diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
index 750e4172..105e2b93 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
@@ -63,18 +63,6 @@ Error FileSystem::read(const FileAddress &addr, std::size_t readStart, std::size
 	}
 }
 
-Error FileSystem::remove(const FileAddress &addr, bool recursive) noexcept {
-	switch (addr.type()) {
-		case FileAddressType::Inode:
-			return remove(addr.getInode().value, recursive);
-		case FileAddressType::ConstPath:
-		case FileAddressType::Path:
-			return remove(StringView(addr.getPath().value), recursive);
-		default:
-			return ox::Error(1);
-	}
-}
-
 Error FileSystem::write(const FileAddress &addr, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept {
 	switch (addr.type()) {
 		case FileAddressType::Inode:
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
index e785e4b1..ebc83217 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		virtual Result<Vector<String>> ls(StringViewCR dir) const noexcept = 0;
 
-		virtual Error remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept = 0;
-
-		Error remove(const FileAddress &addr, bool recursive = false) noexcept;
+		Error remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive = false) noexcept {
+			return removePath(path, recursive);
+		}
 
 		virtual Error resize(uint64_t size, void *buffer) noexcept = 0;
 
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		virtual Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept = 0;
 
+		virtual Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept = 0;
+
 		virtual Error writeFilePath(StringViewCR path, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept = 0;
 
 		virtual Error writeFileInode(uint64_t inode, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept = 0;
@@ -209,6 +211,8 @@ class FileSystemTemplate: public MemFS {
 
 		Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
+		Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;
+
 		Result<const char*> directAccessInode(uint64_t) const noexcept override;
 
 		Result<Vector<String>> ls(StringViewCR dir) const noexcept override;
@@ -216,8 +220,6 @@ class FileSystemTemplate: public MemFS {
 		template<typename F>
 		Error ls(StringViewCR path, F cb) const;
 
-		Error remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;
-
 		/**
 		 * Resizes FileSystem to minimum possible size.
 		 */
@@ -356,6 +358,25 @@ Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inod
 	return m_fs.read(inode, readStart, readSize, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer), size);
 }
 
+template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
+Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept {
+	OX_REQUIRE(fd, fileSystemData());
+	Directory rootDir(m_fs, fd.rootDirInode);
+	OX_REQUIRE(inode, rootDir.find(path));
+	OX_REQUIRE(st, statInode(inode));
+	if (st.fileType == FileType::NormalFile || recursive) {
+		if (auto err = rootDir.remove(path)) {
+			// removal failed, try putting the index back
+			oxLogError(rootDir.write(path, inode));
+			return err;
+		}
+	} else {
+		oxTrace("FileSystemTemplate.remove.fail", "Tried to remove directory without recursive setting.");
+		return ox::Error(1);
+	}
+	return ox::Error(0);
+}
+
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
 Result<const char*> FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::directAccessInode(uint64_t inode) const noexcept {
 	auto data = m_fs.read(inode);
@@ -384,25 +405,6 @@ Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::ls(StringViewCR path, F cb) cons
 	return dir.ls(cb);
 }
 
-template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
-Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept {
-	OX_REQUIRE(fd, fileSystemData());
-	Directory rootDir(m_fs, fd.rootDirInode);
-	OX_REQUIRE(inode, rootDir.find(path));
-	OX_REQUIRE(st, statInode(inode));
-	if (st.fileType == FileType::NormalFile || recursive) {
-		if (auto err = rootDir.remove(path)) {
-			// removal failed, try putting the index back
-			oxLogError(rootDir.write(path, inode));
-			return err;
-		}
-	} else {
-		oxTrace("FileSystemTemplate.remove.fail", "Tried to remove directory without recursive setting.");
-		return ox::Error(1);
-	}
-	return ox::Error(0);
-}
-
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
 Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::resize() noexcept {
 	return m_fs.resize();
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
index dc56b9c4..4cc7aa90 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ Result<Vector<String>> PassThroughFS::ls(StringViewCR dir) const noexcept {
 	return out;
 }
 
-Error PassThroughFS::remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept {
-	if (recursive) {
-		return ox::Error(std::filesystem::remove_all(m_path / stripSlash(path)) != 0);
-	} else {
-		return ox::Error(std::filesystem::remove(m_path / stripSlash(path)) != 0);
-	}
-}
-
 Error PassThroughFS::resize(uint64_t, void*) noexcept {
 	// unsupported
 	return ox::Error(1, "resize is not supported by PassThroughFS");
@@ -167,6 +159,14 @@ Error PassThroughFS::readFileInodeRange(uint64_t, std::size_t, std::size_t, void
 	return ox::Error(1, "read(uint64_t, std::size_t, std::size_t, void*, std::size_t*) is not supported by PassThroughFS");
 }
 
+Error PassThroughFS::removePath(StringViewCR path, bool const recursive) noexcept {
+	if (recursive) {
+		return ox::Error{std::filesystem::remove_all(m_path / stripSlash(path)) == 0};
+	} else {
+		return ox::Error{!std::filesystem::remove(m_path / stripSlash(path))};
+	}
+}
+
 Error PassThroughFS::writeFilePath(StringViewCR path, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType) noexcept {
 	const auto p = (m_path / stripSlash(path));
 	try {
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
index 0a42d829..a424cefe 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class PassThroughFS: public FileSystem {
 		template<typename F>
 		Error ls(StringViewCR dir, F cb) const noexcept;
 
-		Error remove(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;
-
 		Error resize(uint64_t size, void *buffer) noexcept override;
 
 		Result<FileStat> statInode(uint64_t inode) const noexcept override;
@@ -75,6 +73,8 @@ class PassThroughFS: public FileSystem {
 
 		Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
+		Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;
+
 		Error writeFilePath(StringViewCR path, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept override;
 
 		Error writeFileInode(uint64_t inode, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept override;