diff --git a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
index 4acacc7cbd..64000c5ab2 100644
--- a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
+++ b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
     - ../channel-artifacts/genesis.block:/var/hyperledger/orderer/orderer.genesis.block
     - ../crypto-config/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/msp:/var/hyperledger/orderer/msp
     - ../crypto-config/ordererOrganizations/example.com/orderers/orderer.example.com/tls/:/var/hyperledger/orderer/tls
+    - orderer.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production/orderer
     ports:
       - 7050:7050
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer0.org1.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
     ports:
       - 7051:7051
       - 7053:7053
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer1.org1.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer1.org1.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer1.org1.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
 
     ports:
       - 8051:7051
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer0.org2.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
     ports:
       - 9051:7051
       - 9053:7053
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer1.org2.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ../crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer1.org2.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer1.org2.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
     ports:
       - 10051:7051
       - 10053:7053
diff --git a/first-network/byfn.sh b/first-network/byfn.sh
index befab6b7b8..2d0a2d596d 100755
--- a/first-network/byfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/byfn.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ function printHelp () {
   echo "    -s <dbtype> - the database backend to use: goleveldb (default) or couchdb"
   echo "    -l <language> - the chaincode language: golang (default) or node"
   echo "    -i <imagetag> - the tag to be used to launch the network (defaults to \"latest\")"
-  echo "    -p - persist the ledgers of the containers to the ./ledgers/<container> directory"
   echo
   echo "Typically, one would first generate the required certificates and "
   echo "genesis block, then bring up the network. e.g.:"
@@ -154,20 +153,10 @@ function networkUp () {
     replacePrivateKey
     generateChannelArtifacts
   fi
-  if $PERSIST ; then
-      echo "Persisting ledgers to ./ledgers/"
-      mkdir -p ./ledgers/
-      if [ "${IF_COUCHDB}" == "couchdb" ]; then
-          IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_PERSIST -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH up -d 2>&1
-      else
-          IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_PERSIST up -d 2>&1
-      fi
-   else
-      if [ "${IF_COUCHDB}" == "couchdb" ]; then
-          IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH up -d 2>&1
-      else
-          IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE up -d 2>&1
-      fi
+  if [ "${IF_COUCHDB}" == "couchdb" ]; then
+    IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH up -d 2>&1
+  else
+    IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE up -d 2>&1
   fi
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "ERROR !!!! Unable to start network"
@@ -185,8 +174,9 @@ function networkUp () {
 # Stop the orderer and peers, backup the ledger from orderer and peers, cleanup chaincode containers and images
 # and relaunch the orderer and peers with latest tag
 function upgradeNetwork () {
-  if [ ! -d ledgers ]; then
-    echo "ERROR !!!! There is no persisted ledgers directory, did you start your network with -p?"
+  docker inspect  -f '{{.Config.Volumes}}' orderer.example.com |grep -q '/var/hyperledger/production/orderer'
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR !!!! This network does not appear to be using volumes for its ledgers, did you start from fabric-samples >= v1.0.6?"
     exit 1
   fi
 
@@ -197,9 +187,9 @@ function upgradeNetwork () {
 
   export IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGETAG
   if [ "${IF_COUCHDB}" == "couchdb" ]; then
-      COMPOSE_FILES="-f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_PERSIST -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH"
+      COMPOSE_FILES="-f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH"
   else
-      COMPOSE_FILES="-f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_PERSIST"
+      COMPOSE_FILES="-f $COMPOSE_FILE"
   fi
 
