diff --git a/docs/angular/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md b/docs/angular/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd2588c14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/angular/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# remove
+
+Remove an application or library
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+ng generate remove ...
+```
+
+```bash
+ng g rm ... # same
+```
+
+By default, Nx will search for `remove` in the default collection provisioned in `angular.json`.
+
+You can specify the collection explicitly as follows:
+
+```bash
+ng g @nrwl/workspace:remove ...
+```
+
+Show what will be generated without writing to disk:
+
+```bash
+ng g remove ... --dry-run
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+Remove my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+ng g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib
+```
+
+Force removal of my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+ng g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib --forceRemove
+```
+
+## Options
+
+### forceRemove
+
+Alias(es): force-remove
+
+Default: `false`
+
+Type: `boolean`
+
+When true, forces removal even if the project is still in use.
+
+### projectName
+
+Alias(es): project
+
+Type: `string`
+
+The name of the project to remove
diff --git a/docs/react/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md b/docs/react/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c623aec895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/react/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# remove
+
+Remove an application or library
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+nx generate remove ...
+```
+
+```bash
+nx g rm ... # same
+```
+
+By default, Nx will search for `remove` in the default collection provisioned in `workspace.json`.
+
+You can specify the collection explicitly as follows:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove ...
+```
+
+Show what will be generated without writing to disk:
+
+```bash
+nx g remove ... --dry-run
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+Remove my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib
+```
+
+Force removal of my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib --forceRemove
+```
+
+## Options
+
+### forceRemove
+
+Alias(es): force-remove
+
+Default: `false`
+
+Type: `boolean`
+
+When true, forces removal even if the project is still in use.
+
+### projectName
+
+Alias(es): project
+
+Type: `string`
+
+The name of the project to remove
diff --git a/docs/web/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md b/docs/web/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c623aec895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/web/api-workspace/schematics/remove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# remove
+
+Remove an application or library
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+nx generate remove ...
+```
+
+```bash
+nx g rm ... # same
+```
+
+By default, Nx will search for `remove` in the default collection provisioned in `workspace.json`.
+
+You can specify the collection explicitly as follows:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove ...
+```
+
+Show what will be generated without writing to disk:
+
+```bash
+nx g remove ... --dry-run
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+Remove my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib
+```
+
+Force removal of my-feature-lib from the workspace:
+
+```bash
+nx g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib --forceRemove
+```
+
+## Options
+
+### forceRemove
+
+Alias(es): force-remove
+
+Default: `false`
+
+Type: `boolean`
+
+When true, forces removal even if the project is still in use.
+
+### projectName
+
+Alias(es): project
+
+Type: `string`
+
+The name of the project to remove
diff --git a/e2e/remove.test.ts b/e2e/remove.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aa36fec8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/remove.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { NxJson } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import {
+  exists,
+  forEachCli,
+  newProject,
+  readFile,
+  readJson,
+  runCLI,
+  tmpProjPath,
+  uniq
+} from './utils';
+
+forEachCli(cli => {
+  describe('Remove Project', () => {
+    const workspace: string = cli === 'angular' ? 'angular' : 'workspace';
+
+    /**
+     * Tries creating then deleting a lib
+     */
+    it('should work', () => {
+      const lib = uniq('mylib');
+
+      newProject();
+
+      runCLI(`generate @nrwl/workspace:lib ${lib}`);
+      expect(exists(tmpProjPath(`libs/${lib}`))).toBeTruthy();
+
+      const removeOutput = runCLI(
+        `generate @nrwl/workspace:remove --project ${lib}`
+      );
+
+      expect(removeOutput).toContain(`DELETE libs/${lib}`);
+      expect(exists(tmpProjPath(`libs/${lib}`))).toBeFalsy();
+
+      expect(removeOutput).toContain(`UPDATE nx.json`);
+      const nxJson = JSON.parse(readFile('nx.json')) as NxJson;
+      expect(nxJson.projects[`${lib}`]).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(removeOutput).toContain(`UPDATE ${workspace}.json`);
+      const workspaceJson = readJson(`${workspace}.json`);
+      expect(workspaceJson.projects[`${lib}`]).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/utils.ts b/e2e/utils.ts
index cce3f518ef..b525a68690 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
-import { readFileSync, renameSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import {
+  readdirSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  renameSync,
+  statSync,
+  writeFileSync
+} from 'fs';
 import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 export let cli;
 
