diff --git a/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.cpp b/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.cpp
index feea58dd..c49d8c4c 100644
--- a/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.cpp
+++ b/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.cpp
@@ -36,5 +36,10 @@ unique_ptr<Block> InMemoryBlockStore::load(const Key &key) {
   }
 }
 
+void InMemoryBlockStore::remove(const Key &key) {
+  int numRemoved = _blocks.erase(key.ToString());
+  assert(1==numRemoved);
+}
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.h b/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.h
index 3531534a..2bd591db 100644
--- a/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.h
+++ b/implementations/inmemory/InMemoryBlockStore.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 
   std::unique_ptr<Block> create(const Key &key, size_t size) override;
   std::unique_ptr<Block> load(const Key &key) override;
+  void remove(const Key &key) override;
 
 private:
   std::map<std::string, InMemoryBlock> _blocks;
diff --git a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.cpp b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.cpp
index 0ab18d74..ee4aa70f 100644
--- a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.cpp
+++ b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ unique_ptr<OnDiskBlock> OnDiskBlock::CreateOnDisk(const bf::path &rootdir, const
   return block;
 }
 
+void OnDiskBlock::RemoveFromDisk(const bf::path &rootdir, const Key &key) {
+  auto filepath = rootdir / key.ToString();
+  assert(bf::is_regular_file(filepath));
+  bf::remove(filepath);
+}
+
 void OnDiskBlock::_fillDataWithZeroes() {
   _data.FillWithZeroes();
 }
diff --git a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.h b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.h
index ce4aaf2f..f4271cd4 100644
--- a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.h
+++ b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlock.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 
   static std::unique_ptr<OnDiskBlock> LoadFromDisk(const boost::filesystem::path &rootdir, const Key &key);
   static std::unique_ptr<OnDiskBlock> CreateOnDisk(const boost::filesystem::path &rootdir, const Key &key, size_t size);
+  static void RemoveFromDisk(const boost::filesystem::path &rootdir, const Key &key);
 
   void *data() override;
   const void *data() const override;
diff --git a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.cpp b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.cpp
index 4c60b291..5ff43fa0 100644
--- a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.cpp
+++ b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.cpp
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@ unique_ptr<Block> OnDiskBlockStore::load(const Key &key) {
   return OnDiskBlock::LoadFromDisk(_rootdir, key);
 }
 
+void OnDiskBlockStore::remove(const Key &key) {
+  OnDiskBlock::RemoveFromDisk(_rootdir, key);
+}
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.h b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.h
index 92af8ed7..6dedafa4 100644
--- a/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.h
+++ b/implementations/ondisk/OnDiskBlockStore.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 
   std::unique_ptr<Block> create(const Key &key, size_t size) override;
   std::unique_ptr<Block> load(const Key &key) override;
+  void remove(const Key &key) override;
 
 private:
   const boost::filesystem::path _rootdir;
diff --git a/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.cpp b/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.cpp
index 35356268..f63a9729 100644
--- a/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.cpp
+++ b/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ unique_ptr<Block> FakeBlockStore::load(const Key &key) {
   }
 }
 
+void FakeBlockStore::remove(const Key &key) {
+  int numRemoved = _blocks.erase(key.ToString());
+  assert(numRemoved == 1);
+}
+
 unique_ptr<Block> FakeBlockStore::makeFakeBlockFromData(const Key &key, const Data &data) {
   auto newdata = make_shared<Data>(data.copy());
   _used_dataregions_for_blocks.push_back(newdata);
diff --git a/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.h b/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.h
index bb3c022f..12a4cd55 100644
--- a/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.h
+++ b/implementations/testfake/FakeBlockStore.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 
   std::unique_ptr<Block> create(const Key &key, size_t size) override;
   std::unique_ptr<Block> load(const Key &key) override;
+  void remove(const Key &key) override;
 
   void updateData(const Key &key, const Data &data);
 
diff --git a/interface/BlockStore.h b/interface/BlockStore.h
index 0585c76f..44adece9 100644
--- a/interface/BlockStore.h
+++ b/interface/BlockStore.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ public:
   //TODO Use boost::optional (if key doesn't exist)
   // Return nullptr if block with this key doesn't exists
   virtual std::unique_ptr<Block> load(const Key &key) = 0;
-  //TODO Needed for performance? Or is deleting loaded blocks enough?
-  //virtual void remove(const std::string &key) = 0;
+  virtual void remove(const Key &key) = 0;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/test/interface/helpers/BlockStoreWithRandomKeysTest.cpp b/test/interface/helpers/BlockStoreWithRandomKeysTest.cpp
index f7c4f350..2b054510 100644
--- a/test/interface/helpers/BlockStoreWithRandomKeysTest.cpp
+++ b/test/interface/helpers/BlockStoreWithRandomKeysTest.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     return unique_ptr<Block>(do_load(key));
   }
   MOCK_METHOD1(do_load, Block*(const Key &));
+  MOCK_METHOD1(remove, void(const Key &));
 };
 
 class BlockMock: public Block {
diff --git a/test/testutils/BlockStoreTest.h b/test/testutils/BlockStoreTest.h
index 2884648f..ede6af57 100644
--- a/test/testutils/BlockStoreTest.h
+++ b/test/testutils/BlockStoreTest.h
@@ -200,6 +200,21 @@ TYPED_TEST_P(BlockStoreTest, TwoCreatedBlocksHaveDifferentKeys) {
   EXPECT_NE(block1->key(), block2->key());
 }
 
+TYPED_TEST_P(BlockStoreTest, BlockIsNotLoadableAfterDeleting) {
+  auto blockStore = this->fixture.createBlockStore();
+  auto blockkey = blockStore->create(1024)->key();
+  EXPECT_NE(nullptr, blockStore->load(blockkey));
+  blockStore->remove(blockkey);
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, blockStore->load(blockkey));
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST_P(BlockStoreTest, CrashesWhenTryingToDeleteNonexistingBlock) {
+  auto blockStore = this->fixture.createBlockStore();
+  auto blockkey = blockStore->create(1024)->key();
+  blockStore->remove(blockkey);
+  EXPECT_DEATH(blockStore->remove(blockkey), "");
+}
+
 REGISTER_TYPED_TEST_CASE_P(BlockStoreTest,
     CreatedBlockHasCorrectSize,
     LoadingUnchangedBlockHasCorrectSize,
@@ -213,7 +228,9 @@ REGISTER_TYPED_TEST_CASE_P(BlockStoreTest,
     AfterLoad_FlushesWhenDestructed,
     LoadNonExistingBlock,
     LoadNonExistingBlockWithEmptyKey,
-    TwoCreatedBlocksHaveDifferentKeys
+    TwoCreatedBlocksHaveDifferentKeys,
+    BlockIsNotLoadableAfterDeleting,
+    CrashesWhenTryingToDeleteNonexistingBlock
 );