diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7707444..e873a53 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.3.3-r1
 - Support writing base64 string data
 - Allow external ChaCha20 encryption/decryption
+- Renamed 'delete/delete_file' to 'remove/remove_file'
 
 ## 1.3.1-r3
 - Added directory/file exists
diff --git a/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js b/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
index b3c1814..c824881 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/repertory.test.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test('can get directory list and snapshot using api', async () => {
   await conn.disconnect();
 });
 
-test('can create, close and delete a file using api', async () => {
+test('can create, close and remove a file using api', async () => {
   const conn = await repertory.create_pool(
     2,
     TEST_HOST,
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ test('can create, close and delete a file using api', async () => {
   expect(await f.close()).toEqual(0);
   expect(f.handle).toBeNull();
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 });
 
-test('can open, close and delete a file using api', async () => {
+test('can open, close and remove a file using api', async () => {
   const conn = await repertory.create_pool(
     2,
     TEST_HOST,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ test('can open, close and delete a file using api', async () => {
   expect(await f.close()).toEqual(0);
   expect(f.handle).toBeNull();
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 });
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ test('can write to and read from a file using api', async () => {
   expect(buffer.compare(buffer2)).toEqual(0);
 
   expect(await f.close()).toEqual(0);
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 });
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ test('can truncate a file using api', async () => {
   expect(new Uint64BE(await f.get_size()).toNumber()).toEqual(0);
 
   expect(await f.close()).toEqual(0);
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_file.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 });
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ test('can upload and download a file using api', async () => {
 
   expect(await api.directory.exists('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(false);
   expect(await api.file.exists('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(true);
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
   fs.unlinkSync('repertory_test.dat');
 
   await conn.disconnect();
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ test('can download and overwrite a file using api', async () => {
     )
   ).toBeTruthy();
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
   fs.unlinkSync('repertory_test.dat');
 
   await conn.disconnect();
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ test('download fails if overwrite is false using api', async () => {
     )
   ).rejects.toThrow(Error);
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
   fs.unlinkSync('repertory_test.dat');
 
   await conn.disconnect();
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ test('can upload and overwrite a file using api', async () => {
     )
   ).toBeTruthy();
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 }, 60000);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ test('upload fails if overwrite is false using api', async () => {
     )
   ).rejects.toThrow(Error);
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
 
   await conn.disconnect();
 }, 60000);
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ test('can resume download using api', async () => {
     await calculate_sha256('repertory_test.dat')
   );
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
   fs.unlinkSync('repertory_test.dat');
 
   await conn.disconnect();
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ test('can resume upload using api', async () => {
     await calculate_sha256('repertory_test.dat')
   );
 
-  expect(await api.file.delete('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
+  expect(await api.file.remove('/repertory_test.dat')).toEqual(0);
   fs.unlinkSync('repertory_test.dat');
 
   await conn.disconnect();
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 79df100..dfbba32 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export const create_api = (conn) => {
           await ops.create_or_open_file(conn, remote_path),
           remote_path
         ),
-      delete: async (remote_path) => ops.delete_file(conn, remote_path),
       download: async (
         remote_path,
         local_path,
@@ -71,6 +70,7 @@ export const create_api = (conn) => {
       },
       open: async (remote_path) =>
         new file(conn, await ops.open_file(conn, remote_path), remote_path),
+      remove: async (remote_path) => ops.remove_file(conn, remote_path),
       upload: async (local_path, remote_path, progress_cb, overwrite, resume) =>
         ops.upload_file(
           conn,
diff --git a/src/ops/index.js b/src/ops/index.js
index 3c6f109..5d079be 100644
--- a/src/ops/index.js
+++ b/src/ops/index.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export const create_or_open_file = async (
   }
 };
 
-export const delete_file = async (conn, remote_path) => {
+export const remove_file = async (conn, remote_path) => {
   try {
     const request = new packet();
     request.encode_utf8(remote_path);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const delete_file = async (conn, remote_path) => {
 
     return response.decode_i32();
   } catch (err) {
-    return Promise.reject(new Error(`'delete_file' failed: ${err}`));
+    return Promise.reject(new Error(`'remove_file' failed: ${err}`));
   }
 };