diff --git a/debian/repository.go b/debian/repository.go
index ffe03065..e82418fc 100644
--- a/debian/repository.go
+++ b/debian/repository.go
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ func (r *Repository) CreateFile(path string) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.Create(filepath.Join(r.RootPath, "public", path))
 }
 
+// RemoveDirs removes directory structure under public path
+func (r *Repository) RemoveDirs(path string) error {
+	filepath := filepath.Join(r.RootPath, "public", path)
+	fmt.Printf("Removing %s...\n", filepath)
+	return os.RemoveAll(filepath)
+}
+
 // LinkFromPool links package file from pool to dist's pool location
 func (r *Repository) LinkFromPool(prefix string, component string, sourcePath string, poolDirectory string) (string, error) {
 	baseName := filepath.Base(sourcePath)
diff --git a/debian/repository_test.go b/debian/repository_test.go
index 424ba193..9026916a 100644
--- a/debian/repository_test.go
+++ b/debian/repository_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ func (s *RepositorySuite) TestCreateFile(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 }
 
+func (s *RepositorySuite) TestRemoveDirs(c *C) {
+	err := s.repo.MkDir("ppa/dists/squeeze/")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	file, err := s.repo.CreateFile("ppa/dists/squeeze/Release")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	err = s.repo.RemoveDirs("ppa/dists/")
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(s.repo.RootPath, "public/ppa/dists/squeeze/Release"))
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(os.IsNotExist(err), Equals, true)
+}
+
 func (s *RepositorySuite) TestLinkFromPool(c *C) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		prefix           string