diff --git a/cluster/down.go b/cluster/down.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f35e79a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/down.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rancher/rke/hosts"
+	"github.com/rancher/rke/services"
+)
+
+func (c *Cluster) ClusterDown() error {
+	// Remove Worker Plane
+	if err := services.RemoveWorkerPlane(c.ControlPlaneHosts, c.WorkerHosts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Remove Contol Plane
+	if err := services.RemoveControlPlane(c.ControlPlaneHosts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Remove Etcd Plane
+	if err := services.RemoveEtcdPlane(c.EtcdHosts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Clean up all hosts
+	if err := cleanUpHosts(c.ControlPlaneHosts, c.WorkerHosts, c.EtcdHosts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func cleanUpHosts(cpHosts, workerHosts, etcdHosts []hosts.Host) error {
+	allHosts := []hosts.Host{}
+	allHosts = append(allHosts, cpHosts...)
+	allHosts = append(allHosts, workerHosts...)
+	allHosts = append(allHosts, etcdHosts...)
+
+	for _, host := range allHosts {
+		if err := host.CleanUp(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cluster.go b/cmd/cluster.go
index 9ce404d7..8cfd5de2 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func ClusterCommand() cli.Command {
-	clusterUpFlags := []cli.Flag{
+	clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags := []cli.Flag{
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "cluster-file",
 			Usage:  "Specify an alternate cluster YAML file",
@@ -22,37 +23,41 @@ func ClusterCommand() cli.Command {
 			EnvVar: "CLUSTER_FILE",
 		},
 	}
-	clusterUpgradeFlags := []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "cluster-file",
-			Usage:  "Specify an upgraded cluster YAML file",
-			Value:  "cluster.yml",
-			EnvVar: "CLUSTER_FILE",
+	clusterForceRemove := []cli.Flag{
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "force",
+			Usage: "Force removal of the cluster",
 		},
 	}
 	return cli.Command{
 		Name:      "cluster",
 		ShortName: "cluster",
 		Usage:     "Operations on the cluster",
-		Flags:     clusterUpFlags,
+		Flags:     clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags,
 		Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 			cli.Command{
 				Name:   "up",
 				Usage:  "Bring the cluster up",
 				Action: clusterUpFromCli,
-				Flags:  clusterUpFlags,
+				Flags:  clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags,
+			},
+			cli.Command{
+				Name:   "down",
+				Usage:  "Teardown the cluster and clean cluster nodes",
+				Action: clusterDownFromCli,
+				Flags:  append(clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags, clusterForceRemove...),
 			},
 			cli.Command{
 				Name:   "version",
 				Usage:  "Show Cluster Kubernetes version",
 				Action: getClusterVersion,
-				Flags:  clusterUpFlags,
+				Flags:  clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags,
 			},
 			cli.Command{
 				Name:   "upgrade",
 				Usage:  "Upgrade Cluster Kubernetes version",
 				Action: clusterUpgradeFromCli,
-				Flags:  clusterUpgradeFlags,
+				Flags:  clusterUpDownUpgradeFlags,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -125,61 +130,6 @@ func ClusterUp(clusterFile string) (string, string, string, string, error) {
 	return APIURL, caCrt, clientCert, clientKey, nil
 }
 
