diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/project_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/project_handler.py
index caf3524f..74c150f1 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/project_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/project_handler.py
@@ -49,9 +49,27 @@ class ProjectHandler:
             204: "Changes write on disk",
             404: "Project instance doesn't exist"
         })
-    def create_project(request, response):
+    def commit(request, response):
 
         pm = ProjectManager.instance()
         project = pm.get_project(request.match_info["uuid"])
         project.commit()
         response.set_status(204)
+
+    @classmethod
+    @Route.delete(
+        r"/project/{uuid}",
+        description="Delete a project from disk",
+        parameters={
+            "uuid": "Project instance UUID",
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            204: "Changes write on disk",
+            404: "Project instance doesn't exist"
+        })
+    def delete(request, response):
+
+        pm = ProjectManager.instance()
+        project = pm.get_project(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        project.delete()
+        response.set_status(204)
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/project.py b/gns3server/modules/project.py
index 00159fbf..adbb4eba 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/project.py
@@ -98,10 +98,23 @@ class Project:
             "location": self._location
         }
 
+    def close(self):
+        """Close the project, but keep informations on disk"""
+
+        pass
+
     def commit(self):
         """Write project changes on disk"""
+
         while self._vms_to_destroy:
             vm = self._vms_to_destroy.pop()
             directory = self.vm_working_directory(vm)
             if os.path.exists(directory):
                 shutil.rmtree(directory)
+
+    def delete(self):
+        """Remove project from disk"""
+
+        self.close()
+        if os.path.exists(self.path):
+            shutil.rmtree(self.path)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_project.py b/tests/api/test_project.py
index d8312cb0..87b8cdfb 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_project.py
@@ -51,10 +51,23 @@ def test_create_project_with_uuid(server):
 
 
 def test_commit_project(server, project):
-    response = server.post("/project/{uuid}/commit".format(uuid=project.uuid))
+    response = server.post("/project/{uuid}/commit".format(uuid=project.uuid), example=True)
     assert response.status == 204
 
 
 def test_commit_project_invalid_project_uuid(server, project):
     response = server.post("/project/{uuid}/commit".format(uuid=uuid.uuid4()))
     assert response.status == 404
+
+
+def test_delete_project(server):
+    query = {"uuid": "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f"}
+    response = server.post("/project", query)
+    assert response.status == 200
+    response = server.delete("/project/00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f")
+    assert response.status == 204
+
+
+def test_delete_project_invalid_uuid(server, project):
+    response = server.delete("/project/{uuid}".format(uuid=uuid.uuid4()))
+    assert response.status == 404
diff --git a/tests/modules/test_project.py b/tests/modules/test_project.py
index fa269d28..d6aa2509 100644
--- a/tests/modules/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/modules/test_project.py
@@ -81,3 +81,11 @@ def test_commit(tmpdir, manager):
     project.commit()
     assert len(project._vms_to_destroy) == 0
     assert os.path.exists(directory) is False
+
+
+def test_project_delete(tmpdir):
+    project = Project(location=str(tmpdir))
+    directory = project.path
+    assert os.path.exists(directory)
+    project.delete()
+    assert os.path.exists(directory) is False