diff --git a/build/acr-build/queue-all.ps1 b/build/acr-build/queue-all.ps1
index aacffea95..60a39d92c 100644
--- a/build/acr-build/queue-all.ps1
+++ b/build/acr-build/queue-all.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ $services = @(
     @{ Name="eshopcatalog"; Image="eshop/catalog.api"; File="src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/Dockerfile" },
     @{ Name="eshopidentity"; Image="eshop/identity.api"; File="src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/Dockerfile" },
     @{ Name="eshopordering"; Image="eshop/ordering.api"; File="src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Dockerfile" },
-    @{ Name="eshoporderingbg"; Image="eshop/ordering.backgroundtasks"; File="src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.BackgroundTasks/Dockerfile" },
     @{ Name="eshopmarketing"; Image="eshop/marketing.api"; File="src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/Dockerfile" },
     @{ Name="eshopwebspa"; Image="eshop/webspa"; File="src/Web/WebSPA/Dockerfile" },
     @{ Name="eshopwebmvc"; Image="eshop/webmvc"; File="src/Web/WebMVC/Dockerfile" },
diff --git a/build/multiarch-manifests/create-manifests.ps1 b/build/multiarch-manifests/create-manifests.ps1
index cc7f05194..0bc6a4c7c 100644
--- a/build/multiarch-manifests/create-manifests.ps1
+++ b/build/multiarch-manifests/create-manifests.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Write-Host "Tags used are linux-master, win-master, linux-dev, win-dev, linux-la
 Write-Host "Multiarch images tags will be master, dev, latest" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 
 
-$services = "identity.api", "basket.api", "catalog.api", "ordering.api", "ordering.backgroundtasks", "marketing.api", "payment.api", "locations.api", "webhooks.api", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub", "webstatus", "webspa", "webmvc", "webhooks.client"
+$services = "identity.api", "basket.api", "catalog.api", "ordering.api", "marketing.api", "payment.api", "locations.api", "webhooks.api", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub", "webstatus", "webspa", "webmvc", "webhooks.client"
 
 foreach ($svc in $services) {
     Write-Host "Creating manifest for $svc and tags :latest, :master, and :dev"
diff --git a/docker-compose-windows.prod.yml b/docker-compose-windows.prod.yml
index ead977f29..638c98d69 100644
--- a/docker-compose-windows.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-windows.prod.yml
@@ -69,17 +69,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5102:80"
   
-  ordering.backgroundtasks:
-    environment:
-      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:80
-      - ConnectionString=${ESHOP_AZURE_ORDERING_DB:-Server=sql.data;Database=Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.OrderingDb;User Id=sa;Password=Pass@word}
-      - EventBusConnection=${ESHOP_AZURE_SERVICE_BUS:-rabbitmq}
-      - UseCustomizationData=True
-      - AzureServiceBusEnabled=False
-    ports:
-      - "5111:80"
-
   webspa:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.windows.yml b/docker-compose.override.windows.yml
index dcaac7c45..0f1e66efe 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.windows.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.windows.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ services:
       - EventBusUserName=admin
       - EventBusPassword=password
 
-  ordering.backgroundtasks:
-    environment:
-      - EventBusUserName=admin
-      - EventBusPassword=password
-
   payment.api:
     environment:
       - EventBusUserName=admin
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index e4ee76650..bd04fa997 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -115,26 +115,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5102:80"   
 
