diff --git a/foundationdb/src/directory/mod.rs b/foundationdb/src/directory/mod.rs
index f728bea7..7cc782fb 100644
--- a/foundationdb/src/directory/mod.rs
+++ b/foundationdb/src/directory/mod.rs
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ impl DirectoryLayer {
         paths: Vec<String>,
     ) -> Result<bool, DirectoryError> {
         let nodes = self.find_nodes(trx, paths.to_owned()).await?;
-
         match nodes.last() {
-            None => Err(DirectoryError::DirNotExists),
-            Some(_) => Ok(true),
+            None => Ok(false),
+            Some(node) => Ok(node.content_subspace.is_some()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -220,20 +219,35 @@ impl DirectoryLayer {
             .await?;
 
         last_node_from_old_path
-            .delete_content_subspace(&trx)
+            .delete_content_from_node_subspace(&trx)
             .await?;
 
         Ok(true)
     }
 
-    /// Exists returns true if the directory at path (relative to this Directory)
-    /// exists, and false otherwise.
+    /// `Remove` the subdirectory of this Directory located at `path` and all of its subdirectories,
+    /// as well as all of their contents.
     pub async fn remove(
         &self,
-        _trx: &Transaction,
-        _path: Vec<String>,
+        trx: &Transaction,
+        path: Vec<String>,
     ) -> Result<bool, DirectoryError> {
-        unimplemented!("move is not supported yet")
+        self.check_version(trx, false).await?;
+        if path.is_empty() {
+            return Err(DirectoryError::NoPathProvided);
+        }
+
+        let nodes = self.find_nodes(&trx, path.to_owned()).await?;
+
+        match nodes.last() {
+            None => Ok(false),
+            Some(node) => {
+                println!("found a node to delete: {:?}", node);
+                node.delete_content_from_node_subspace(&trx).await?;
+                node.delete_content_from_content_subspace(&trx).await?;
+                Ok(true)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// List returns the names of the immediate subdirectories of the default root directory as a slice of strings.
@@ -409,6 +423,7 @@ impl DirectoryLayer {
             node.retrieve_layer(&trx).await?;
 
             if let Some(fdb_slice) = trx.get(node.node_subspace.bytes(), false).await? {
+                println!("found something in {:?}", node.node_subspace.to_owned());
                 node.content_subspace = Some(Subspace::from_bytes(&*fdb_slice));
             }
 
diff --git a/foundationdb/src/directory/node.rs b/foundationdb/src/directory/node.rs
index 2f480cb0..e574f1b5 100644
--- a/foundationdb/src/directory/node.rs
+++ b/foundationdb/src/directory/node.rs
@@ -63,15 +63,36 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     /// delete subspace from the node_subspace
-    pub(crate) async fn delete_content_subspace(
-        &mut self,
+    pub(crate) async fn delete_content_from_node_subspace(
+        &self,
         trx: &Transaction,
     ) -> Result<(), DirectoryError> {
-        let key = self.node_subspace.to_owned();
-        trx.clear(key.bytes());
+        println!(
+            "deleting node_subspace {:?}",
+            &self.node_subspace.to_owned()
+        );
+        trx.clear(&self.node_subspace.bytes());
+        //trx.clear_subspace_range(&self.node_subspace.to_owned());
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn delete_content_from_content_subspace(
+        &self,
+        trx: &Transaction,
+    ) -> Result<(), DirectoryError> {
+        match self.content_subspace.to_owned() {
+            None => Ok(()),
+            Some(subspace) => {
+                println!(
+                    "deleting content_subspace {:?}",
+                    &self.content_subspace.to_owned()
+                );
+                trx.clear_subspace_range(&subspace);
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// retrieve the layer used for this node
     pub(crate) async fn retrieve_layer(&mut self, trx: &Transaction) -> Result<(), FdbError> {
         if self.layer == None {
diff --git a/foundationdb/tests/directory.rs b/foundationdb/tests/directory.rs
index 46ca8dba..304896ae 100644
--- a/foundationdb/tests/directory.rs
+++ b/foundationdb/tests/directory.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use foundationdb::*;
 mod common;
 
 #[test]
-fn test_directory() {
+fn test_create_or_open_directory() {
     let _guard = unsafe { foundationdb::boot() };
     let db = futures::executor::block_on(common::database()).expect("cannot open fdb");
 
