diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 78d3507a74..839e904bec 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ main_extern = [
   "$rust_build:rand",
   "$rust_build:tokio",
   "$rust_build:url",
+  "$rust_build:remove_dir_all",
   "//build_extra/flatbuffers/rust:flatbuffers",
   ":msg_rs",
 ]
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ run_node("gen_declarations") {
     "js/mkdir.ts",
     "js/os.ts",
     "js/read_file.ts",
+    "js/remove.ts",
     "js/stat.ts",
     "js/text_encoding.ts",
     "js/timers.ts",
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ run_node("gen_declarations") {
     "js/types.ts",
     "js/util.ts",
     "js/v8_source_maps.ts",
+    "js/write_file.ts",
   ]
   outputs = [
     "$out_dir/types/globals.d.ts",
@@ -239,12 +242,14 @@ run_node("bundle") {
     "js/os.ts",
     "js/plugins.d.ts",
     "js/read_file.ts",
+    "js/remove.ts",
     "js/stat.ts",
     "js/text_encoding.ts",
     "js/timers.ts",
     "js/types.ts",
     "js/util.ts",
     "js/v8_source_maps.ts",
+    "js/write_file.ts",
     "rollup.config.js",
     "src/msg.fbs",
     "tsconfig.json",
diff --git a/js/deno.ts b/js/deno.ts
index a1eb639bb4..3d0352a809 100644
--- a/js/deno.ts
+++ b/js/deno.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2018 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 // Public deno module.
 /// <amd-module name="deno"/>
-export {
-  env,
-  exit,
-  makeTempDirSync,
-  renameSync,
-} from "./os";
+export { env, exit, makeTempDirSync, renameSync } from "./os";
 export { mkdirSync, mkdir } from "./mkdir";
+export { removeSync, remove, removeAllSync, removeAll } from "./remove";
 export { readFileSync, readFile } from "./read_file";
 export { FileInfo, statSync, lstatSync, stat, lstat } from "./stat";
 export { writeFileSync, writeFile } from "./write_file";
diff --git a/js/remove.ts b/js/remove.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9211107895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/remove.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright 2018 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import * as fbs from "gen/msg_generated";
+import { flatbuffers } from "flatbuffers";
+import * as dispatch from "./dispatch";
+
+/**
+ * Removes the named file or (empty) directory synchronously.
+ * Would throw error if permission denied, not found, or
+ * directory not empty.
+ *
+ *     import { removeSync } from "deno";
+ *     removeSync("/path/to/empty_dir/or/file");
+ */
+export function removeSync(path: string): void {
+  dispatch.sendSync(...req(path, false));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes the named file or (empty) directory.
+ * Would throw error if permission denied, not found, or
+ * directory not empty.
+ *
+ *     import { remove } from "deno";
+ *     await remove("/path/to/empty_dir/or/file");
+ */
+export async function remove(path: string): Promise<void> {
+  await dispatch.sendAsync(...req(path, false));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively removes the named file or directory synchronously.
+ * Would throw error if permission denied or not found
+ *
+ *     import { removeAllSync } from "deno";
+ *     removeAllSync("/path/to/dir/or/file");
+ */
+export function removeAllSync(path: string): void {
+  dispatch.sendSync(...req(path, true));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively removes the named file or directory.
