diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8565bda8e..000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "eslint.validate": [
-    "javascript",
-    "javascriptreact",
-    {
-      "language": "vue",
-      "autoFix": true
-    }
-  ],
-  "editor.formatOnSave": false,
-}
diff --git a/cypress/integration/common/post.js b/cypress/integration/common/post.js
index f728449d2..7a47c116e 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/common/post.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/common/post.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy'
 const languages = orderBy(locales, 'name')
 const narratorAvatar =
   "https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/nerrsoft/128.jpg";
-let expectedValue = { title: 'new post', content: 'new post content', src: 'onourjourney' }
+
 When("I type in a comment with {int} characters", size => {
   var c="";
   for (var i = 0; i < size; i++) {
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ Then("I see a toaster with {string}", (title) => {
 
 Then("I should be able to {string} a teaser image", condition => {
   cy.reload()
-  let teaserImageUpload = "onourjourney.png";
-  if (condition === 'change') teaserImageUpload = "humanconnection.png";
+  const teaserImageUpload = (condition === 'change') ? "humanconnection.png" : "onourjourney.png";
   cy.fixture(teaserImageUpload).as('postTeaserImage').then(function() {
     cy.get("#postdropzone").upload(
       { fileContent: this.postTeaserImage, fileName: teaserImageUpload, mimeType: "image/png" },
@@ -120,15 +119,13 @@ Then("I add all required fields", () => {
 })
 
 Then("the post was saved successfully with the {string} teaser image", condition => {
-  if (condition === 'updated') 
-    expectedValue = { title: 'to be updated', content: 'successfully updated', src: 'humanconnection' }
   cy.get(".ds-card-content > .ds-heading")
-    .should("contain", expectedValue.title)
+    .should("contain", condition === 'updated' ? 'to be updated' : 'new post')
     .get(".content")
-    .should("contain", expectedValue.content)
+    .should("contain", condition === 'updated' ? 'successfully updated' : 'new post content')
     .get('.post-page img')
     .should("have.attr", "src")
-    .and("contains", expectedValue.src)
+    .and("contains", condition === 'updated' ? 'humanconnection' : 'onourjourney')
 })
 
 Then("the first image should be removed from the preview", () => {
@@ -142,11 +139,11 @@ Then("the first image should be removed from the preview", () => {
   })
 })
 
