diff --git a/cli/app/remove.go b/cli/app/remove.go
index 9013d771..f65f8638 100644
--- a/cli/app/remove.go
+++ b/cli/app/remove.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
-	stack "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ flag.`,
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		configs, err := client.GetConfigs(cl, context.Background(), app.Server, fs)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		configNames := client.GetConfigNames(configs)
+
+		if len(configNames) > 0 {
+			if err := client.RemoveConfigs(cl, context.Background(), configNames, internal.Force); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("removing configs failed: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			log.Infof("%d config(s) removed successfully", len(configNames))
+		} else {
+			log.Info("no configs to remove")
+		}
+
 		secretList, err := cl.SecretList(context.Background(), types.SecretListOptions{Filters: fs})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
@@ -120,7 +136,7 @@ flag.`,
 				log.Fatalf("removing volumes failed: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			log.Infof("%d volumes removed successfully", len(volumeNames))
+			log.Infof("%d volume(s) removed successfully", len(volumeNames))
 		} else {
 			log.Info("no volumes to remove")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/client/configs.go b/pkg/client/configs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efe14ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/configs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/swarm"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+)
+
+func GetConfigs(cl *client.Client, ctx context.Context, server string, fs filters.Args) ([]swarm.Config, error) {
+	configList, err := cl.ConfigList(ctx, swarm.ConfigListOptions{Filters: fs})
+	if err != nil {
+		return configList, err
+	}
+
+	return configList, nil
+}
+
+func GetConfigNames(configs []swarm.Config) []string {
+	var confNames []string
+
+	for _, conf := range configs {
+		confNames = append(confNames, conf.Spec.Name)
+	}
+
+	return confNames
+}
+
+func RemoveConfigs(cl *client.Client, ctx context.Context, configNames []string, force bool) error {
+	for _, confName := range configNames {
+		if err := cl.ConfigRemove(context.Background(), confName); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("conf %s: %s", confName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_remove.bats b/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
index 0a1d0281..f24e2ef4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
@@ -124,6 +124,33 @@ teardown(){
   assert_output --partial 'removed'
 }
 
+# bats test_tags=slow
+@test "detect no configs to remove" {
+  _deploy_app
+  _undeploy_app
+
+  run $ABRA app rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --no-input
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial 'no configs to remove'
+}
+
+# bats test_tags=slow
+@test "remove old app configs" {
+  _deploy_app
+  _undeploy_app
+
+  sanitisedDomainName="${TEST_APP_DOMAIN//./_}"
+  run docker config create "${sanitisedDomainName}_test_conf_v99" "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/abra-test-recipe/abra.sh"
+  assert_success
+
+  assert bash -c "docker config ls | grep -q test_conf_v99"
+
+  run $ABRA app rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --no-input
+  assert_success
+
+  refute bash -c "docker config ls | grep -q test_conf_v99"
+}
+
 @test "remove .env file" {
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"