diff --git a/cmd/orbctl/remove.go b/cmd/orbctl/remove.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1c4e88f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/orbctl/remove.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Inspired by https://samrapdev.com/capturing-sensitive-input-with-editor-in-golang-from-the-cli/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/caos/orbos/pkg/git"
+)
+
+func RemoveCommand(getRv GetRootValues) *cobra.Command {
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "remove <filepath>",
+		Short:   "Remove file from git repository",
+		Long:    "If the file doesn't exist, the command completes successfully",
+		Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+		Example: `orbctl file remove caos-internal/orbiter/current.yml`,
+	}
+
+	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+		filesStr := strings.Join(args, ",")
+
+		rv, err := getRv("remove", "", map[string]interface{}{"files": filesStr})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer rv.ErrFunc(err)
+
+		if !rv.Gitops {
+			return errors.New("remove command is only supported with the --gitops flag")
+		}
+
+		if err := initRepo(rv.OrbConfig, rv.GitClient); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		files := make([]git.File, len(args))
+		for i := range args {
+			files[i] = git.File{
+				Path:    args[i],
+				Content: nil,
+			}
+		}
+
+		return rv.GitClient.UpdateRemote(fmt.Sprintf("Remove %s", filesStr), func() []git.File { return files })
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}