diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/InMemoryStateProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/InMemoryStateProvider.java
index 60fc22ed..73f54d12 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/InMemoryStateProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/InMemoryStateProvider.java
@@ -90,4 +90,15 @@ public class InMemoryStateProvider implements StateProviderInterface
       }
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Remove a block of data, under a key, from the state store.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public void remove(AbstractStateKey key)
+   {
+      map.remove(key);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/StateProviderInterface.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/StateProviderInterface.java
index b2196746..1c5415bf 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/StateProviderInterface.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/StateProviderInterface.java
@@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ public interface StateProviderInterface
     ** Get a block of data, under a key, from the state store.
     *******************************************************************************/
    <T extends Serializable> Optional<T> get(Class<? extends T> type, AbstractStateKey key);
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Remove a block of data, under a key, from the state store.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   void remove(AbstractStateKey key);
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/TempFileStateProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/TempFileStateProvider.java
index b7f23768..b9f6ed5e 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/TempFileStateProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/state/TempFileStateProvider.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -110,6 +111,21 @@ public class TempFileStateProvider implements StateProviderInterface
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Remove a block of data, under a key, from the state store.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public void remove(AbstractStateKey key)
+   {
+      File file = getFile(key);
+      if(!file.delete())
+      {
+         LOG.warn("Error deleting state-providing tempFile", logPair("file", file.getAbsolutePath()));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Get the file referenced by a key
     *******************************************************************************/