diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index 0ba81931..1b62a92b 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import json
 import re
 import subprocess
 import bench
+import sys
+import shutil
 
 logging.basicConfig(level="DEBUG")
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -101,6 +103,32 @@ def install_app(app, bench_path='.', verbose=False):
 				find_links=find_links))
 	add_to_appstxt(app, bench_path=bench_path)
 
+
+def remove_app(app, bench_path='.'):
+	if not app in get_apps():
+		print "No app named {0}".format(app)
+		sys.exit(1)
+
+	app_path = os.path.join(bench_path, 'apps', app)
+	site_path = os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites')
+	pip = os.path.join(bench_path, 'env', 'bin', 'pip')
+
+	for site in os.listdir(site_path):
+		req_file = os.path.join(site_path, site, 'site_config.json')
+		if os.path.exists(req_file):
+			out = subprocess.check_output(["bench", "--site", site, "list-apps"], cwd=bench_path)
+			if re.search(r'\b' + app + r'\b', out):
+				print "Cannot remove, app is installed on site: {0}".format(site)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+	exec_cmd(["{0} uninstall -y {1}".format(pip, app_path)], cwd=bench_path)
+	remove_from_appstxt(app, bench_path)
+	shutil.rmtree(app_path)
+	run_frappe_cmd("build", cwd=bench_path)
+	if get_config(bench_path).get('restart_supervisor_on_update'):
+		restart_supervisor_processes(bench_path=bench_path)
+
+
 def pull_all_apps(bench_path='.'):
 	rebase = '--rebase' if get_config(bench_path).get('rebase_on_pull') else ''
 
diff --git a/bench/commands/__init__.py b/bench/commands/__init__.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a1f7f450..09f6af5c
--- a/bench/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/commands/__init__.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ def bench_command(bench_path='.'):
 	setup_logging(bench_path=bench_path)
 
 
-from bench.commands.make import init, get_app, new_app, new_site
+from bench.commands.make import init, get_app, new_app, remove_app, new_site
 bench_command.add_command(init)
 bench_command.add_command(get_app)
 bench_command.add_command(new_app)
+bench_command.add_command(remove_app)
 bench_command.add_command(new_site)
 
 
diff --git a/bench/commands/make.py b/bench/commands/make.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3efc8da3..ecfcec0a
--- a/bench/commands/make.py
+++ b/bench/commands/make.py
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ def new_app(app_name):
 	new_app(app_name)
 
 
+@click.command('remove-app')
+@click.argument('app-name')
+def remove_app(app_name):
+	"completely remove app from bench"
+	from bench.app import remove_app
+	remove_app(app_name)
+
+
 @click.command('new-site')
 @click.option('--mariadb-root-password', help="MariaDB root password")
 @click.option('--admin-password', help="admin password to set for site")
diff --git a/bench/tests/test_init.py b/bench/tests/test_init.py
index 09ed25de..bf9374e1 100755
--- a/bench/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/bench/tests/test_init.py
@@ -116,6 +116,25 @@ class TestBenchInit(unittest.TestCase):
 		out = subprocess.check_output(["bench", "--site", site_name, "list-apps"], cwd=bench_path)
 		self.assertTrue("erpnext" in out)
 
+
+	def test_remove_app(self):
+		site_name = "test-site-4.dev"
+		self.init_bench('test-bench')
+
+		self.new_site(site_name)
+		bench_path = os.path.join(self.benches_path, "test-bench")
+
+		# get app
+		bench.app.get_app("https://github.com/frappe/erpnext", "develop", bench_path=bench_path)
+
+		self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(bench_path, "apps", "erpnext")))
+
+		# remove it
+		bench.app.remove_app("erpnext", bench_path=bench_path)
+
+		self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(os.path.join(bench_path, "apps", "erpnext")))
+
+
 	def test_switch_to_branch(self):
 		self.init_bench('test-bench')
 
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755