diff --git a/Sources/System/FileOperations.swift b/Sources/System/FileOperations.swift
index 9ddc16c3..2d4235d6 100644
--- a/Sources/System/FileOperations.swift
+++ b/Sources/System/FileOperations.swift
@@ -551,3 +551,73 @@ extension FilePermissions {
   }
 }
 #endif
+
+// (1)MARK:-file Removal Ops
+
+#if !os(Windows)
+@available(System 1.7.0,*)
+extension FilePath{
+  /// Removes the file at this path.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - retryOnInterrupt: Whether to retry the operation
+  ///     if it throws ``Errno/interrupted``.
+  ///     The default is `true`.
+  ///     Pass `false` to try only once and throw an error upon interruption.
+  ///
+  /// The corresponding C function is `unlink`.
+  @_alwaysEmitIntoClient
+  public func remove(retryOnInterrupt: Bool=true) throws{
+    try withCString {try $0.remove(retryOnInterrupt: retryOnInterrupt)}
+  }
+
+  /// Removes the empty directory at this path.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - retryOnInterrupt: Whether to retry the operation
+  ///     if it throws ``Errno/interrupted``.
+  ///     The default is `true`.
+  ///     Pass `false` to try only once and throw an error upon interruption.
+  ///
+  /// The corresponding C function is `rmdir`.
+  @_alwaysEmitIntoClient
+  public func removeDirectory(retryOnInterrupt: Bool=true) throws{
+    try withCString {try $0.removeDirectory(retryOnInterrupt: retryOnInterrupt)}
+  }
+}
+
+@available(System 1.7.0, *)
+extension UnsafePointer where Pointee == CChar {
+  /// Removes the file at this path.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - retryOnInterrupt: Whether to retry the operation
+  ///     if it throws ``Errno/interrupted``.
+  ///     The default is `true`.
+  ///     Pass `false` to try only once and throw an error upon interruption.
+  ///
+  /// The corresponding C function is `unlink`.
+  @_alwaysEmitIntoClient
+  public func remove(retryOnInterrupt: Bool = true) throws {
+    try nothingOrErrno(retryOnInterrupt: retryOnInterrupt) {
+      system_unlink(self)
+    }.get()
+  }
+
+  /// Removes the empty directory at this path.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - retryOnInterrupt: Whether to retry the operation
+  ///     if it throws ``Errno/interrupted``.
+  ///     The default is `true`.
+  ///     Pass `false` to try only once and throw an error upon interruption.
+  ///
+  /// The corresponding C function is `rmdir`.
+  @_alwaysEmitIntoClient
+  public func removeDirectory(retryOnInterrupt: Bool=true) throws {
+    try nothingOrErrno(retryOnInterrupt: retryOnInterrupt) {
+      system_rmdir(self)
+    }.get()
+  }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/Sources/System/Internals/Syscalls.swift b/Sources/System/Internals/Syscalls.swift
index f6eb5339..448c6c36 100644
--- a/Sources/System/Internals/Syscalls.swift
+++ b/Sources/System/Internals/Syscalls.swift
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ internal func system_rmdir(
   return rmdir(path)
 }
 
+internal func system_unlink(
+    _ path:UnsafePointer<CInterop.PlatformChar>
+) -> CInt {
+#if ENABLE_MOCKING
+  if mockingEnabled { return _mock(path: path) }
+#endif
+  return unlink(path)
+}
+
 #if SYSTEM_PACKAGE_DARWIN
 internal let SYSTEM_CS_DARWIN_USER_TEMP_DIR = _CS_DARWIN_USER_TEMP_DIR