@@ -49,12 +49,63 @@ fn test_directory() {
     .expect("failed to run");
 
     futures::executor::block_on(test_bad_layer(&db)).expect("failed to run");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_delete() {
+    let _guard = unsafe { foundationdb::boot() };
+    let db = futures::executor::block_on(common::database()).expect("cannot open fdb");
+
+    eprintln!("clearing all keys");
+    let trx = db.create_trx().expect("cannot create txn");
+    trx.clear_range(b"", b"\xff");
+    futures::executor::block_on(trx.commit()).expect("could not clear keys");
+
+    eprintln!("creating directories");
+    let directory = DirectoryLayer::default();
+
+    // test deletions, first we need to create it
+    futures::executor::block_on(test_create_or_open_async(
+        &db,
+        &directory,
+        vec![String::from("deletion")],
+    ))
+    .expect("failed to run");
+    // then delete it
+    futures::executor::block_on(test_delete_async(
+        &db,
+        &directory,
+        vec![String::from("deletion")],
+    ))
+    .expect("failed to run");
+
+    futures::executor::block_on(test_create_then_delete(
+        &db,
+        &directory,
+        vec![String::from("n0")],
+        1,
+    ))
+    .expect("failed to run");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_move() {
+    let _guard = unsafe { foundationdb::boot() };
+    let db = futures::executor::block_on(common::database()).expect("cannot open fdb");
+
+    eprintln!("clearing all keys");
+    let trx = db.create_trx().expect("cannot create txn");
+    trx.clear_range(b"", b"\xff");
+    futures::executor::block_on(trx.commit()).expect("could not clear keys");
+
+    eprintln!("creating directories");
+    let directory = DirectoryLayer::default();
 
     futures::executor::block_on(test_create_then_move_to(
         &db,
         &directory,
         vec![String::from("d"), String::from("e")],
-        vec![String::from("a"), String::from("g")],
+        vec![String::from("a")],
     ))
     .expect("failed to run");
 
@@ -130,6 +181,68 @@ fn test_directory() {
     }
 }
 
+async fn test_create_then_delete(
+    db: &Database,
+    directory: &DirectoryLayer,
+    paths: Vec<String>,
+    sub_path_to_create: usize,
+) -> Result<(), DirectoryError> {
+    // creating directory
+    let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+    directory.create_or_open(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await?;
+
+    trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+    let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+    let children = directory.list(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await?;
+    assert!(children.is_empty());
+    trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+    for i in 0..sub_path_to_create {
+        let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+        let mut sub_path = paths.clone();
+        let path_name = format!("{}", i);
+        sub_path.push(path_name.to_owned());
+
+        // creating subfolders
+        eprintln!("creating {:?}", sub_path.to_owned());
+        directory.create(&trx, sub_path.to_owned()).await;
+        trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+        // checking it does exists
+        let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+        eprintln!("trying to get {:?}", sub_path.to_owned());
+        let exists = directory.exists(&trx, sub_path.to_owned()).await?;
+        assert!(exists, "path {:?} should exists", sub_path.to_owned());
+        trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+        let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+        let children = directory.list(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await?;
+        assert!(children.contains(&path_name.to_owned()));
+        trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+        // trying to delete it
+        let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+        eprintln!("deleting {:?}", sub_path.to_owned());
+        let delete_result = directory.remove(&trx, sub_path.to_owned()).await?;
+        assert!(delete_result);
+        trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+        // checking it does not exists
+        let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+        eprintln!("trying to get {:?}", sub_path.to_owned());
+        let exists = directory.exists(&trx, sub_path.to_owned()).await?;
+        assert!(!exists, "path {:?} should not exists", sub_path.to_owned());
+        trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+    }
+    let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+    let children = directory.list(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await?;
+    assert!(children.is_empty(), "children is not empty: {:?}", children);
+    trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn test_create_then_move_to(
     db: &Database,
     directory: &DirectoryLayer,
@@ -231,6 +344,30 @@ async fn test_create_or_open_async(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn test_delete_async(
+    db: &Database,
+    directory: &DirectoryLayer,
+    paths: Vec<String>,
+) -> FdbResult<()> {
+    let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+    let _ = directory
+        .create_or_open(&trx, paths.to_owned())
+        .await
+        .expect("cannot create");
+    eprintln!("removing {:?}", paths.to_owned());
+    let delete_output = directory.remove(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await;
+    assert!(delete_output.is_ok());
+    trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+    // checking it does not exists
+    let trx = db.create_trx()?;
+    let exists = directory.exists(&trx, paths.to_owned()).await.expect("bla");
+    assert!(!exists, "path {:?} should not exists", paths.to_owned());
+    trx.commit().await.expect("could not commit");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// testing that we throwing Err(DirectoryError::IncompatibleLayer)
 async fn test_bad_layer(db: &Database) -> Result<(), DirectoryError> {
     let directory = DirectoryLayer {