-
-  ordering.backgroundtasks:
-    environment:
-      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:80
-      - ConnectionString=${ESHOP_AZURE_ORDERING_DB:-Server=sql.data;Database=Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.OrderingDb;User Id=sa;Password=Pass@word}
-      - EventBusConnection=${ESHOP_AZURE_SERVICE_BUS:-rabbitmq}
-      - EventBusUserName=${ESHOP_SERVICE_BUS_USERNAME}
-      - EventBusPassword=${ESHOP_SERVICE_BUS_PASSWORD}          
-      - UseCustomizationData=True
-      - AzureServiceBusEnabled=False
-      - CheckUpdateTime=30000
-      - GracePeriodTime=1
-      - ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey=${INSTRUMENTATION_KEY}
-      - OrchestratorType=${ORCHESTRATOR_TYPE}
-      - UseLoadTest=${USE_LOADTEST:-False}
-      - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Override__Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBusRabbitMQ=Verbose
-    ports:
-      - "5111:80"
-
   marketing.api:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
@@ -343,8 +323,6 @@ services:
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__7__Uri=http://webmarketingapigw/hc
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__8__Name=Ordering HTTP Check
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__8__Uri=http://ordering.api/hc
-      - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__9__Name=Ordering HTTP Background Check
-      - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__9__Uri=http://ordering.backgroundtasks/hc
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__10__Name=Basket HTTP Check
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__10__Uri=http://basket.api/hc
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__11__Name=Catalog HTTP Check
@@ -359,7 +337,6 @@ services:
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__15__Uri=http://payment.api/hc
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__16__Name=Ordering SignalRHub HTTP Check
       - HealthChecks-UI__HealthChecks__16__Uri=http://ordering.signalrhub/hc      
-      - OrderingBackgroundTasksUrl=http://ordering.backgroundtasks/hc
       - ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey=${INSTRUMENTATION_KEY}
       - OrchestratorType=${ORCHESTRATOR_TYPE}
     ports:
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 4bf465565..e1825a8c4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -91,25 +91,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "80"   # The API Gateway redirects and access through the internal port (80).
 
-
-  ordering.backgroundtasks:
-    environment:
-      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
-      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:80
-      - ConnectionString=${ESHOP_AZURE_ORDERING_DB:-Server=sql.data;Database=Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.OrderingDb;User Id=sa;Password=Pass@word}
-      - EventBusConnection=${ESHOP_AZURE_SERVICE_BUS:-rabbitmq}
-      - EventBusUserName=${ESHOP_SERVICE_BUS_USERNAME}
-      - EventBusPassword=${ESHOP_SERVICE_BUS_PASSWORD}          
-      - UseCustomizationData=True
-      - AzureServiceBusEnabled=False
-      - CheckUpdateTime=30000
-      - GracePeriodTime=1
-      - ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey=${INSTRUMENTATION_KEY}
-      - OrchestratorType=${ORCHESTRATOR_TYPE}
-      - UseLoadTest=${USE_LOADTEST:-False}
-    ports:
-      - "5111:80"
-
   marketing.api:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
@@ -179,7 +160,6 @@ services:
       - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:80
       - CatalogUrl=http://catalog.api/hc
       - OrderingUrl=http://ordering.api/hc
-      - OrderingBackgroundTasksUrl=http://ordering.backgroundtasks/hc
       - BasketUrl=http://basket.api/hc
       - IdentityUrl=http://identity.api/hc
       - LocationsUrl=http://locations.api/hc
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 243fbf2c6..ccc888bf2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - sql.data
       - rabbitmq
-
-  ordering.backgroundtasks:
-    image: ${REGISTRY:-eshop}/ordering.backgroundtasks:${PLATFORM:-linux}-${TAG:-latest}
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.BackgroundTasks/Dockerfile    
-    depends_on:
-      - sql.data
-      - rabbitmq
+      - identity.api
 
