diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli.go b/cmd/cli/cli.go
index d2a9c15..5eae8ff 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -99,12 +99,38 @@ func fileStorageConfig(dsn, options string) (*file.FileStorage, error) {
 }
 
 func mysqlStorageConfig(dsn, options string, logger log.Logger) (*mysql.MySQLStorage, error) {
-	if options != "" {
-		return nil, NoStorageOptions
-	}
+	logger = logger.With("storage", "mysql")
 	opts := []mysql.Option{
 		mysql.WithDSN(dsn),
-		mysql.WithLogger(logger.With("storage", "mysql")),
+		mysql.WithLogger(logger),
+	}
+	if options != "" {
+		for k, v := range splitOptions(options) {
+			switch k {
+			case "delete":
+				if v == "1" {
+					opts = append(opts, mysql.WithDeleteCommands())
+					logger.Debug("msg", "deleting commands")
+				} else if v != "0" {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid value for delete option: %q", v)
+				}
+			default:
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid option: %q", k)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return mysql.New(opts...)
 }
+
+func splitOptions(s string) map[string]string {
+	out := make(map[string]string)
+	opts := strings.Split(s, ",")
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		optKAndV := strings.SplitN(opt, "=", 2)
+		if len(optKAndV) < 2 {
+			optKAndV = append(optKAndV, "")
+		}
+		out[optKAndV[0]] = optKAndV[1]
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/docs/operations-guide.md b/docs/operations-guide.md
index d3d48da..c73f24c 100644
--- a/docs/operations-guide.md
+++ b/docs/operations-guide.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The `-storage`, `-dsn`, & `-storage-options` flags together configure the storag
 
 * `-storage file`
 
-Configures the `file` storage backend. This manages enrollment and command data within plain filesystem files and directories. It has zero dependencies and should run out of the box. The `-dsn` flag specifies the filesystem directory for the database.
+Configures the `file` storage backend. This manages enrollment and command data within plain filesystem files and directories. It has zero dependencies and should run out of the box. The `-dsn` flag specifies the filesystem directory for the database. The `file` backend has no storage options.
 
 *Example:* `-storage file -dsn /path/to/my/db`
 
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ Configures the MySQL storage backend. The `-dsn` flag should be in the [format t
 
 *Example:* `-storage mysql -dsn nanomdm:nanomdm/mymdmdb`
 
+Options are specified as a comma-separated list of "key=value" pairs. The mysql backend supports these options:
+
+* `delete=1`, `delete=0`
+  * This option turns on the command and response deleter. When enabled (with `delete=1`) command responses, queued commands, and commands themeselves will be deleted from the database after enrollments have responded to a command.
+
+*Example:* `-storage mysql -dsn nanomdm:nanomdm/mymdmdb -storage-options delete=1`
+
 #### multi-storage backend
 
 You can configure multiple storage backends to be used simultaneously. Specifying multiple sets of `-storage`, `-dsn`, & `-storage-options` flags will configure the "multi-storage" adapter. The flags must be specified in sets and are related to each other in the order they're specified: for example the first `-storage` flag corresponds to the first `-dsn` flag and so forth.
diff --git a/storage/mysql/mysql.go b/storage/mysql/mysql.go
index ad78de6..cec2ced 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/storage/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var ErrNoCert = errors.New("no certificate in MDM Request")
 type MySQLStorage struct {
 	logger log.Logger
 	db     *sql.DB
+	rm     bool
 }
 
 type config struct {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type config struct {
 	dsn    string
 	db     *sql.DB
 	logger log.Logger
+	rm     bool
 }
 
 type Option func(*config)
@@ -53,6 +55,12 @@ func WithDB(db *sql.DB) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithDeleteCommands() Option {
+	return func(c *config) {
+		c.rm = true
+	}
+}
+
 func New(opts ...Option) (*MySQLStorage, error) {
 	cfg := &config{logger: log.NopLogger, driver: "mysql"}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (*MySQLStorage, error) {
 	if err = cfg.db.Ping(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &MySQLStorage{db: cfg.db, logger: cfg.logger}, nil
+	return &MySQLStorage{db: cfg.db, logger: cfg.logger, rm: cfg.rm}, nil
 }
 
 // nullEmptyString returns a NULL string if s is empty.
diff --git a/storage/mysql/queue.go b/storage/mysql/queue.go
index 4e556fc..84bca10 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/queue.go
+++ b/storage/mysql/queue.go
@@ -47,6 +47,56 @@ func (m *MySQLStorage) EnqueueCommand(ctx context.Context, ids []string, cmd *md
 	return nil, tx.Commit()
 }
 
+func (s *MySQLStorage) deleteCommand(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, id, uuid string) error {
+	// delete command result (i.e. NotNows) and this queued command
+	_, err := tx.ExecContext(
+		ctx, `
+DELETE
+    q, r
+FROM
+    enrollment_queue AS q
+    LEFT JOIN command_results AS r
+        ON q.command_uuid = r.command_uuid AND r.id = q.id
+WHERE
+    q.id = ? AND q.command_uuid = ?;
+`,
+		id, uuid,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// now delete the actual command assuming any remaining queued
+	// enrolmments have been deleted
+	_, err = tx.ExecContext(
+		ctx, `
+DELETE
+    c
+FROM
+    commands AS c
+    LEFT JOIN enrollment_queue AS q
+        ON q.command_uuid = c.command_uuid
+WHERE
+    c.command_uuid = ? AND q.id IS NULL;
+`,
+		uuid,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *MySQLStorage) deleteCommandTx(r *mdm.Request, result *mdm.CommandResults) error {
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTx(r.Context, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = s.deleteCommand(r.Context, tx, r.ID, result.CommandUUID); err != nil {
+		if rbErr := tx.Rollback(); rbErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("rollback error: %w; while trying to handle error: %v", rbErr, err)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
 func (s *MySQLStorage) StoreCommandReport(r *mdm.Request, result *mdm.CommandResults) error {
 	if err := s.updateLastSeen(r); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -54,6 +104,9 @@ func (s *MySQLStorage) StoreCommandReport(r *mdm.Request, result *mdm.CommandRes
 	if result.Status == "Idle" {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if s.rm && (result.Status == "Acknowledged" || result.Status == "Error") {
+		return s.deleteCommandTx(r, result)
+	}
 	notNowConstants := "NULL, 0"
 	notNowBumpTallySQL := ""
 	// note that due to the ON DUPLICATE KEY we don't UPDATE the
diff --git a/storage/mysql/queue_test.go b/storage/mysql/queue_test.go
index f14e9b3..49ee203 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/queue_test.go
+++ b/storage/mysql/queue_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("MySQL DSN flag not provided to test")
 	}
 
-	storage, err := New(WithDSN(*flDSN))
+	storage, err := New(WithDSN(*flDSN), WithDeleteCommands())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -97,5 +97,16 @@ func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	test.TestQueue(t, deviceUDID, storage)
+	t.Run("WithDeleteCommands()", func(t *testing.T) {
+		test.TestQueue(t, deviceUDID, storage)
+	})
+
+	storage, err = New(WithDSN(*flDSN))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("normal", func(t *testing.T) {
+		test.TestQueue(t, deviceUDID, storage)
+	})
 }