-func clusterUpFromCli(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	clusterFile, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
-	}
-	_, _, _, _, err = ClusterUp(clusterFile)
-	return err
-}
-
-func resolveClusterFile(ctx *cli.Context) (string, error) {
-	clusterFile := ctx.String("cluster-file")
-	fp, err := filepath.Abs(clusterFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup current directory name: %v", err)
-	}
-	file, err := os.Open(fp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Can not find cluster configuration file: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %v", err)
-	}
-	clusterFileBuff := string(buf)
-
-	/*
-		This is a hacky way to add config path to cluster object without messing with
-		ClusterUp function and to avoid conflict with calls from kontainer-engine, basically
-		i add config path (cluster.yml by default) to a field into the config buffer
-		to be parsed later and added as ConfigPath field into cluster object.
-	*/
-	clusterFileBuff = fmt.Sprintf("%s\nconfig_path: %s\n", clusterFileBuff, clusterFile)
-	return clusterFileBuff, nil
-}
-
-func getClusterVersion(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	localKubeConfig := cluster.GetLocalKubeConfig(ctx.String("cluster-file"))
-	serverVersion, err := cluster.GetK8sVersion(localKubeConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Server Version: %s\n", serverVersion)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func clusterUpgradeFromCli(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	clusterFile, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
-	}
-	_, _, _, _, err = ClusterUpgrade(clusterFile)
-	return err
-}
-
 func ClusterUpgrade(clusterFile string) (string, string, string, string, error) {
 	logrus.Infof("Upgrading Kubernetes cluster")
 	var APIURL, caCrt, clientCert, clientKey string
@@ -222,5 +172,101 @@ func ClusterUpgrade(clusterFile string) (string, string, string, string, error)
 	clientCert = string(cert.EncodeCertPEM(kubeCluster.Certificates[pki.KubeAdminCommonName].Certificate))
 	clientKey = string(cert.EncodePrivateKeyPEM(kubeCluster.Certificates[pki.KubeAdminCommonName].Key))
 	return APIURL, caCrt, clientCert, clientKey, nil
-
+}
+
+func ClusterDown(clusterFile string) error {
+	logrus.Infof("Tearing down Kubernetes cluster")
+	kubeCluster, err := cluster.ParseConfig(clusterFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = kubeCluster.TunnelHosts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Debugf("Starting Cluster removal")
+	err = kubeCluster.ClusterDown()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Cluster removed successfully")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func clusterUpFromCli(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	clusterFile, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, _, _, _, err = ClusterUp(clusterFile)
+	return err
+}
+
+func clusterUpgradeFromCli(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	clusterFile, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, _, _, _, err = ClusterUpgrade(clusterFile)
+	return err
+}
+
+func clusterDownFromCli(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	force := ctx.Bool("force")
+	if !force {
+		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+		fmt.Printf("Are you sure you want to remove Kubernetes cluster [y/n]: ")
+		input, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if input != "y" && input != "Y" {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	clusterFile, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
+	}
+	return ClusterDown(clusterFile)
+}
+
+func resolveClusterFile(ctx *cli.Context) (string, error) {
+	clusterFile := ctx.String("cluster-file")
+	fp, err := filepath.Abs(clusterFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup current directory name: %v", err)
+	}
+	file, err := os.Open(fp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Can not find cluster configuration file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %v", err)
+	}
+	clusterFileBuff := string(buf)
+
+	/*
+		This is a hacky way to add config path to cluster object without messing with
+		ClusterUp function and to avoid conflict with calls from kontainer-engine, basically
+		i add config path (cluster.yml by default) to a field into the config buffer
+		to be parsed later and added as ConfigPath field into cluster object.
+	*/
+	clusterFileBuff = fmt.Sprintf("%s\nconfig_path: %s\n", clusterFileBuff, clusterFile)
+	return clusterFileBuff, nil
+}
+
+func getClusterVersion(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	localKubeConfig := cluster.GetLocalKubeConfig(ctx.String("cluster-file"))
+	serverVersion, err := cluster.GetK8sVersion(localKubeConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Server Version: %s\n", serverVersion)
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index 12a8dca4..d1df46d2 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ func DoRollingUpdateContainer(dClient *client.Client, imageCfg *container.Config
 	return err
 }
 
+func DoRemoveContainer(dClient *client.Client, containerName, hostname string) error {
+	logrus.Infof("[down/%s] Checking if container is running on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
+	// not using the wrapper to check if the error is a NotFound error
+	_, err := dClient.ContainerInspect(context.Background(), containerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if client.IsErrNotFound(err) {
+			logrus.Infof("[down/%s] Container doesn't exist on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[down/%s] Stopping container on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
+	err = StopContainer(dClient, hostname, containerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("[down/%s] Removing container on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
+	err = RemoveContainer(dClient, hostname, containerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[down/%s] Sucessfully removed container on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func IsContainerRunning(dClient *client.Client, hostname string, containerName string) (bool, error) {
 	logrus.Debugf("Checking if container %s is running on host [%s]", containerName, hostname)
 	containers, err := dClient.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{})
diff --git a/hosts/hosts.go b/hosts/hosts.go
index 6c3f5460..ac7f2cb3 100644
--- a/hosts/hosts.go
+++ b/hosts/hosts.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package hosts
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/rancher/rke/docker"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/k8s"
 	"github.com/rancher/types/apis/cluster.cattle.io/v1"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -13,6 +17,41 @@ type Host struct {
 	DClient *client.Client
 }
 
