diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 51bb4ce..edbc5f3 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class Homesick
 
     def rm_rf(dir)
       say_status "rm -rf #{dir}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "rm -rf #{dir}"
     end
 
     def rm_link(target)
@@ -119,6 +118,16 @@ class Homesick
       end
     end
 
+    def rm(file)
+      say_status "rm #{file}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm #{file}"
+    end
+
+    def rm_r(dir)
+      say_status "rm -r #{dir}", '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "rm -r #{dir}"
+    end
+
     def ln_s(source, destination, config = {})
       source = Pathname.new(source)
       destination = Pathname.new(destination)