@@ -486,7 +491,7 @@ export function checkFilesDoNotExist(...expectedFiles: string[]) {
 }
 
 export function listFiles(dirName: string) {
-  return fs.readdirSync(tmpProjPath(dirName));
+  return readdirSync(tmpProjPath(dirName));
 }
 
 export function readJson(f: string): any {
diff --git a/packages/workspace/collection.json b/packages/workspace/collection.json
index 5fdcbb1879..8f368a53bc 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/collection.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/collection.json
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
       "description": "Move an application or library to another folder"
     },
 
+    "remove": {
+      "factory": "./src/schematics/remove/remove",
+      "schema": "./src/schematics/remove/schema.json",
+      "aliases": ["rm"],
+      "description": "Remove an application or library"
+    },
+
     "ng-new": {
       "factory": "./src/schematics/ng-new/ng-new",
       "schema": "./src/schematics/ng-new/schema.json",
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/core/file-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/core/file-utils.ts
index bee4a423f9..c5597739f6 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/core/file-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/core/file-utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import * as path from 'path';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
-import { appRootPath } from '../utils/app-root';
-import { extname } from 'path';
-import { jsonDiff } from '../utils/json-diff';
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
-import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
-import { Environment, NxJson } from './shared-interfaces';
-import { ProjectGraphNode } from './project-graph';
-import { WorkspaceResults } from '../command-line/workspace-results';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { extname } from 'path';
 import { NxArgs } from '../command-line/utils';
+import { WorkspaceResults } from '../command-line/workspace-results';
+import { appRootPath } from '../utils/app-root';
+import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
+import { jsonDiff } from '../utils/json-diff';
+import { ProjectGraphNode } from './project-graph';
+import { Environment, NxJson } from './shared-interfaces';
 
 const ignore = require('ignore');
 
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@ export function rootWorkspaceFileNames(): string[] {
   return [`package.json`, workspaceFileName(), `nx.json`, `tsconfig.json`];
 }
 
-export function rootWorkspaceFileData(): FileData[] {
-  return rootWorkspaceFileNames().map(f => getFileData(`${appRootPath}/${f}`));
-}
-
 export function readWorkspaceFiles(): FileData[] {
   const workspaceJson = readWorkspaceJson();
   const files = [];
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/core/project-graph/project-graph.ts b/packages/workspace/src/core/project-graph/project-graph.ts
index 8c388de5fa..121b176c62 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/core/project-graph/project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/core/project-graph/project-graph.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { mkdirSync } from 'fs';
-import { ProjectGraph } from './project-graph-models';
-import { ProjectGraphBuilder } from './project-graph-builder';
 import { appRootPath } from '../../utils/app-root';
 import {
   directoryExists,
@@ -8,42 +6,43 @@ import {
   readJsonFile,
   writeJsonFile
 } from '../../utils/fileutils';
+import { assertWorkspaceValidity } from '../assert-workspace-validity';
+import { createFileMap, FileMap } from '../file-graph';
 import {
   defaultFileRead,
   FileData,
   mtime,
   readNxJson,
   readWorkspaceFiles,
-  readWorkspaceJson,
-  rootWorkspaceFileData,
-  rootWorkspaceFileNames
+  readWorkspaceJson
 } from '../file-utils';
-import { createFileMap, FileMap } from '../file-graph';
-import {
-  BuildNodes,
-  buildNpmPackageNodes,
-  buildWorkspaceProjectNodes
-} from './build-nodes';
+import { normalizeNxJson } from '../normalize-nx-json';
 import {
   BuildDependencies,
   buildExplicitNpmDependencies,
   buildExplicitTypeScriptDependencies,
   buildImplicitProjectDependencies
 } from './build-dependencies';
-import { assertWorkspaceValidity } from '../assert-workspace-validity';
-import { normalizeNxJson } from '../normalize-nx-json';
+import {
+  BuildNodes,
+  buildNpmPackageNodes,
+  buildWorkspaceProjectNodes
+} from './build-nodes';
+import { ProjectGraphBuilder } from './project-graph-builder';
+import { ProjectGraph } from './project-graph-models';
 
 export function createProjectGraph(
   workspaceJson = readWorkspaceJson(),
   nxJson = readNxJson(),
   workspaceFiles = readWorkspaceFiles(),
   fileRead: (s: string) => string = defaultFileRead,
-  cache: false | { data: ProjectGraphCache; mtime: number } = readCache()
+  cache: false | { data: ProjectGraphCache; mtime: number } = readCache(),
+  shouldCache: boolean = true
 ): ProjectGraph {
   assertWorkspaceValidity(workspaceJson, nxJson);
 
   const normalizedNxJson = normalizeNxJson(nxJson);
-  if (cache && maxMTime(rootWorkspaceFileData()) > cache.mtime) {
+  if (cache && maxMTime(rootWorkspaceFileData(workspaceFiles)) > cache.mtime) {
     cache = false;
   }
 