+const (
+	ToCleanEtcdDir       = "/var/lib/etcd"
+	ToCleanSSLDir        = "/etc/kubernetes/ssl"
+	ToCleanCNIConf       = "/etc/cni"
+	ToCleanCNIBin        = "/opt/cni"
+	CleanerContainerName = "kube-cleaner"
+	CleanerImage         = "alpine:latest"
+)
+
+func (h *Host) CleanUp() error {
+	logrus.Infof("[down] Cleaning up host [%s]", h.AdvertisedHostname)
+	toCleanDirs := []string{
+		ToCleanEtcdDir,
+		ToCleanSSLDir,
+		ToCleanCNIConf,
+		ToCleanCNIBin,
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[down] Running cleaner container on host [%s]", h.AdvertisedHostname)
+	imageCfg, hostCfg := buildCleanerConfig(h, toCleanDirs)
+	if err := docker.DoRunContainer(h.DClient, imageCfg, hostCfg, CleanerContainerName, h.AdvertisedHostname, CleanerContainerName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := docker.WaitForContainer(h.DClient, CleanerContainerName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("[down] Removing cleaner container on host [%s]", h.AdvertisedHostname)
+	if err := docker.RemoveContainer(h.DClient, h.AdvertisedHostname, CleanerContainerName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[down] Successfully cleaned up host [%s]", h.AdvertisedHostname)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func DeleteNode(toDeleteHost *Host, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset) error {
 	logrus.Infof("[hosts] Cordoning host [%s]", toDeleteHost.AdvertisedHostname)
 	err := k8s.CordonUncordon(kubeClient, toDeleteHost.AdvertisedHostname, true)
@@ -70,3 +109,19 @@ func IsHostListChanged(currentHosts, configHosts []Host) bool {
 	}
 	return changed
 }
+
+func buildCleanerConfig(host *Host, toCleanDirs []string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
+	cmd := append([]string{"rm", "-rf"}, toCleanDirs...)
+	imageCfg := &container.Config{
+		Image: CleanerImage,
+		Cmd:   cmd,
+	}
+	bindMounts := []string{}
+	for _, vol := range toCleanDirs {
+		bindMounts = append(bindMounts, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", vol, vol))
+	}
+	hostCfg := &container.HostConfig{
+		Binds: bindMounts,
+	}
+	return imageCfg, hostCfg
+}
diff --git a/services/controlplane.go b/services/controlplane.go
index a04f00be..db450078 100644
--- a/services/controlplane.go
+++ b/services/controlplane.go
@@ -51,3 +51,26 @@ func UpgradeControlPlane(controlHosts []hosts.Host, etcdHosts []hosts.Host, cont
 	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully upgraded Controller Plane..", ControlRole)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func RemoveControlPlane(controlHosts []hosts.Host) error {
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Tearing down the Controller Plane..", ControlRole)
+	for _, host := range controlHosts {
+		// remove KubeAPI
+		if err := removeKubeAPI(host); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// remove KubeController
+		if err := removeKubeController(host); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// remove scheduler
+		err := removeScheduler(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully teared down Controller Plane..", ControlRole)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/etcd.go b/services/etcd.go
index a108caa2..ec2f165c 100644
--- a/services/etcd.go
+++ b/services/etcd.go
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ func RunEtcdPlane(etcdHosts []hosts.Host, etcdService v1.ETCDService) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func RemoveEtcdPlane(etcdHosts []hosts.Host) error {
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Tearing down Etcd Plane..", ETCDRole)
+	for _, host := range etcdHosts {
+		err := docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, EtcdContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully teared down Etcd Plane..", ETCDRole)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func buildEtcdConfig(host hosts.Host, etcdService v1.ETCDService, initCluster string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: etcdService.Image,
diff --git a/services/kubeapi.go b/services/kubeapi.go
index 3eee80f8..b7370dc5 100644
--- a/services/kubeapi.go
+++ b/services/kubeapi.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ func upgradeKubeAPI(host hosts.Host, etcdHosts []hosts.Host, kubeAPIService v1.K
 	return err
 }
 
