diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.cpp b/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.cpp
index 716e2b2d..7c4a254c 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ TempFile::TempFile(bool create)
 TempFile::~TempFile() {
   try {
     if (exists()) {
-      bf::remove(_path);
+      remove();
     }
   } catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error &e) {
     LOG(ERR, "Could not delete tempfile.");
   }
 }
 
+void TempFile::remove() {
+  bf::remove(_path);
+}
+
 bool TempFile::exists() const {
   return bf::exists(_path);
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.h b/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.h
index bf7641a1..80e15317 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.h
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/tempfile/TempFile.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public:
   const boost::filesystem::path &path() const;
   //TODO Test exists()
   bool exists() const;
+  //TODO Test remove()
+  void remove();
 
 private:
   const boost::filesystem::path _path;