@@ -73,10 +72,12 @@ export function createProjectGraph(
     );
 
     const projectGraph = builder.build();
-    writeCache({
-      projectGraph,
-      fileMap
-    });
+    if (shouldCache) {
+      writeCache({
+        projectGraph,
+        fileMap
+      });
+    }
     return projectGraph;
   } else {
     // Cache file was modified _after_ all workspace files.
@@ -136,6 +137,22 @@ function maxMTime(files: FileData[]) {
   return Math.max(...files.map(f => f.mtime));
 }
 
+function rootWorkspaceFileData(workspaceFiles: FileData[]): FileData[] {
+  return [
+    `/package.json`,
+    '/workspace.json',
+    '/angular.json',
+    `/nx.json`,
+    `/tsconfig.json`
+  ].reduce((acc: FileData[], curr: string) => {
+    const fileData = workspaceFiles.find(x => x.file === curr);
+    if (fileData) {
+      acc.push(fileData);
+    }
+    return acc;
+  }, []);
+}
+
 function modifiedSinceCache(
   fileMap: FileMap,
   c: false | { data: ProjectGraphCache; mtime: number }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/move/move.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/move/move.ts
index 66d65cbb2a..0fbb59649e 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/move/move.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/move/move.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { chain } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { chain, Rule } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { checkDestination } from './lib/check-destination';
 import { checkProjectExists } from './lib/check-project-exists';
 import { moveProject } from './lib/move-project';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { updateProjectRootFiles } from './lib/update-project-root-files';
 import { updateWorkspace } from './lib/update-workspace';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 
-export default function(schema: Schema) {
+export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
   return chain([
     checkProjectExists(schema),
     checkDestination(schema),
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec926e80fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { updateJsonInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { callRule, runSchematic } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { checkDependencies } from './check-dependencies';
+
+describe('updateImports Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+  let schema: Schema;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(tree) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    schema = {
+      projectName: 'my-source'
+    };
+
+    tree = await runSchematic('lib', { name: 'my-dependent' }, tree);
+    tree = await runSchematic('lib', { name: 'my-source' }, tree);
+  });
+
+  describe('static dependencies', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const sourceFilePath = 'libs/my-source/src/lib/my-source.ts';
+      tree.overwrite(
+        sourceFilePath,
+        `export class MyClass {}
+        `
+      );
+
+      const dependentFilePath = 'libs/my-dependent/src/lib/my-dependent.ts';
+      tree.overwrite(
+        dependentFilePath,
+        `import { MyClass } from '@proj/my-source';
+  
+        export MyExtendedClass extends MyClass {};
+      `
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should fatally error if any dependent exists', async () => {
+      await expect(callRule(checkDependencies(schema), tree)).rejects.toThrow(
+        `${schema.projectName} is still depended on by the following projects:\nmy-dependent`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should not error if forceRemove is true', async () => {
+      schema.forceRemove = true;
+
+      await expect(
+        callRule(checkDependencies(schema), tree)
+      ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('implicit dependencies', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      tree = (await callRule(
+        updateJsonInTree('nx.json', json => {
+          json.projects['my-dependent'].implicitDependencies = ['my-source'];
+          return json;
+        }),
+        tree
+      )) as UnitTestTree;
+    });
+
+    it('should fatally error if any dependent exists', async () => {
+      await expect(callRule(checkDependencies(schema), tree)).rejects.toThrow(
+        `${schema.projectName} is still depended on by the following projects:\nmy-dependent`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should not error if forceRemove is true', async () => {
+      schema.forceRemove = true;
+
+      await expect(
+        callRule(checkDependencies(schema), tree)
+      ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should not error if there are no dependents', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      callRule(checkDependencies(schema), tree)
+    ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2edf0a924c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-dependencies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Rule, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { FileData } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/core/file-utils';
+import {
+  readNxJsonInTree,
+  readWorkspace
+} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils';
+import { getWorkspacePath } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/cli-config-utils';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import {
+  createProjectGraph,
+  onlyWorkspaceProjects,
+  ProjectGraph,
+  reverse
+} from '../../../core/project-graph';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the project to be removed is depended on by another project
+ *
+ * Throws an error if the project is in use, unless the `--forceRemove` option is used.
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function checkDependencies(schema: Schema): Rule {
+  if (schema.forceRemove) {
+    return (tree: Tree) => tree;
+  }
+
+  return (tree: Tree): Tree => {
+    const files: FileData[] = [];
+    const mtime = Date.now(); //can't get mtime data from the tree :(
+    const workspaceDir = path.dirname(getWorkspacePath(tree));
+    tree.visit(file => {
+      files.push({
+        file: path.relative(workspaceDir, file),
+        ext: path.extname(file),
+        mtime
+      });
+    });
+
+    const graph: ProjectGraph = createProjectGraph(
+      readWorkspace(tree),
+      readNxJsonInTree(tree),
+      files,
+      file => tree.read(file).toString('utf-8'),