+ * Would throw error if permission denied or not found
+ *
+ *     import { removeAll } from "deno";
+ *     await removeAll("/path/to/dir/or/file");
+ */
+export async function removeAll(path: string): Promise<void> {
+  await dispatch.sendAsync(...req(path, true));
+}
+
+function req(
+  path: string,
+  recursive: boolean
+): [flatbuffers.Builder, fbs.Any, flatbuffers.Offset] {
+  const builder = new flatbuffers.Builder();
+  const path_ = builder.createString(path);
+  fbs.Remove.startRemove(builder);
+  fbs.Remove.addPath(builder, path_);
+  fbs.Remove.addRecursive(builder, recursive);
+  const msg = fbs.Remove.endRemove(builder);
+  return [builder, fbs.Any.Remove, msg];
+}
diff --git a/js/remove_test.ts b/js/remove_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb31f1ba3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/remove_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+// Copyright 2018 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { testPerm, assert, assertEqual } from "./test_util.ts";
+import * as deno from "deno";
+
+// SYNC
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeSyncDirSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  const path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  const pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  deno.removeSync(path); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeSyncFileSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE FILE
+  const enc = new TextEncoder();
+  const data = enc.encode("Hello");
+  const filename = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/test.txt";
+  deno.writeFileSync(filename, data, 0o666);
+  const fileInfo = deno.statSync(filename);
+  assert(fileInfo.isFile()); // check exist first
+  deno.removeSync(filename); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(filename);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // File is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeSyncFail() {
+  // NON-EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  const path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  const subPath = path + "/subsubdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  deno.mkdirSync(subPath);
+  const pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  const subPathInfo = deno.statSync(subPath);
+  assert(subPathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  let err;
+  try {
+    // Should not be able to recursively remove
+    deno.removeSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // TODO(ry) Is Other really the error we should get here? What would Go do?
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.Other);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "Other");
+  // NON-EXISTENT DIRECTORY/FILE
+  try {
+    // Non-existent
+    deno.removeSync("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: false }, function removeSyncPerm() {
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.removeSync("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.PermissionDenied);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "PermissionDenied");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeAllSyncDirSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  let path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  let pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  deno.removeAllSync(path); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+  // REMOVE NON-EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  const subPath = path + "/subsubdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  deno.mkdirSync(subPath);
+  pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  const subPathInfo = deno.statSync(subPath);
+  assert(subPathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  deno.removeAllSync(path); // remove
+  // We then check parent directory again after remove
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeAllSyncFileSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE FILE
+  const enc = new TextEncoder();
+  const data = enc.encode("Hello");
+  const filename = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/test.txt";
+  deno.writeFileSync(filename, data, 0o666);
+  const fileInfo = deno.statSync(filename);
+  assert(fileInfo.isFile()); // check exist first
+  deno.removeAllSync(filename); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(filename);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // File is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, function removeAllSyncFail() {
+  // NON-EXISTENT DIRECTORY/FILE
+  let err;
+  try {
+    // Non-existent
+    deno.removeAllSync("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: false }, function removeAllSyncPerm() {
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.removeAllSync("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.PermissionDenied);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "PermissionDenied");
+});
+
+// ASYNC
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeDirSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  const path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  const pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  await deno.remove(path); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeFileSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE FILE
+  const enc = new TextEncoder();
+  const data = enc.encode("Hello");
+  const filename = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/test.txt";
+  deno.writeFileSync(filename, data, 0o666);
+  const fileInfo = deno.statSync(filename);
+  assert(fileInfo.isFile()); // check exist first
+  await deno.remove(filename); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(filename);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // File is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeFail() {