   marketing.api:
     image: ${REGISTRY:-eshop}/marketing.api:${PLATFORM:-linux}-${TAG:-latest}
diff --git a/eShopOnContainers.sln b/eShopOnContainers.sln
index c3e63925d..232331854 100644
--- a/eShopOnContainers.sln
+++ b/eShopOnContainers.sln
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "eShopOnContainers.TestRunne
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "eShopOnContainers.TestRunner.Windows", "src\Mobile\eShopOnContainers\eShopOnContainers.TestRunner.Windows\eShopOnContainers.TestRunner.Windows.csproj", "{A7337243-33B8-463A-87AD-944B75EFD820}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Ordering.BackgroundTasks", "src\Services\Ordering\Ordering.BackgroundTasks\Ordering.BackgroundTasks.csproj", "{16CDE5D2-2DDE-4AF2-B902-AD9CC42DE480}"
-EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Basket.FunctionalTests", "src\Services\Basket\Basket.FunctionalTests\Basket.FunctionalTests.csproj", "{9F00E62F-E180-4A9C-8794-98A72AFAC2DB}"
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Basket.UnitTests", "src\Services\Basket\Basket.UnitTests\Basket.UnitTests.csproj", "{63417272-1E6A-406A-AD11-C738558D89C0}"
diff --git a/k8s/build-push-images.ps1 b/k8s/build-push-images.ps1
index e2c8e06b6..769e74abc 100644
--- a/k8s/build-push-images.ps1
+++ b/k8s/build-push-images.ps1
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dockerUser)) {
 # Push images to Docker registry
 if ($pushImages) {
     Write-Host "Pushing images to $registry/$dockerOrg..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    $services = ("basket.api", "catalog.api", "identity.api", "ordering.api", "ordering.backgroundtasks", "marketing.api","payment.api","locations.api", "webmvc", "webspa", "webstatus", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub")
+    $services = ("basket.api", "catalog.api", "identity.api", "ordering.api", "marketing.api","payment.api","locations.api", "webmvc", "webspa", "webstatus", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub")
 
     foreach ($service in $services) {
         $imageFqdn = if ($useDockerHub)  {"$dockerOrg/${service}"} else {"$registry/$dockerOrg/${service}"}
diff --git a/k8s/deploy.ps1 b/k8s/deploy.ps1
index abeb12aed..81af1bec7 100644
--- a/k8s/deploy.ps1
+++ b/k8s/deploy.ps1
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if ($buildImages) {
 
 if ($pushImages) {
     Write-Host "Pushing images to $registry/$dockerOrg..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    $services = ("basket.api", "catalog.api", "identity.api", "ordering.api", "ordering.backgroundtasks", "marketing.api","payment.api","locations.api", "webmvc", "webspa", "webstatus", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub")
+    $services = ("basket.api", "catalog.api", "identity.api", "ordering.api", "marketing.api","payment.api","locations.api", "webmvc", "webspa", "webstatus", "ocelotapigw", "mobileshoppingagg", "webshoppingagg", "ordering.signalrhub")
 
     foreach ($service in $services) {
         $imageFqdn = if ($useDockerHub)  {"$dockerOrg/${service}"} else {"$registry/$dockerOrg/${service}"}
diff --git a/k8s/deployments.yaml b/k8s/deployments.yaml
index f362c319c..46d139d1c 100644
--- a/k8s/deployments.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployments.yaml
@@ -265,65 +265,6 @@ spec:
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: ordering-backgroundtasks
-spec:
-  paused: true
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: eshop
-        component: ordering-backgroundtasks
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: ordering-backgroundtasks
-        image: eshop/ordering.backgroundtasks
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
-        env:        
-        - name: ConnectionString
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: ordering__ConnectionString
-        - name: EventBusConnection
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: all__EventBusConnection
-        - name: AzureServiceBusEnabled
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: all__UseAzureServiceBus        
-        - name: CheckUpdateTime
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: GracePeriodManager__CheckUpdateTime
-        - name: GracePeriodTime
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: GracePeriodManager__GracePeriodTime  
-        - name: ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: all__InstrumentationKey
-        - name: UseLoadTest
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: externalcfg
-             key: all__EnableLoadTest
-        - name: OrchestratorType
-          value: 'K8S'     
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 80
-      imagePullSecrets:
-      - name: registry-key
----
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: ordering-signalrhub
 spec:
@@ -702,11 +643,6 @@ spec:
            configMapKeyRef:
              name: internalurls
              key: ordering__hc
-        - name: OrderingBackgroundTasksUrl
-          valueFrom:
-           configMapKeyRef:
-             name: internalurls
-             key: ordering-background__hc
         - name: LocationsUrl
           valueFrom:
            configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/k8s/helm/app.yaml b/k8s/helm/app.yaml
index 91e829b27..390844a6e 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/app.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/app.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ app:                                                  # app global settings
       basket: basket                                    # service name for basket api
       catalog: catalog                                  # service name for catalog api
       ordering: ordering                                # service name for ordering api
-      orderingbackgroundtasks: orderingbackgroundtasks  # service name for orderingbackgroundtasks
       orderingsignalrhub: ordering-signalrhub           # service name for orderingsignalrhub
       identity: identity                                # service name for identity api
       mvc: webmvc                                       # service name for web mvc
diff --git a/k8s/helm/deploy-all-istio.ps1 b/k8s/helm/deploy-all-istio.ps1
index 5e05c6dbb..9e32704b1 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/deploy-all-istio.ps1
+++ b/k8s/helm/deploy-all-istio.ps1
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($registry)) {
 Write-Host "Begin eShopOnContainers installation using Helm" -ForegroundColor Green
 
