diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3da621..2e2c724 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ shim_dir*
 *.tmp
 *.spec
 build
+call_remove
 sr3_cpump
 sr3_cpost
 libsr3cshim.so
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdbaf0d..02d3f48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ all: sr_version.h $(SARRA_OBJECT)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o sr_cachetest sr_cachetest.c -lsr3c $(SARRA_LINK) -lrabbitmq $(RABBIT_LINK) -lcrypto
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o sr3_cpost sr3_cpost.c -lsr3c $(SARRA_LINK) -lrabbitmq $(RABBIT_LINK) -lcrypto
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o sr3_cpump sr3_cpump.c -lsr3c $(SARRA_LINK) -lrabbitmq $(RABBIT_LINK) -lcrypto
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o call_remove call_remove.c 
 
 #debian/changelog: ../sarracenia/debian/changelog
 #	sed 's/^metpx-sarracenia/libsarra-c/' <../sarracenia/debian/changelog >debian/changelog 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ format:
 	rm *.c~ *.h~
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o *.gcno *.so *.so.* *.links sr3_cpost sr_configtest sr_utiltest sr3_cpump sr_cachetest sr_cache_save.test shim_test.log
+	rm -f *.o *.gcno *.so *.so.* *.links sr3_cpost sr_configtest sr_utiltest sr3_cpump sr_cachetest sr_cache_save.test shim_test.log call_remove 
 	rm -rf build sr_version.h metpx-sr3c_rhel7.spec dir?.links
 	-sr3 cleanup cpost/local_post
 	-sr3 cleanup subscribe/local_copy
diff --git a/call_remove.c b/call_remove.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba8f3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/call_remove.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) 
+{
+	return remove(argv[1]);
+}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0437a94..8feb083 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+metpx-sr3c (3.24.10rc2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * implemented remove
+
+ -- Reid Sunderland <reid.sunderland@ssc-spc.gc.ca>  Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:39:50 +0000
+
 metpx-sr3c (3.24.10rc1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * added more syscalls (getcpu, mremap, shmat, shmdt)
diff --git a/libsr3shim.c b/libsr3shim.c
index 64d7672..021de8e 100644
--- a/libsr3shim.c
+++ b/libsr3shim.c
@@ -693,6 +693,52 @@ int rmdir(const char *pathname)
 	return (shimpost(pathname, status));
 }
 
+static int remove_init_done = 0;
+typedef int (*remove_fn)(const char *);
+static remove_fn remove_fn_ptr = remove;
+
+int remove(const char *pathname)
+{
+	int status;
+	struct stat sb;
+	int statres;
+	bool isdir = false;
+
+	sr_shimdebug_msg(1, "remove %s\n", pathname);
+	if (!remove_init_done) {
+		setup_exit();
+		remove_fn_ptr = (remove_fn) dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "remove");
+		remove_init_done = 1;
+	}
+
+	// before removing, need to know if pathname is a file or dir
+	// if stat fails, also assuming that pathname is not a dir
+	statres = lstat(pathname, &sb);
+	if (!statres) {
+		isdir = S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode);
+	}
+
+	status = remove_fn_ptr(pathname);
+	if (shim_disabled)
+		return (status);
+
+	sr_shimdebug_msg(1, " remove 2 %s status=%d\n", pathname, status);	
+
+	clerror(status);
+	if (status == -1)
+		return status;
+
+	if (!strncmp(pathname, "/dev/", 5))
+		return (status);
+	if (!strncmp(pathname, "/proc/", 6))
+		return (status);
+
+	if (isdir) {
+		rmdir_in_progress = 1;
+	}
+	return (shimpost(pathname, status));
+}
+
 static int symlink_init_done = 0;
 typedef int (*symlink_fn)(const char *, const char *);
 static symlink_fn symlink_fn_ptr = symlink;
diff --git a/shim_post_run.sh b/shim_post_run.sh
index b7fbeba..cc6e614 100755
--- a/shim_post_run.sh
+++ b/shim_post_run.sh
@@ -74,5 +74,18 @@ echo "#test 4 remove 200 removing a whole tree events."
 rm -rf dirthree
 echo "#test 2 remove 210 removing two files"
 rm hoho hoohoo
-echo "#test 0 comment 220 shim test posting end"
-echo "#test 0 comment 230 test to ensure previous completes"
+
+echo "#test 1 directory 220 make directory for remove test"
+mkdir dir_to_remove1
+
+echo "#test 1 rmdir 230 remove directory using remove"
+./call_remove dir_to_remove1
+
+echo "#test 1 sha512 240 make file for remove test"
+touch file_to_remove1
+
+echo "#test 1 remove 250 remove file using remove"
+./call_remove file_to_remove1
+
+echo "#test 0 comment 260 shim test posting end"
+echo "#test 0 comment 270 test to ensure previous completes"