   # removing the cli container
@@ -242,12 +232,12 @@ function upgradeNetwork () {
 
 # Tear down running network
 function networkDown () {
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH down
-  # Don't remove containers, images, etc if restarting
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH down --volumes
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down --volumes
+  # Don't remove the generated artifacts -- note, the ledgers are always removed
   if [ "$MODE" != "restart" ]; then
-    #Delete any persisted ledgers
-    docker run -v $PWD:/tmp/first-network --rm hyperledger/fabric-tools:$IMAGETAG rm -Rf /tmp/first-network/ledgers
+    # Bring down the network, deleting the volumes
+    #Delete any ledger backups
     docker run -v $PWD:/tmp/first-network --rm hyperledger/fabric-tools:$IMAGETAG rm -Rf /tmp/first-network/ledgers-backup
     #Cleanup the chaincode containers
     clearContainers
@@ -439,9 +429,6 @@ COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH=docker-compose-couch.yaml
 LANGUAGE=golang
 # default image tag
 IMAGETAG="latest"
-# By default, to not use volume mounts for the ledgers
-PERSIST="false"
-COMPOSE_FILE_PERSIST=docker-compose-persist.yaml
 # Parse commandline args
 if [ "$1" = "-m" ];then	# supports old usage, muscle memory is powerful!
     shift
@@ -463,7 +450,7 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-while getopts "h?m:c:t:d:f:s:l:i:p" opt; do
+while getopts "h?m:c:t:d:f:s:l:i:" opt; do
   case "$opt" in
     h|\?)
       printHelp
@@ -483,8 +470,6 @@ while getopts "h?m:c:t:d:f:s:l:i:p" opt; do
     ;;
     i)  IMAGETAG=`uname -m`"-"$OPTARG
     ;;
-    p)  PERSIST=true
-    ;;
   esac
 done
 
diff --git a/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml b/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
index 89f648ab9b..a3b5a1fc59 100644
--- a/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
+++ b/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 version: '2'
 
+volumes:
+  orderer.example.com:
+  peer0.org1.example.com:
+  peer1.org1.example.com:
+  peer0.org2.example.com:
+  peer1.org2.example.com:
+
 networks:
   byfn:
 
diff --git a/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml b/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
index 5bbb3c5a1d..2f20a13d8e 100644
--- a/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
+++ b/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 version: '2'
 
+volumes:
+  peer0.org3.example.com:
+  peer1.org3.example.com:
 
 networks:
   byfn:
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org3.example.com/peers/peer0.org3.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org3.example.com/peers/peer0.org3.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer0.org3.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
     ports:
       - 11051:7051
       - 11053:7053
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ services:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
         - ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org3.example.com/peers/peer1.org3.example.com/msp:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp
         - ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org3.example.com/peers/peer1.org3.example.com/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls
+        - peer1.org3.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
     ports:
       - 12051:7051
       - 12053:7053
diff --git a/first-network/docker-compose-persist.yaml b/first-network/docker-compose-persist.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e12b1732b..0000000000
--- a/first-network/docker-compose-persist.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-version: '2'
-
-networks:
-  byfn:
-
-services:
-
-  orderer.example.com:
-    volumes:
-      - ./ledgers/orderer.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production/orderer
-
-  peer0.org1.example.com:
-    volumes:
-      - ./ledgers/peer0.org1.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
-
-  peer1.org1.example.com:
-    volumes:
-      - ./ledgers/peer1.org1.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
-
-  peer0.org2.example.com:
-    volumes:
-      - ./ledgers/peer0.org2.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
-
-  peer1.org2.example.com:
-    volumes:
-      - ./ledgers/peer1.org2.example.com:/var/hyperledger/production
diff --git a/first-network/eyfn.sh b/first-network/eyfn.sh
index 1d0bf090fc..92322d72b9 100755
--- a/first-network/eyfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/eyfn.sh
@@ -134,10 +134,8 @@ function networkUp () {
 
 # Tear down running network
 function networkDown () {
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 down
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH_ORG3 down
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down
-  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH down
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 down --volumes
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH down --volumes
   # Don't remove containers, images, etc if restarting
   if [ "$MODE" != "restart" ]; then
     #Cleanup the chaincode containers
@@ -149,6 +147,10 @@ function networkDown () {
     # remove the docker-compose yaml file that was customized to the example
     rm -f docker-compose-e2e.yaml
   fi
+
+  # For some black-magic reason the first docker-compose down does not actually cleanup the volumes
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 down --volumes
+  docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE -f $COMPOSE_FILE_ORG3 -f $COMPOSE_FILE_COUCH down --volumes
 }
 
 # Use the CLI container to create the configuration transaction needed to add