+  // NON-EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  const path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  const subPath = path + "/subsubdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  deno.mkdirSync(subPath);
+  const pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  const subPathInfo = deno.statSync(subPath);
+  assert(subPathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  let err;
+  try {
+    // Should not be able to recursively remove
+    await deno.remove(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.Other);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "Other");
+  // NON-EXISTENT DIRECTORY/FILE
+  try {
+    // Non-existent
+    await deno.remove("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: false }, async function removePerm() {
+  let err;
+  try {
+    await deno.remove("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.PermissionDenied);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "PermissionDenied");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeAllDirSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  let path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  let pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  await deno.removeAll(path); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+  // REMOVE NON-EMPTY DIRECTORY
+  path = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/dir/subdir";
+  const subPath = path + "/subsubdir";
+  deno.mkdirSync(path);
+  deno.mkdirSync(subPath);
+  pathInfo = deno.statSync(path);
+  assert(pathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  const subPathInfo = deno.statSync(subPath);
+  assert(subPathInfo.isDirectory()); // check exist first
+  await deno.removeAll(path); // remove
+  // We then check parent directory again after remove
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(path);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // Directory is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeAllFileSuccess() {
+  // REMOVE FILE
+  const enc = new TextEncoder();
+  const data = enc.encode("Hello");
+  const filename = deno.makeTempDirSync() + "/test.txt";
+  deno.writeFileSync(filename, data, 0o666);
+  const fileInfo = deno.statSync(filename);
+  assert(fileInfo.isFile()); // check exist first
+  await deno.removeAll(filename); // remove
+  // We then check again after remove
+  let err;
+  try {
+    deno.statSync(filename);
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  // File is gone
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: true }, async function removeAllFail() {
+  // NON-EXISTENT DIRECTORY/FILE
+  let err;
+  try {
+    // Non-existent
+    await deno.removeAll("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.NotFound);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "NotFound");
+});
+
+testPerm({ write: false }, async function removeAllPerm() {
+  let err;
+  try {
+    await deno.removeAll("/baddir");
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assertEqual(err.kind, deno.ErrorKind.PermissionDenied);
+  assertEqual(err.name, "PermissionDenied");
+});
diff --git a/js/stat_test.ts b/js/stat_test.ts
index c811b23ab4..424077dc5a 100644
--- a/js/stat_test.ts
+++ b/js/stat_test.ts
@@ -123,4 +123,3 @@ test(async function lstatNotFound() {
   assert(caughtError);
   assertEqual(badInfo, undefined);
 });
-
diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index 2ea00391e4..18152c682a 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use hyper::Client;
 use libdeno;
 use libdeno::{deno_buf, DenoC};
 use msg;
+use remove_dir_all::remove_dir_all;
 use std;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn msg_from_js(d: *const DenoC, buf: deno_buf) {
     msg::Any::TimerClear => handle_timer_clear,
     msg::Any::MakeTempDir => handle_make_temp_dir,
     msg::Any::Mkdir => handle_mkdir,
+    msg::Any::Remove => handle_remove,
     msg::Any::ReadFile => handle_read_file,
     msg::Any::RenameSync => handle_rename_sync,
     msg::Any::SetEnv => handle_set_env,
@@ -435,6 +437,32 @@ fn handle_mkdir(d: *const DenoC, base: &msg::Base) -> Box<Op> {
   }()))
 }
 
+fn handle_remove(d: *const DenoC, base: &msg::Base) -> Box<Op> {
+  let msg = base.msg_as_remove().unwrap();
+  let path = msg.path().unwrap();
+  let recursive = msg.recursive();
+  let deno = from_c(d);
+  if !deno.flags.allow_write {
+    return odd_future(permission_denied());
+  }
+  // TODO Use tokio_threadpool.
+  Box::new(futures::future::result(|| -> OpResult {
+    debug!("handle_remove {}", path);
+    let path_ = Path::new(&path);
+    let metadata = fs::metadata(&path_)?;
+    if metadata.is_file() {
+      fs::remove_file(&path_)?;
+    } else {
+      if recursive {
+        remove_dir_all(&path_)?;
+      } else {
+        fs::remove_dir(&path_)?;
+      }
+    }
+    Ok(None)
+  }()))
+}
+
 // Prototype https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/golang/os.go#L171-L184
 fn handle_read_file(_d: *const DenoC, base: &msg::Base) -> Box<Op> {
   let msg = base.msg_as_read_file().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 68e680c719..12179ac6e3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern crate url;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
 extern crate hyper_rustls;
+extern crate remove_dir_all;
 extern crate ring;
 
 mod deno_dir;
diff --git a/src/msg.fbs b/src/msg.fbs
index f988c9d0bb..4437ad1bca 100644
--- a/src/msg.fbs
+++ b/src/msg.fbs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ union Any {
   MakeTempDir,
   MakeTempDirRes,
   Mkdir,
+  Remove,
   ReadFile,
   ReadFileRes,
   WriteFile,
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ table Mkdir {
   // mode specified by https://godoc.org/os#FileMode
 }
 
+table Remove {
+  path: string;
+  recursive: bool;
+}
+
 table ReadFile {
   filename: string;
 }