diff --git a/base-notebook/jupyter_notebook_config.py b/base-notebook/jupyter_notebook_config.py
index d55cfab1..ef9c24b0 100644
--- a/base-notebook/jupyter_notebook_config.py
+++ b/base-notebook/jupyter_notebook_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ c.NotebookApp.ip = '*'
 c.NotebookApp.port = 8888
 c.NotebookApp.open_browser = False
 
+# https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/3130
+c.FileContentsManager.delete_to_trash = False
+
 # Generate a self-signed certificate
 if 'GEN_CERT' in os.environ:
     dir_name = jupyter_data_dir()