diff --git a/src/morethantext/cache.rs b/src/morethantext/cache.rs
index f90ab6a..460c1e5 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/cache.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/cache.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ impl Entry {
         if Path::new(&filename).exists().await {
             return Err(DBError::new("entry already exists"));
         } else {
-            let filepath = Path::new(&filename);
-            match write(filepath, data.to_bytes()).await {
+            match write(&filename, data.to_bytes()).await {
                 Ok(_) => (),
                 Err(err) => {
                     let mut error = DBError::new("failed to write");
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ impl Entry {
     }
 
     async fn get(filename: &str) -> Result<Self, DBError> {
-        let filepath = Path::new(filename);
-        let content = match read(filepath).await {
+        let content = match read(filename).await {
             Ok(text) => text,
             Err(err) => {
                 let mut error = DBError::new("read error");
@@ -148,8 +146,7 @@ impl Entry {
 
     async fn update(&mut self, data: DataType) -> Result<(), DBError> {
         self.last_used.set(Instant::now());
-        let filepath = Path::new(&self.filename);
-        match write(filepath, data.to_bytes()).await {
+        match write(&self.filename, data.to_bytes()).await {
             Ok(_) => (),
             Err(err) => {
                 let mut error = DBError::new("write error");
@@ -160,6 +157,17 @@ impl Entry {
         self.data = data;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn remove(&self) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        match remove_file(&self.filename).await {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(err) => {
+                let mut error = DBError::new("cannot remove");
+                error.add_source(err);
+                Err(error)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct Cache;
@@ -508,6 +516,47 @@ mod entry {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn delete() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let filepath = dir.path().join("byebye");
+        let filename = filepath.to_str().unwrap();
+        let data = DataType::new("store").unwrap();
+        let item = Entry::new(filename.to_string(), data.clone())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        item.remove().await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!filepath.exists(), "Entry file should be removed.");
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn delete_bad_file() -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let filepath = dir.path().join("itsnotthere");
+        let filename = filepath.to_str().unwrap();
+        let data = DataType::new("store").unwrap();
+        let item = Entry::new(filename.to_string(), data.clone())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        remove_file(filename).await.unwrap();
+        match item.remove().await {
+            Ok(_) => Err(DBError::new("should have produced an error")),
+            Err(err) => {
+                assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "cannot remove");
+                assert!(err.source().is_some(), "Error should have a source.");
+                assert!(
+                    err.source()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .to_string()
+                        .contains("could not remove file"),
+                    "Source Error Message: {}",
+                    err.source().unwrap().to_string()
+                );
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]