all, a",
-	Destination: &backupAllServices,
-	Usage:       "Backup all services",
-}
-
-var appBackupCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:    "backup",
-	Aliases: []string{"b"},
-	Usage:   "Backup an app",
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		internal.DebugFlag,
-		internal.NoInputFlag,
-		backupAllServicesFlag},
-	Before:    internal.SubCommandBefore,
-	ArgsUsage: "<service>",
-	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)
-
-		if c.Args().Get(1) != "" && backupAllServices {
-			internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("cannot use '<service>' and '--all' together"))
-		}
-
-		abraSh := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, app.Type, "abra.sh")
-		if _, err := os.Stat(abraSh); err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				logrus.Fatalf("%s does not exist?", abraSh)
-			}
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		sourceCmd := fmt.Sprintf("source %s", abraSh)
-
-		execCmd := "abra_backup"
-		if !backupAllServices {
-			serviceName := c.Args().Get(1)
-			if serviceName == "" {
-				internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no service(s) target provided"))
-			}
-			execCmd = fmt.Sprintf("abra_backup_%s", serviceName)
-		}
-
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(abraSh)
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(string(bytes), execCmd) {
-			logrus.Fatalf("%s doesn't have a %s function", app.Type, execCmd)
-		}
-
-		sourceAndExec := fmt.Sprintf("%s; %s", sourceCmd, execCmd)
-		cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", sourceAndExec)
-		if err := internal.RunCmd(cmd); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	},
-	BashComplete: autocomplete.AppNameComplete,
-}
diff --git a/cli/app/restore.go b/cli/app/restore.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0aed03e4..00000000
--- a/cli/app/restore.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
-
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli"
-)
-
-var restoreAllServices bool
-var restoreAllServicesFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "all, a",
-	Destination: &restoreAllServices,
-	Usage:       "Restore all services",
-}
-
-var appRestoreCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:    "restore",
-	Aliases: []string{"rs"},
-	Usage:   "Restore an app from a backup",
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		internal.DebugFlag,
-		internal.NoInputFlag,
-		restoreAllServicesFlag,
-	},
-	Before:    internal.SubCommandBefore,
-	ArgsUsage: "<service> [<backup file>]",
-	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)
-
-		if len(c.Args()) > 1 && restoreAllServices {
-			internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("cannot use <service>/<backup file> and '--all' together"))
-		}
-
-		abraSh := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, app.Type, "abra.sh")
-		if _, err := os.Stat(abraSh); err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				logrus.Fatalf("%s does not exist?", abraSh)
-			}
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		sourceCmd := fmt.Sprintf("source %s", abraSh)
-		execCmd := "abra_restore"
-		if !restoreAllServices {
-			serviceName := c.Args().Get(1)
-			if serviceName == "" {
-				internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no service(s) target provided"))
-			}
-			execCmd = fmt.Sprintf("abra_restore_%s", serviceName)
-		}
-
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(abraSh)
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(string(bytes), execCmd) {
-			logrus.Fatalf("%s doesn't have a %s function", app.Type, execCmd)
-		}
-
-		backupFile := c.Args().Get(2)
-		if backupFile != "" {
-			execCmd = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", execCmd, backupFile)
-		}
-
-		sourceAndExec := fmt.Sprintf("%s; %s", sourceCmd, execCmd)
-		cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", sourceAndExec)
-		if err := internal.RunCmd(cmd); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	},
-}