 $infras = ("sql-data", "nosql-data", "rabbitmq", "keystore-data", "basket-data")
-$charts = ("eshop-common", "apigwmm", "apigwms", "apigwwm", "apigwws", "basket-api","catalog-api", "identity-api", "locations-api", "marketing-api", "mobileshoppingagg","ordering-api","ordering-backgroundtasks","ordering-signalrhub", "payment-api", "webmvc", "webshoppingagg", "webspa", "webstatus", "webhooks-api", "webhooks-web")
+$charts = ("eshop-common", "apigwmm", "apigwms", "apigwwm", "apigwws", "basket-api","catalog-api", "identity-api", "locations-api", "marketing-api", "mobileshoppingagg","ordering-api","ordering-signalrhub", "payment-api", "webmvc", "webshoppingagg", "webspa", "webstatus", "webhooks-api", "webhooks-web")
 
 if ($deployInfrastructure) {
     foreach ($infra in $infras) {
diff --git a/k8s/helm/deploy-all.ps1 b/k8s/helm/deploy-all.ps1
index 3cf6936bc..21bb2f1a0 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/deploy-all.ps1
+++ b/k8s/helm/deploy-all.ps1
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($registry)) {
 Write-Host "Begin eShopOnContainers installation using Helm" -ForegroundColor Green
 
 $infras = ("sql-data", "nosql-data", "rabbitmq", "keystore-data", "basket-data")
-$charts = ("eshop-common", "apigwmm", "apigwms", "apigwwm", "apigwws", "basket-api","catalog-api", "identity-api", "locations-api", "marketing-api", "mobileshoppingagg","ordering-api","ordering-backgroundtasks","ordering-signalrhub", "payment-api", "webmvc", "webshoppingagg", "webspa", "webstatus", "webhooks-api", "webhooks-web")
+$charts = ("eshop-common", "apigwmm", "apigwms", "apigwwm", "apigwws", "basket-api","catalog-api", "identity-api", "locations-api", "marketing-api", "mobileshoppingagg","ordering-api","ordering-signalrhub", "payment-api", "webmvc", "webshoppingagg", "webspa", "webstatus", "webhooks-api", "webhooks-web")
 
 if ($deployInfrastructure) {
     foreach ($infra in $infras) {
diff --git a/k8s/helm/deploy-all.sh b/k8s/helm/deploy-all.sh
index 705b172f5..04891799b 100755
--- a/k8s/helm/deploy-all.sh
+++ b/k8s/helm/deploy-all.sh
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "#################### Begin $app_name installation using Helm ####################"
 infras=(sql-data nosql-data rabbitmq keystore-data basket-data)
-charts=(eshop-common apigwmm apigwms apigwwm apigwws basket-api catalog-api identity-api locations-api marketing-api mobileshoppingagg ordering-api ordering-backgroundtasks ordering-signalrhub payment-api webmvc webshoppingagg webspa webstatus webhooks-api webhooks-web)
+charts=(eshop-common apigwmm apigwms apigwwm apigwws basket-api catalog-api identity-api locations-api marketing-api mobileshoppingagg ordering-api ordering-signalrhub payment-api webmvc webshoppingagg webspa webstatus webhooks-api webhooks-web)
 
