diff --git a/narps_open/core/nodes.py b/narps_open/core/nodes.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+""" Generate useful and recurrent nodes to write pipelines """
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from nipype import Node
+from nipype.interfaces.utility import Function
+
+from narps_open.core.common import remove_directory, remove_file
+
+class NodeCreator(ABC):
+    """ An abstract class to shape what node creators must provide """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create_node(self, name: str) -> Node:
+        """ Return a new Node (the interface of the Node is defined by specialized classes)
+            Arguments:
+                name, str : the name of the node
+        """
+
+class RemoveDirectoryNodeCreator(NodeCreator):
+    """ A node creator that provides an interface allowing to remove a directory """
+
+    def create_node(self, name: str) -> Node:
+        return Node(Function(
+            function = remove_directory,
+            input_names = ['_', 'directory_name'],
+            output_names = []
+            ), name = name)
+
+class RemoveFileNodeCreator(NodeCreator):
+    """ A node creator that provides an interface allowing to remove a file """
+
+    def create_node(self, name: str) -> Node:
+        return Node(Function(
+            function = remove_file,
+            input_names = ['_', 'file_name'],
+            output_names = []
+            ), name = name)
diff --git a/tests/core/test_nodes.py b/tests/core/test_nodes.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+""" Tests of the 'narps_open.core.nodes' module.
+
+Launch this test with PyTest
+
+Usage:
+======
+    pytest -q test_nodes.py
+    pytest -q test_nodes.py -k <selected_test>
+"""
+
+from pytest import mark, raises
+
+from nipype import Node
+from nipype.interfaces.utility import Select, Function
+
+import narps_open.core.nodes as nd
+from narps_open.core.common import remove_directory, remove_file
+
+class TestNodeCreator:
+    """ A class that contains all the unit tests for the NodeCreator class."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @mark.unit_test
+    def test_create_node():
+        """ Test the create_node method """
+
+        # It is not possible to create an instance of a NodeCreator
+        with raises(Exception):
+            nd.NodeCreator().create_node('node_name')
+
+        # Define a child for NodeCreator
+        class ErrorNC(nd.NodeCreator):
+            def random_method(self):
+                pass
+
+        # Test it cannot be instanciated
+        with raises(Exception):
+            ErrorNC().create_node('node_name')
+
+        # Define another child for NodeCreator
+        class ValidNC(nd.NodeCreator):
+            def create_node(self, name: str) -> Node:
+                return Node(Select(), name = name)
+
+        # Test it can be instanciated
+        test_node = ValidNC().create_node('node_name')
+        assert isinstance(test_node, Node)
+        assert isinstance(test_node.interface, Select)
+        assert test_node.name == 'node_name'
+
+class TestRemoveDirectoryNodeCreator:
+    """ A class that contains all the unit tests for the RemoveDirectoryNodeCreator class."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @mark.unit_test
+    def test_create_node():
+        """ Test the create_node method """
+
+        test_node = nd.RemoveDirectoryNodeCreator().create_node('node_name')
+        assert isinstance(test_node, Node)
+        assert isinstance(test_node.interface, Function)
+        assert test_node.name == 'node_name'
+
+class TestRemoveFileNodeCreator:
+    """ A class that contains all the unit tests for the RemoveFileNodeCreator class."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @mark.unit_test
+    def test_create_node():
+        """ Test the create_node method """
+
+        test_node = nd.RemoveFileNodeCreator().create_node('node_name')
+        assert isinstance(test_node, Node)
+        assert isinstance(test_node.interface, Function)
+        assert test_node.name == 'node_name'