-Then('the post was saved successfully without a teaser image', () => {
+Then('the {string} post was saved successfully without a teaser image', condition => {
   cy.get(".ds-card-content > .ds-heading")
-    .should("contain", 'new post')
+    .should("contain", condition === 'updated' ? 'to be updated' : 'new post')
     .get(".content")
-    .should("contain", 'new post content')
+    .should("contain", condition === 'updated' ? 'successfully updated' : 'new post content')
     .get('.post-page')
     .should('exist')
     .get('.post-page img.ds-card-image')
@@ -156,4 +153,15 @@ Then('the post was saved successfully without a teaser image', () => {
 Then('I should be able to remove it', () => {
   cy.get('.crop-cancel')
     .click()
+})
+
+When('my post has a teaser image', () => {
+  cy.get('.contribution-image')
+    .should('exist')
+    .and('have.attr', 'src')
+})
+
+Then('I should be able to remove the image', () => {
+  cy.get('.delete-image')
+    .click()
 })
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diff --git a/cypress/integration/post/DeleteImage.feature b/cypress/integration/post/DeleteImage.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3fa6f9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/post/DeleteImage.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Feature: Delete Teaser Image
+  As a user
+  I would like to be able to remove an image I have previously added to my Post
+  So that I have control over the content of my Post
+
+  Background:
+    Given I have a user account
+    Given I am logged in
+    Given we have the following posts in our database:
+      | authorId         | id | title              | content              | 
+      | id-of-peter-pan  | p1 | Post to be updated | successfully updated |
+
+  Scenario: Delete existing image
+    Given I am on the 'post/edit/p1' page
+    And my post has a teaser image
+    Then I should be able to remove the image
+    And I click on "Save"
+    Then I get redirected to ".../post-to-be-updated"
+    And the "updated" post was saved successfully without a teaser image
diff --git a/cypress/integration/post/ImageUploader.feature b/cypress/integration/post/ImageUploader.feature
index 061001ffb..2e9f1f5b9 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/post/ImageUploader.feature
+++ b/cypress/integration/post/ImageUploader.feature
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ Feature: Upload Teaser Image
     And I add all required fields
     And I click on "Save"
     Then I get redirected to ".../new-post"
-    And the post was saved successfully without a teaser image
\ No newline at end of file
+    And the "new" post was saved successfully without a teaser image
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
index b2ce7d530..23b3d8906 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
@@ -384,6 +384,15 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
+
+        it('supports deleting a teaser image', async () => {
+          expectedParams.variables.image = null
+          propsData.contribution.image = '/uploads/someimage.png'
+          wrapper = Wrapper()
+          wrapper.find('.contribution-form .delete-image').trigger('click')
+          await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
+          expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
+        })
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
index 96046f118..39dcd581b 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
@@ -7,11 +7,22 @@
     @submit="submit"
   >
     <template slot-scope="{ errors }">
+      <base-button
+        v-if="showDeleteImageButton"
+        class="delete-image"
+        icon="close"
+        size="small"
+        circle
+        danger
+        filled
+        @click.prevent="deleteImage"
+      />
       <hc-teaser-image
         :contribution="contribution"
-        @addTeaserImage="addTeaserImage"
         :class="{ '--blur-image': form.blurImage }"
+        @addTeaserImage="addTeaserImage"
         @addImageAspectRatio="addImageAspectRatio"
+        @cropInProgress="cropInProgress"
       >
         <img
           v-if="contribution"
@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@ export default {
       contentMin: 3,
       hashtags: [],
       elem: null,
+      isCropInProgress: null,
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -204,6 +216,9 @@ export default {
     ...mapGetters({
       currentUser: 'auth/user',
     }),
+    showDeleteImageButton() {
+      return this.contribution && this.contribution.image && !this.isCropInProgress
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     submit() {
@@ -260,6 +275,14 @@ export default {
     categoryIds(categories) {
       return categories.map(c => c.id)
     },
+    deleteImage() {
+      this.contribution.image = null
+      this.form.image = null
+      this.form.teaserImage = null
+    },
+    cropInProgress(boolean) {
+      this.isCropInProgress = boolean
+    },
   },
   apollo: {
     User: {
@@ -326,4 +349,11 @@ export default {
     }
   }
 }
+.delete-image {
+  right: 10px;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+  float: right;
+  top: $space-large;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue
index 534331347..4893de7c0 100644
--- a/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export default {
     },
     transformImage(file) {
       this.file = file
+      this.$emit('cropInProgress', true)
       this.showCropper = true
       this.initEditor()
       this.initCropper()
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ export default {
       this.oldImage = contributionImage
       if (contributionImage) contributionImage.remove()
     },
+    deleteImage() {
+      this.clearImages()
+    },
     initCropper() {
       this.image = new Image()
       this.image.src = URL.createObjectURL(this.file)
@@ -145,10 +149,12 @@ export default {
     cancelCrop() {
       if (this.oldImage) this.thumbnailElement.appendChild(this.oldImage)
       this.showCropper = false
+      this.$emit('cropInProgress', false)
     },
     emitImageData(imageFile) {
       this.$emit('addTeaserImage', imageFile)
       this.$emit('addImageAspectRatio', this.imageAspectRatio)
+      this.$emit('cropInProgress', false)
     },
   },
 }
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .hc-drag-marker-update-post {
-  opacity: 0;
+  opacity: 0.1;
 }
 
 .contribution-form-footer {
diff --git a/webapp/components/Upload/index.vue b/webapp/components/Upload/index.vue
index 66e7203cc..c78b4649b 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Upload/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Upload/index.vue
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ export default {
     border-radius: 100%;
     border: 1px dashed hsl(0, 0%, 25%);
   }
-
   .hc-attachments-upload-area:hover & {
     opacity: 1;
   }