diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/schedule.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/schedule.rs
index c1c0b74a70..2fdbed6986 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/schedule.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/schedule.rs
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ pub async fn handle_schedule_remove(schedule_id: String) -> Result<()> {
         .await
         .context("Failed to initialize scheduler")?;
 
-    match scheduler.remove_scheduled_job(&schedule_id, true).await {
+    match scheduler.remove_scheduled_job(&schedule_id, false).await {
         Ok(_) => {
             println!(
-                "Scheduled job '{}' and its associated recipe removed.",
+                "Scheduled job '{}' removed. Associated recipe was kept.",
                 schedule_id
             );
             Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/schedule.rs b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/schedule.rs
index e7ca2ebf90..ca856c2356 100644
--- a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/schedule.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/schedule.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ async fn list_schedules(
         ("id" = String, Path, description = "ID of the schedule to delete")
     ),
     responses(
-        (status = 204, description = "Scheduled job deleted successfully"),
+        (status = 204, description = "Scheduled job removed successfully"),
         (status = 404, description = "Scheduled job not found"),
         (status = 500, description = "Internal server error")
     ),
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ async fn delete_schedule(
 ) -> Result<StatusCode, ErrorResponse> {
     let scheduler = state.scheduler();
     scheduler
-        .remove_scheduled_job(&id, true)
+        .remove_scheduled_job(&id, false)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| match e {
             goose::scheduler::SchedulerError::JobNotFound(msg) => {
                 ErrorResponse::not_found(format!("Schedule not found: {}", msg))
             }
-            _ => ErrorResponse::internal(format!("Error deleting schedule: {}", e)),
+            _ => ErrorResponse::internal(format!("Error removing schedule: {}", e)),
         })?;
     Ok(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT)
 }
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/agents/schedule_tool.rs b/crates/goose/src/agents/schedule_tool.rs
index 8778b1262a..f17e926d1e 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/agents/schedule_tool.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/agents/schedule_tool.rs
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@ impl Agent {
                 )
             })?;
 
-        match scheduler.remove_scheduled_job(job_id, true).await {
+        match scheduler.remove_scheduled_job(job_id, false).await {
             Ok(()) => Ok(vec![Content::text(format!(
-                "Successfully deleted job '{}'",
+                "Successfully removed schedule for job '{}'",
                 job_id
             ))]),
             Err(e) => Err(ErrorData::new(
                 ErrorCode::INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                format!("Failed to delete job: {}", e),
+                format!("Failed to remove schedule: {}", e),
                 None,
             )),
         }
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs b/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
index b43a5fdbdb..e2dd91dd64 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -1148,6 +1148,49 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(jobs[0].last_run.is_none(), "Paused job should not run");
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_remove_scheduled_job_respects_recipe_removal_flag() {
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let storage_path = temp_dir.path().join("schedule.json");
+        let recipe_path = create_test_recipe(temp_dir.path(), "recipe_removal_flag_job");
+        let session_manager = Arc::new(SessionManager::new(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf()));
+        let scheduler = Scheduler::new(storage_path, session_manager).await.unwrap();
+
+        let job = ScheduledJob {
+            id: "recipe_removal_flag_job".to_string(),
+            source: recipe_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            cron: "0 0 0 1 1 *".to_string(),
+            last_run: None,
+            currently_running: false,
+            paused: false,
+            current_session_id: None,
+            process_start_time: None,
+        };
+
+        scheduler
+            .add_scheduled_job(job.clone(), false)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        scheduler
+            .remove_scheduled_job("recipe_removal_flag_job", false)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            recipe_path.exists(),
+            "Recipe should be kept when remove_recipe is false"
+        );
+
+        scheduler.add_scheduled_job(job, false).await.unwrap();
+        scheduler
+            .remove_scheduled_job("recipe_removal_flag_job", true)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            !recipe_path.exists(),
+            "Recipe should be deleted when remove_recipe is true"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_job_with_no_prompt_does_not_panic() {
         let _guard = env_lock::lock_env([
diff --git a/ui/desktop/openapi.json b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
index 6a0b6316fa..558f48f628 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/openapi.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@
         ],
         "responses": {
           "204": {
-            "description": "Scheduled job deleted successfully"
+            "description": "Scheduled job removed successfully"
           },
           "404": {
             "description": "Scheduled job not found"
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
index 2e07e055ca..666a708858 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
@@ -3767,7 +3767,7 @@ export type DeleteScheduleErrors = {
 
 export type DeleteScheduleResponses = {
     /**
-     * Scheduled job deleted successfully
+     * Scheduled job removed successfully
      */
     204: void;
 };
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/schedule/SchedulesView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/schedule/SchedulesView.tsx
index 8bc6df9da3..4b4608b9ec 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/schedule/SchedulesView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/schedule/SchedulesView.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
   noSchedules: { id: 'schedulesView.noSchedules', defaultMessage: 'No schedules yet' },
   scheduleUpdated: { id: 'schedulesView.scheduleUpdated', defaultMessage: 'Schedule Updated' },
   scheduleUpdatedMsg: { id: 'schedulesView.scheduleUpdatedMsg', defaultMessage: 'Successfully updated schedule "{id}"' },
-  confirmDelete: { id: 'schedulesView.confirmDelete', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete schedule "{id}"?' },
+  confirmDelete: {
+    id: 'schedulesView.confirmDelete',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove schedule "{id}"? The recipe will be kept.',
+  },
   schedulePaused: { id: 'schedulesView.schedulePaused', defaultMessage: 'Schedule Paused' },
   schedulePausedMsg: { id: 'schedulesView.schedulePausedMsg', defaultMessage: 'Successfully paused schedule "{id}"' },
   pauseError: { id: 'schedulesView.pauseError', defaultMessage: 'Pause Schedule Error' },
@@ -326,8 +329,8 @@ const SchedulesView: React.FC<SchedulesViewProps> = ({ onClose: _onClose }) => {
       trackScheduleDeleted(true);
       await fetchSchedules();
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`Failed to delete schedule "${id}":`, error);
-      const errorMsg = errorMessage(error, `Unknown error deleting "${id}".`);
+      console.error(`Failed to remove schedule "${id}":`, error);
+      const errorMsg = errorMessage(error, `Unknown error removing schedule "${id}".`);
       setApiError(errorMsg);
       trackScheduleDeleted(false, getErrorType(error));
     } finally {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index 73704372d3..6c99f41193 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -3534,7 +3534,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": "YAML"
   },
   "schedulesView.confirmDelete": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Are you sure you want to delete schedule \"{id}\"?"
+    "defaultMessage": "Remove schedule \"{id}\"? The recipe will be kept."
   },
   "schedulesView.createSchedule": {
     "defaultMessage": "Create Schedule"