 if [[ !$skip_infrastructure ]]; then
   for infra in "${infras[@]}"
diff --git a/k8s/helm/istio/doc.md b/k8s/helm/istio/doc.md
index b8c0a0257..f60b714f1 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/istio/doc.md
+++ b/k8s/helm/istio/doc.md
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ fec1e3499416        a3f21ec4bd11                     "/entrypoint.sh /ngi…"
 76485867f032        eshop/payment.api                "dotnet Payment.API.…"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_payment-api_eshop-payment-api-75d5f9bdf6-6zx2v_default_4a3cdab4-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_1
 c2c4640ed610        eshop/marketing.api              "dotnet Marketing.AP…"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_marketing-api_eshop-marketing-api-6b8c5989fd-jpxqv_default_45780626-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_1
 85301d538574        eshop/ordering.signalrhub        "dotnet Ordering.Sig…"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_ordering-signalrhub_eshop-ordering-signalrhub-58cf5ff6-cnlm8_default_4932c344-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_1
-7a408a98000e        eshop/ordering.backgroundtasks   "dotnet Ordering.Bac…"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_ordering-backgroundtasks_eshop-ordering-backgroundtasks-cc8f6d4d8-ztfk7_default_47f9cf10-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_1
 12c64b3a13e0        eshop/basket.api                 "dotnet Basket.API.d…"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_basket-api_eshop-basket-api-658546684d-6hlvd_default_4262d022-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_1
 133fccfeeff3        eshop/webstatus                  "dotnet WebStatus.dll"   2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_webstatus_eshop-webstatus-7f46479dc4-bqnq7_default_4dc13eb2-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_0
 00c6e4c52135        eshop/webspa                     "dotnet WebSPA.dll"      2 hours ago         Up 2 hours                              k8s_webspa_eshop-webspa-64cb8df9cb-dcbwg_default_4cd47376-e67f-11e8-b4b6-00155d016146_0
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/.helmignore b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/.helmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index f0c131944..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/.helmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
-# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
-# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
-.DS_Store
-# Common VCS dirs
-.git/
-.gitignore
-.bzr/
-.bzrignore
-.hg/
-.hgignore
-.svn/
-# Common backup files
-*.swp
-*.bak
-*.tmp
-*~
-# Various IDEs
-.project
-.idea/
-*.tmproj
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/Chart.yaml b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/Chart.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ad4f47e6..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/Chart.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: "1.0"
-description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
-name: ordering-backgroundtasks
-version: 0.1.0
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/NOTES.txt b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/NOTES.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 54e1b49ea..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-eShop Ordering Background Tasks installed.
-------------------------------------------
-
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_helpers.tpl b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_helpers.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index e61b78285..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
-{{/*
-Expand the name of the chart.
-*/}}
-{{- define "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" -}}
-{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{/*
-Create a default fully qualified app name.
-We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
-If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
-*/}}
-{{- define "ordering-backgroundtasks.fullname" -}}
-{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride -}}
-{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride -}}
-{{- if contains $name .Release.Name -}}
-{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{/*
-Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
-*/}}
-{{- define "ordering-backgroundtasks.chart" -}}
-{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- end -}}
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_names.tpl b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_names.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 39ee485ef..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/_names.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{{- define "suffix-name" -}}
-{{- if .Values.app.name -}}
-{{- .Values.app.name -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- .Release.Name -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "sql-name" -}}
-{{- if .Values.inf.sql.host -}}
-{{- .Values.inf.sql.host -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- printf "%s" "sql-data" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "mongo-name" -}}
-{{- if .Values.inf.mongo.host -}}