+func removeKubeAPI(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, KubeAPIContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildKubeAPIConfig(host hosts.Host, kubeAPIService v1.KubeAPIService, etcdConnString string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: kubeAPIService.Image,
diff --git a/services/kubecontroller.go b/services/kubecontroller.go
index 885a0b24..53185123 100644
--- a/services/kubecontroller.go
+++ b/services/kubecontroller.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func upgradeKubeController(host hosts.Host, kubeControllerService v1.KubeControl
 
 }
 
+func removeKubeController(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, KubeControllerContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildKubeControllerConfig(kubeControllerService v1.KubeControllerService) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: kubeControllerService.Image,
diff --git a/services/kubelet.go b/services/kubelet.go
index 25934d52..be4e64b7 100644
--- a/services/kubelet.go
+++ b/services/kubelet.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func upgradeKubelet(host hosts.Host, kubeletService v1.KubeletService, isMaster
 	return err
 }
 
+func removeKubelet(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, KubeletContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildKubeletConfig(host hosts.Host, kubeletService v1.KubeletService, isMaster bool) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: kubeletService.Image,
diff --git a/services/kubeproxy.go b/services/kubeproxy.go
index 0d3bd8a1..8cb30f4a 100644
--- a/services/kubeproxy.go
+++ b/services/kubeproxy.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func upgradeKubeproxy(host hosts.Host, kubeproxyService v1.KubeproxyService) err
 	err = docker.RemoveContainer(host.DClient, host.AdvertisedHostname, oldContainerName)
 	return err
 }
+
+func removeKubeproxy(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, KubeproxyContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildKubeproxyConfig(host hosts.Host, kubeproxyService v1.KubeproxyService) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: kubeproxyService.Image,
diff --git a/services/proxy.go b/services/proxy.go
index 81ab21c1..103f9cc5 100644
--- a/services/proxy.go
+++ b/services/proxy.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func runNginxProxy(host hosts.Host, cpHosts []hosts.Host) error {
 	return docker.DoRunContainer(host.DClient, imageCfg, hostCfg, NginxProxyContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname, WorkerRole)
 }
 
+func removeNginxProxy(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, NginxProxyContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildNginxProxyConfig(host hosts.Host, nginxProxyEnv string) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: NginxProxyImage,
diff --git a/services/scheduler.go b/services/scheduler.go
index 991d42fd..33a48710 100644
--- a/services/scheduler.go
+++ b/services/scheduler.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func runScheduler(host hosts.Host, schedulerService v1.SchedulerService) error {
 	imageCfg, hostCfg := buildSchedulerConfig(host, schedulerService)
 	return docker.DoRunContainer(host.DClient, imageCfg, hostCfg, SchedulerContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname, ControlRole)
 }
+
 func upgradeScheduler(host hosts.Host, schedulerService v1.SchedulerService) error {
 	logrus.Debugf("[upgrade/Scheduler] Checking for deployed version")
 	containerInspect, err := docker.InspectContainer(host.DClient, host.AdvertisedHostname, SchedulerContainerName)
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ func upgradeScheduler(host hosts.Host, schedulerService v1.SchedulerService) err
 	return err
 }
 
+func removeScheduler(host hosts.Host) error {
+	return docker.DoRemoveContainer(host.DClient, SchedulerContainerName, host.AdvertisedHostname)
+}
+
 func buildSchedulerConfig(host hosts.Host, schedulerService v1.SchedulerService) (*container.Config, *container.HostConfig) {
 	imageCfg := &container.Config{
 		Image: schedulerService.Image,
diff --git a/services/workerplane.go b/services/workerplane.go
index 5ba481ac..bc3e41d6 100644
--- a/services/workerplane.go
+++ b/services/workerplane.go
@@ -92,3 +92,34 @@ func UpgradeWorkerPlane(controlHosts []hosts.Host, workerHosts []hosts.Host, wor
 	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully upgraded Worker Plane..", WorkerRole)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func RemoveWorkerPlane(controlHosts []hosts.Host, workerHosts []hosts.Host) error {
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Tearing down Worker Plane..", WorkerRole)
+	for _, host := range controlHosts {
+		err := removeKubelet(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = removeKubeproxy(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, host := range workerHosts {
+		err := removeKubelet(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = removeKubeproxy(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = removeNginxProxy(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully teared down Worker Plane..", WorkerRole)
+	return nil
+}