diff --git a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils.js b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils.js
index 5bf581c39..dbbd66ff0 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils.js
+++ b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils.js
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         paths[url] = filename;
     }
 
-    // Remove the cached BLOB URL for the given filename
-    function remove(filename) {
-        filename = decodePath(filename);
-        filename = Path.normalize(filename);
-
+    function _remove(filename) {
         var url = blobURLs[filename];
         // The first time a file is written, we won't have
         // a stale cache entry to clean up.
@@ -46,6 +42,26 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
     }
 
+    // Remove the cached BLOB URL for the given file path, or files beneath
+    // this path if it is a dir. Returns all file paths that were removed.
+    function remove(path) {
+        path = decodePath(path);
+        path = Path.normalize(path);
+        var removed = [];
+
+        // If this is a dir path, look for other paths entries below it
+        Object.keys(blobURLs).forEach(function(key) {
+            // If this filename matches exactly, or is a root path (i.e., other
+            // filenames begin with "<path>/...", remove it. Otherwise just skip.
+            if(key === path || key.indexOf(path + "/") === 0) {
+                removed.push(key);
+                _remove(key);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return removed;
+    }
+
     // Update the cached records for the given filename
     function rename(oldPath, newPath) {
         oldPath = decodePath(oldPath);
diff --git a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
index a458b8175..9a692fb13 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
+++ b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
@@ -347,35 +347,33 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         });
     }
 
-    function unlink(path, callback) {
-        path = decodePath(path);
-
-        fs.stat(path, function(err, stats) {
+    function _rmfr(path, callback) {
+        // Regardless of whether we're passed a file or dir path, recursively delete it all.
+        fs.rm(path, {recursive: true}, function(err) {
             if (err) {
                 callback(_mapError(err));
                 return;
             }
 
-            // Deal with dir vs. file
-            var fnName = stats.type === "DIRECTORY" ? 'rmdir' : 'unlink';
-            fs[fnName](path, function(err) {
-                // TODO: deal with the symlink case (i.e., only remove cache
-                // item if file is really going away).
-                BlobUtils.remove(path);
-
-                if(!err) {
-                    BrambleEvents.triggerFileRemoved(path);
-                }
-                callback(_mapError(err));
+            // TODO: deal with the symlink case (i.e., only remove cache
+            // item if file is really going away).
+            BlobUtils.remove(path).forEach(function(filename) {
+                BrambleEvents.triggerFileRemoved(filename);
             });
+
+            callback();
         });
     }
 
+    function unlink(path, callback) {
+        path = decodePath(path);
+        _rmfr(path, callback);
+    }
+
     function moveToTrash(path, callback) {
         path = decodePath(path);
-
         // TODO: do we want to support a .trash/ dir or the like?
-        unlink(path, callback);
+        _rmfr(path, callback);
     }
 
     function initWatchers(changeCallback, offlineCallback) {