-{{- .Values.inf.mongo.host -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- printf "%s" "nosql-data" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "url-of" -}}
-{{- $name := first .}}
-{{- $ctx := last .}}
-{{- if eq $name "" -}}
-{{- $ctx.Values.inf.k8s.dns -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- printf "%s/%s" $ctx.Values.inf.k8s.dns $name -}}                {{/*Value is just <dns>/<name> */}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-
-{{- define "pathBase" -}}
-{{- if .Values.inf.k8s.suffix -}}
-{{- $suffix := include "suffix-name" . -}}
-{{- printf "%s-%s"  .Values.pathBase $suffix -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- .Values.pathBase -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "fqdn-image" -}}
-{{- if .Values.inf.registry -}}
-{{- printf "%s/%s" .Values.inf.registry.server .Values.image.repository -}}
-{{- else -}}
-{{- .Values.image.repository -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/configmap.yaml b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/configmap.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ed4a0e8e..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{{- $name := include "ordering-backgroundtasks.fullname" . -}}
-{{- $sqlsrv := include "sql-name" . -}}
-{{- $cfgname :=  printf "cfg-%s" $name | trunc 63  }}
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: "{{ $cfgname }}"
-  labels:
-    app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.chart" .}}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-data:
-  ordering__ConnectionString: Server={{ $sqlsrv }};Initial Catalog={{ .Values.inf.sql.ordering.db }};User Id={{ .Values.inf.sql.common.user }};Password={{ .Values.inf.sql.common.pwd }};
-  ordering__EnableLoadTest: "{{ .Values.inf.misc.useLoadTest }}"
-  all__EventBusConnection: {{ .Values.inf.eventbus.constr }}
-  all__InstrumentationKey: "{{ .Values.inf.appinsights.key }}"
-  all__UseAzureServiceBus: "{{ .Values.inf.eventbus.useAzure }}"
-  graceperiodmanager__CheckUpdateTime: "{{ .Values.cfg.checkUpdateTime }}"
-  graceperiodmanager__GracePeriodTime: "{{ .Values.cfg.gracePeriodTime }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/deployment.yaml b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/deployment.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d93c7f764..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-{{- $name := include "ordering-backgroundtasks.fullname" . -}}
-{{- $cfgname :=  printf "cfg-%s" $name | trunc 63  }}
-
-apiVersion: apps/v1beta2
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.fullname" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.chart" . }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-spec:
-  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-      release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-        release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    spec:
-      {{ if .Values.inf.registry -}}
-      imagePullSecrets:
-      - name: {{ .Values.inf.registry.secretName }}
-      {{- end }}
-      containers:
-        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
-          {{ if .Values.probes -}}
-          {{- if .Values.probes.liveness -}}
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              port: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.port }}
-              path: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.path }}
-            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
-            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.liveness.periodSeconds }}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- if .Values.probes -}}
-          {{- if .Values.probes.readiness }}
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              port: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.port }}
-              path: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.path }}
-            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.initialDelaySeconds }}
-            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.periodSeconds }}
-            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.probes.readiness.timeoutSeconds }}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- end }}            
-          image: "{{ template "fqdn-image" . }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
-          env:
-            - name: PATH_BASE
-              value: {{ include "pathBase" . }}
-            - name: k8sname
-              value: {{ .Values.clusterName }}
-          {{- if .Values.env.values -}}
-          {{- range .Values.env.values }}
-            - name: {{ .name }}
-              value: {{ .value | quote }}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- if .Values.env.configmap -}}
-          {{- range .Values.env.configmap }}
-            - name: {{ .name }}
-              valueFrom:
-                configMapKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ $cfgname }}
-                  key: {{ .key }}
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- end }}
-          ports:
-            - name: http
-              containerPort: 80
-              protocol: TCP
-          resources:
-{{ toYaml .Values.resources | indent 12 }}
-    {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
-      nodeSelector:
-{{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.affinity }}
