diff --git a/client/file_names.C b/client/file_names.C
index b11abb0eb4..fb5b35eb89 100644
--- a/client/file_names.C
+++ b/client/file_names.C
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ int make_project_dir(PROJECT& p) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int remove_project_dir(PROJECT& p) {
+    char buf[256],buf2[256];
+
+    escape_project_url(p.master_url, buf);
+    sprintf(buf2, "%s%s%s", PROJECTS_DIR, PATH_SEPARATOR, buf);
+	clean_out_dir(buf2);
+    RemoveDirectory(buf2);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 // Returns the location of a numbered slot directory
 //
 int make_slot_dir(int slot) {
@@ -173,6 +183,16 @@ int make_project_dir(PROJECT& p) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int remove_project_dir(PROJECT& p) {
+    char buf[256],buf2[256];
+
+    escape_project_url(p.master_url, buf);
+    sprintf(buf2, "%s%s%s", PROJECTS_DIR, PATH_SEPARATOR, buf);
+	clean_out_dir(buf2);
+    rmdir(buf2);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 // Create the slot directory for the specified slot #
 //
 int make_slot_dir(int slot) {
diff --git a/client/file_names.h b/client/file_names.h
index eb89055697..3f694abb36 100644
--- a/client/file_names.h
+++ b/client/file_names.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern void get_pathname(FILE_INFO* fip, char* path);
 extern void get_slot_dir(int slot, char* path);
 
 extern int make_project_dir(PROJECT&);
+extern int remove_project_dir(PROJECT&);
 extern int make_slot_dir(int);
 extern void get_account_filename(char* master_url, char* path);
 extern bool is_account_file(char*);