diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 073389e..54c8c11 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ locals {
   run_tests = var.run_integration_tests || var.run_stress_tests ? true : false
 }
 
-module "pipeline_trigger" {
-  source     = "./modules/pipeline_trigger"
-  app_name   = var.app_name
-  env_name   = var.env_name
-  env_type   = var.env_type
-  s3_bucket  = local.artifacts_bucket_name
-}
-
 module "ci-cd-code-pipeline" {
   source                       = "./modules/ci-cd-codepipeline"
   env_name                     = var.env_name
@@ -25,7 +17,6 @@ module "ci-cd-code-pipeline" {
   code_deploy_applications     = [module.code-deploy.attributes.name]
 
   depends_on = [
-    module.pipeline_trigger,
     module.build,
     module.code-deploy,
     module.post,
diff --git a/modules/pipeline_trigger/data.tf b/modules/pipeline_trigger/data.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index b764f10..0000000
--- a/modules/pipeline_trigger/data.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-data "aws_iam_policy_document" "inline_merge_status_update_policy_doc" {
-  statement {
-    actions = [
-      "ssm:*"
-    ]
-    resources = ["*"]
-  }
-  statement {
-    actions = [
-      "states:*"
-    ]
-    resources = ["*"]
-  }
-}
-
-data "aws_s3_bucket" "codepipeline_bucket" {
-  bucket = "s3-codepipeline-${var.app_name}-${var.env_type}"
-}
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diff --git a/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/lambda.zip b/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/lambda.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index a32cf58..0000000
Binary files a/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/lambda.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/pipeline_trigger.js b/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/pipeline_trigger.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a6c0ff2..0000000
--- a/modules/pipeline_trigger/lambda/pipeline_trigger.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
-const codepipeline = new AWS.CodePipeline({ apiVersion: '2015-07-09' });
-const region = "us-east-1"
-
-exports.handler = async function (event, context, callback) {
-
-  console.log("EVENT: \n" + JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
-  let pipeline_name = `codepipeline-${process.env.APP_NAME}-${process.env.ENV_NAME}`
-  console.log(`PIPELINE:${pipeline_name}`);
-  var params = {
-    name: `${pipeline_name}`
-  };
-  let pipeline_execution = await codepipeline.startPipelineExecution(params, function (err, data) {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log(`ERROR: Failed to start pipeline codepipeline-${pipeline_name}`);
-      console.log(err, err.stack)
-    }
-    else {
-      console.log(`STARTING PIPELINE: ${pipeline_name}`)
-      console.log("PIPELINE_EXECUTION: \n" +  JSON.stringify(data, null, 2))
-    };
-  }).promise();
-}
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diff --git a/modules/pipeline_trigger/main.tf b/modules/pipeline_trigger/main.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a331bf..0000000
--- a/modules/pipeline_trigger/main.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# prepare lambda zip file
-data "archive_file" "pipeline_trigger_zip" {
-  type        = "zip"
-  source_file = "${path.module}/lambda/pipeline_trigger.js"
-  output_path = "${path.module}/lambda/lambda.zip"
-}
-
-resource "aws_lambda_function" "pipeline_trigger" {
-  filename         = "${path.module}/lambda/lambda.zip"
-  function_name    = "${var.app_name}-${var.env_name}-pipeline-trigger"
-  role             = aws_iam_role.pipeline_trigger.arn
-  handler          = "pipeline_trigger.handler"
-  runtime          = "nodejs16.x"
-  timeout          = 180
-  source_code_hash = filebase64sha256("${path.module}/lambda/lambda.zip")
-  environment {
-    variables = {
-      APP_NAME = var.app_name
-      ENV_NAME = var.env_name
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-# IAM
-resource "aws_iam_role" "pipeline_trigger" {
-  name = "lambda-role-${var.app_name}_${var.env_name}-pipeline-trigger"
-
-  assume_role_policy = <<POLICY
-{
-  "Version": "2012-10-17",
-  "Statement": [
-    {
-      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
-      "Principal": {
-        "Service": [
-          "codedeploy.amazonaws.com",
-          "codepipeline.amazonaws.com",
-          "lambda.amazonaws.com",
-          "s3.amazonaws.com",
-          "ssm.amazonaws.com",
-          "cloudwatch.amazonaws.com"
-        ]
-      },
-      "Effect": "Allow",
-      "Sid": ""
-    }
-  ]
-}
-POLICY
-}
-
-resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "role-pipeline-execution" {
-  role       = "${aws_iam_role.pipeline_trigger.name}"
-  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
-}
-
-resource "aws_lambda_permission" "allow_bucket" {
-  statement_id  = "AllowExecutionFromS3Bucket"
-  action        = "lambda:InvokeFunction"
-  function_name = aws_lambda_function.pipeline_trigger.arn
-  principal     = "s3.amazonaws.com"
-  source_arn    = data.aws_s3_bucket.codepipeline_bucket.arn
-}
-
-resource "aws_s3_bucket_notification" "bucket_notification" {
-  bucket   = data.aws_s3_bucket.codepipeline_bucket.id
-
-  lambda_function {
-    lambda_function_arn = aws_lambda_function.pipeline_trigger.arn
-    events              = ["s3:ObjectCreated:Put", "s3:ObjectCreated:CompleteMultipartUpload", "s3:ObjectCreated:Copy"]
-    filter_prefix       = "${var.env_name}/"
-    filter_suffix       = "source_artifacts.zip"
-  }
-  depends_on = [aws_lambda_permission.allow_bucket]
-}
diff --git a/modules/pipeline_trigger/variables.tf b/modules/pipeline_trigger/variables.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9d766..0000000
--- a/modules/pipeline_trigger/variables.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-variable "app_name" {
-  type = string
-}
-
-variable "env_name" {
-  type = string
-}
-
-variable "env_type" {
-  type = string
-}
-
-variable "s3_bucket" {
-  type = string
-}
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