diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/challenge_types.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/challenge_types.py
index fd779742..f7310dbf 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/challenge_types.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/challenge_types.py
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ class AcmeHttpChallenge(AcmeChallenge):
             if validation_target is None:
                 raise Exception('No token_destination configured for this authority. Cant complete HTTP-01 challenge')
 
+        validations = {}
         for challenge in chall:
-            response = self.deploy(challenge, acme_client, validation_target)
-
+            response, validation = self.deploy(challenge, acme_client, validation_target)
+            validations[challenge.chall.path] = validation
             acme_client.answer_challenge(challenge, response)
 
         current_app.logger.info("Uploaded HTTP-01 challenge tokens, trying to poll and finalize the order")
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ class AcmeHttpChallenge(AcmeChallenge):
         else:
             pem_certificate_chain = finalized_orderr.fullchain_pem[len(pem_certificate):].lstrip()
 
+        for token_path, token in validations.items():
+            self.cleanup(token_path, token, validation_target)
+
         # validation is a random string, we use it as external id, to make it possible to implement revoke_certificate
         return pem_certificate, pem_certificate_chain, None
 
@@ -146,10 +150,19 @@ class AcmeHttpChallenge(AcmeChallenge):
         destination_plugin.upload_acme_token(challenge.chall.path, validation, destination.options)
         current_app.logger.info("Uploaded HTTP-01 challenge token.")
 
-        return response
+        return response, validation
 
-    def cleanup(self, challenge, acme_client, validation_target):
-        pass
+    def cleanup(self, token_path, token, validation_target):
+        destination = destination_service.get(validation_target)
+
+        if destination is None:
+            current_app.logger.info(
+                'Couldn\'t find the destination with name {}, won\'t cleanup the challenge'.format(validation_target))
+
+        destination_plugin = plugins.get(destination.plugin_name)
+
+        destination_plugin.delete_acme_token(token_path, token, destination.options)
+        current_app.logger.info("Cleaned up HTTP-01 challenge token.")
 
 
 class AcmeDnsChallenge(AcmeChallenge):
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_sftp/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_sftp/plugin.py
index 7f3ccc4f..8d76b879 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_sftp/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_sftp/plugin.py
@@ -134,6 +134,81 @@ class SFTPDestinationPlugin(DestinationPlugin):
 
         self.upload_file(dst_path, files, options)
 
+    # this is called from the acme http challenge
+    def delete_acme_token(self, token_path, token, options, **kwargs):
+        dst_path = self.get_option("destinationPath", options)
+
+        _, filename = path.split(token_path)
+
+        # prepare files for upload
+        files = {filename: token}
+
+        self.delete_file(dst_path, files, options)
+
+    # here the file is uploaded for real, this helps to keep this class DRY
+    def delete_file(self, dst_path, files, options):
+
+        host = self.get_option("host", options)
+        port = self.get_option("port", options)
+        user = self.get_option("user", options)
+        password = self.get_option("password", options)
+        ssh_priv_key = self.get_option("privateKeyPath", options)
+        ssh_priv_key_pass = self.get_option("privateKeyPass", options)
+
+        # upload files
+        try:
+            current_app.logger.debug(
+                "Connecting to {0}@{1}:{2}".format(user, host, port)
+            )
+            ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+
+            # allow connection to the new unknown host
+            ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+
+            # open the ssh connection
+            if password:
+                current_app.logger.debug("Using password")
+                ssh.connect(host, username=user, port=port, password=password)
+            elif ssh_priv_key:
+                current_app.logger.debug("Using RSA private key")
+                pkey = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(
+                    ssh_priv_key, ssh_priv_key_pass
+                )
+                ssh.connect(host, username=user, port=port, pkey=pkey)
+            else:
+                current_app.logger.error(
+                    "No password or private key provided. Can't proceed"
+                )
+                raise paramiko.ssh_exception.AuthenticationException
+
+            # open the sftp session inside the ssh connection
+            sftp = ssh.open_sftp()
+
+            # upload certificate files to the sftp destination
+            for filename, data in files.items():
+                current_app.logger.debug(
+                    "Deleting {0} from {1}".format(filename, dst_path)
+                )
+                try:
+                    sftp.remove(path.join(dst_path, filename))
+                except PermissionError as permerror:
+                    if permerror.errno == 13:
+                        current_app.logger.debug(
+                            "Deleting {0} from {1} returned Permission Denied Error, making file writable and retrying".format(
+                                filename, dst_path)
+                        )
+                        sftp.chmod(path.join(dst_path, filename), 0o600)
+                        sftp.remove(path.join(dst_path, filename))
+
+            ssh.close()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            current_app.logger.error("ERROR in {0}: {1}".format(e.__class__, e))
+            try:
+                ssh.close()
+            except BaseException:
+                pass
+
     # here the file is uploaded for real, this helps to keep this class DRY
     def upload_file(self, dst_path, files, options):
 
@@ -200,7 +275,8 @@ class SFTPDestinationPlugin(DestinationPlugin):
                     try:
                         sftp.mkdir(remote_path)
                     except IOError as ioerror:
-                        current_app.logger.debug("Couldn't create {0}, error message: {1}".format(remote_path, ioerror))
+                        current_app.logger.debug(
+                            "Couldn't create {0}, error message: {1}".format(remote_path, ioerror))
 
             # upload certificate files to the sftp destination
             for filename, data in files.items():