-      affinity:
-{{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
-      tolerations:
-{{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
-
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/service.yaml b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/service.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d8fcba036..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/templates/service.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Values.app.svc.orderingbackgroundtasks }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.chart" . }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-spec:
-  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
-  ports:
-    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
-      targetPort: http
-      protocol: TCP
-      name: http
-  selector:
-    app: {{ template "ordering-backgroundtasks.name" . }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/values.yaml b/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/values.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d065f0345..000000000
--- a/k8s/helm/ordering-backgroundtasks/values.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-replicaCount: 1
-clusterName: eshop-aks
-pathBase: /ordering-backgroundtasks
-
-image:
-  repository: eshop/ordering.backgroundtasks
-  tag: latest
-  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-
-service:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  port: 80
-
-ingress:
-  enabled: false
-  annotations: {}
-  hosts:
-    - chart-example.local
-  tls: []
-
-cfg:
-  checkUpdateTime: "15000"
-  gracePeriodTime: "1"
-
-resources: {}
-
-
-nodeSelector: {}
-
-tolerations: []
-
-affinity: {}
-
-# env defines the environment variables that will be declared in the pod
-env:
-  urls:
-  # configmap declares variables which value is taken from the config map defined in template configmap.yaml (name is name of var and key the key in configmap).
-  configmap:
-    - name: ConnectionString
-      key: ordering__ConnectionString
-    - name: ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey
-      key: all__InstrumentationKey
-    - name: EventBusConnection
-      key: all__EventBusConnection
-    - name: AzureServiceBusEnabled
-      key: all__UseAzureServiceBus
-    - name: UseLoadTest
-      key: ordering__EnableLoadTest      
-    - name: CheckUpdateTime
-      key: graceperiodmanager__CheckUpdateTime
-    - name: GracePeriodTime
-      key: graceperiodmanager__GracePeriodTime
-      # values define environment variables with a fixed value (no configmap involved) (name is name of var, and value is its value)
-  values:
-    - name: ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT
-      value: Development
-    - name: OrchestratorType
-      value: 'K8S'
-probes:
-  liveness:
-    path: /liveness
-    initialDelaySeconds: 10
-    periodSeconds: 15
-    port: 80
-  readiness:
-    path: /hc
-    timeoutSeconds: 5
-    initialDelaySeconds: 90
-    periodSeconds: 60
-    port: 80
diff --git a/src/csproj-files.txt b/src/csproj-files.txt
index 6dc3532d9..96420d96e 100644
--- a/src/csproj-files.txt
+++ b/src/csproj-files.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ COPY src/Services/Location/Locations.FunctionalTests/*.csproj /src/src/Services/
 COPY src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/
 COPY src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.FunctionalTests/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.FunctionalTests/
 COPY src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/
-COPY src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.BackgroundTasks/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.BackgroundTasks/
 COPY src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Domain/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Domain/
 COPY src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.FunctionalTests/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.FunctionalTests/
 COPY src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/*.csproj /src/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/
diff --git a/src/prepare-devspaces.ps1 b/src/prepare-devspaces.ps1
index 5b692e908..5e1b72d4e 100644
--- a/src/prepare-devspaces.ps1
+++ b/src/prepare-devspaces.ps1
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\inf.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Ordering\Ordering.API"
 Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\app.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Ordering\Ordering.SignalrHub" -Force
 Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\inf.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Ordering\Ordering.SignalrHub" -Force
 
-Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\app.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Ordering\Ordering.BackgroundTasks" -Force
-Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\inf.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Ordering\Ordering.BackgroundTasks" -Force
-
 Write-Host "Copying app.yaml and inf.yaml to Payment API" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\app.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Payment\Payment.API" -Force
 Copy-Item "..\k8s\helm\inf.yaml" -Destination ".\Services\Payment\Payment.API" -Force