diff --git a/client/tomcatconf/components.xml.in b/client/tomcatconf/components.xml.in
index c6307bfac6e..4937c514590 100755
--- a/client/tomcatconf/components.xml.in
+++ b/client/tomcatconf/components.xml.in
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         <adapters key="com.cloud.storage.allocator.StoragePoolAllocator">
             <adapter name="LocalStorage" class="com.cloud.storage.allocator.LocalStoragePoolAllocator"/>
             <adapter name="Storage" class="com.cloud.storage.allocator.FirstFitStoragePoolAllocator"/>
-            <adapter name="GarbageCollecting" class="com.cloud.storage.allocator.GarbageCollectingStoragePoolAllocator"/>
         </adapters>
         <adapters key="com.cloud.agent.manager.allocator.PodAllocator">
             <adapter name="User First" class="com.cloud.agent.manager.allocator.impl.UserConcentratedAllocator"/>
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/template/HyervisorTemplateAdapter.java b/server/src/com/cloud/template/HyervisorTemplateAdapter.java
index 2d7244c2beb..64194454d5b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/template/HyervisorTemplateAdapter.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/template/HyervisorTemplateAdapter.java
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import javax.ejb.Local;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
+import com.cloud.agent.AgentManager;
+import com.cloud.agent.api.Answer;
+import com.cloud.agent.api.storage.DeleteTemplateCommand;
 import com.cloud.api.commands.DeleteIsoCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.commands.DeleteTemplateCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.commands.RegisterIsoCmd;
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 public class HyervisorTemplateAdapter extends TemplateAdapterBase implements TemplateAdapter {
 	private final static Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(HyervisorTemplateAdapter.class);
 	@Inject DownloadMonitor _downloadMonitor;
+	@Inject AgentManager _agentMgr;
 	
 	private String validateUrl(String url) {
 		try {
@@ -171,7 +175,6 @@ public class HyervisorTemplateAdapter extends TemplateAdapterBase implements Tem
 			List<VMTemplateHostVO> templateHostVOs = _tmpltHostDao.listByHostTemplate(hostId, templateId);
 			for (VMTemplateHostVO templateHostVO : templateHostVOs) {
 				VMTemplateHostVO lock = _tmpltHostDao.acquireInLockTable(templateHostVO.getId());
-				
 				try {
 					if (lock == null) {
 						s_logger.debug("Failed to acquire lock when deleting templateHostVO with ID: " + templateHostVO.getId());
@@ -180,6 +183,19 @@ public class HyervisorTemplateAdapter extends TemplateAdapterBase implements Tem
 					}
                     templateHostVO.setDestroyed(true);
 					_tmpltHostDao.update(templateHostVO.getId(), templateHostVO);
+                    String installPath = templateHostVO.getInstallPath();
+                    if (installPath != null) {
+                        Answer answer = _agentMgr.sendToSecStorage(secondaryStorageHost, new DeleteTemplateCommand(secondaryStorageHost.getStorageUrl(), installPath));
+
+                        if (answer == null || !answer.getResult()) {
+                            s_logger.debug("Failed to delete " + templateHostVO + " due to " + ((answer == null) ? "answer is null" : answer.getDetails()));
+                        } else {
+                            _tmpltHostDao.remove(templateHostVO.getId());
+                            s_logger.debug("Deleted template at: " + installPath);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        _tmpltHostDao.remove(templateHostVO.getId());
+                    }
 					VMTemplateZoneVO templateZone = _tmpltZoneDao.findByZoneTemplate(sZoneId, templateId);
 					
 					if (templateZone != null) {