diff --git a/tempfile/TempDir.cpp b/tempfile/TempDir.cpp
index 8daa399f..f5545dc0 100644
--- a/tempfile/TempDir.cpp
+++ b/tempfile/TempDir.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ namespace bf = boost::filesystem;
 namespace cpputils {
 
 TempDir::TempDir()
-  : _path(bf::unique_path(bf::temp_directory_path() / "%%%%-%%%%-%%%%-%%%%")) {
+  : _path(bf::unique_path(bf::temp_directory_path() / "%%%%-%%%%-%%%%-%%%%")), _existing(true) {
   bf::create_directory(_path);
 }
 
 TempDir::~TempDir() {
-  bf::remove_all(_path);
+  remove();
+}
+
+void TempDir::remove() {
+  if (_existing) {
+    bf::remove_all(_path);
+    _existing = false;
+  }
 }
 
 const bf::path &TempDir::path() const {
diff --git a/tempfile/TempDir.h b/tempfile/TempDir.h
index cd465810..bde0b6b6 100644
--- a/tempfile/TempDir.h
+++ b/tempfile/TempDir.h
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@
 
 namespace cpputils {
 
-class TempDir {
+class TempDir final {
 public:
   TempDir();
-  virtual ~TempDir();
+  ~TempDir();
   const boost::filesystem::path &path() const;
+  void remove();
 
 private:
   const boost::filesystem::path _path;
+  bool _existing;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TempDir);
 };
diff --git a/tempfile/TempFile.h b/tempfile/TempFile.h
index 8d2cd1c4..bf7641a1 100644
--- a/tempfile/TempFile.h
+++ b/tempfile/TempFile.h
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 namespace cpputils {
 
-class TempFile {
+class TempFile final {
 public:
   explicit TempFile(const boost::filesystem::path &path, bool create = true);
   explicit TempFile(bool create = true);
-  virtual ~TempFile();
+  ~TempFile();
   const boost::filesystem::path &path() const;
   //TODO Test exists()
   bool exists() const;