+      false,
+      false
+    );
+
+    const reverseGraph = onlyWorkspaceProjects(reverse(graph));
+
+    const deps = reverseGraph.dependencies[schema.projectName] || [];
+
+    if (deps.length === 0) {
+      return tree;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(
+      `${
+        schema.projectName
+      } is still depended on by the following projects:\n${deps
+        .map(x => x.target)
+        .join('\n')}`
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b04cecaee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { updateWorkspaceInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { callRule } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { checkTargets } from './check-targets';
+
+describe('checkTargets Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+  let schema: Schema;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(tree) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    schema = {
+      projectName: 'ng-app'
+    };
+
+    tree = (await callRule(
+      updateWorkspaceInTree(workspace => {
+        return {
+          version: 1,
+          projects: {
+            'ng-app': {
+              projectType: 'application',
+              schematics: {},
+              root: 'apps/ng-app',
+              sourceRoot: 'apps/ng-app/src',
+              prefix: 'happyorg',
+              architect: {
+                build: {
+                  builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser',
+                  options: {}
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            'ng-app-e2e': {
+              root: 'apps/ng-app-e2e',
+              sourceRoot: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/src',
+              projectType: 'application',
+              architect: {
+                e2e: {
+                  builder: '@nrwl/cypress:cypress',
+                  options: {
+                    cypressConfig: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/cypress.json',
+                    tsConfig: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json',
+                    devServerTarget: 'ng-app:serve'
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        };
+      }),
+      tree
+    )) as UnitTestTree;
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error if another project targets', async () => {
+    await expect(callRule(checkTargets(schema), tree)).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT throw an error if no other project targets', async () => {
+    schema.projectName = 'ng-app-e2e';
+
+    await expect(callRule(checkTargets(schema), tree)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should not error if forceRemove is true', async () => {
+    schema.forceRemove = true;
+
+    await expect(callRule(checkTargets(schema), tree)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d79f475f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/check-targets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { updateWorkspaceInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the project to be removed has builders targetted by another project
+ *
+ * Throws an error if the project is in use, unless the `--forceRemove` option is used.
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function checkTargets(schema: Schema) {
+  if (schema.forceRemove) {
+    return (tree: Tree) => tree;
+  }
+
+  return updateWorkspaceInTree(workspace => {
+    const findTarget = new RegExp(`${schema.projectName}:`);
+
+    const usedIn = [];
+
+    for (const name of Object.keys(workspace.projects)) {
+      if (name === schema.projectName) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const projectStr = JSON.stringify(workspace.projects[name]);
+
+      if (findTarget.test(projectStr)) {
+        usedIn.push(name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (usedIn.length > 0) {
+      let message = `${schema.projectName} is still targeted by the following projects:\n\n`;
+      for (let project of usedIn) {
+        message += `${project}\n`;
+      }
+      throw new Error(message);
+    }
+
+    return workspace;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ba0f1f3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { runSchematic } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+describe('moveProject Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+  let schema: Schema;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(Tree.empty()) as UnitTestTree;
+    tree = await runSchematic('lib', { name: 'my-lib' }, tree);
+
+    schema = {
+      projectName: 'my-lib'
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('should delete the project folder', async () => {
+    // TODO - Currently this test will fail due to
+    //        https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/16527
+    // tree = (await callRule(removeProject(schema), tree)) as UnitTestTree;
+    //
+    // const libDir = tree.getDir('libs/my-lib');
+    // let filesFound = false;
+    // libDir.visit(_file => {
+    //   filesFound = true;
+    // });
+    // expect(filesFound).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47735a5767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/remove-project.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { SchematicContext, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { getWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { from, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Removes (deletes) a project from the folder tree
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function removeProject(schema: Schema) {
+  return (tree: Tree, _context: SchematicContext): Observable<Tree> => {
+    return from(getWorkspace(tree)).pipe(
+      map(workspace => {
+        const project = workspace.projects.get(schema.projectName);
+        tree.delete(project.root);
+        return tree;
+      })
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6ded7cf41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { readJsonInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { callRule, runSchematic } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { updateNxJson } from './update-nx-json';
+
+describe('updateNxJson Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(tree) as UnitTestTree;
+  });
+
+  it('should update nx.json', async () => {
+    tree = await runSchematic('lib', { name: 'my-lib' }, tree);
+
+    let nxJson = readJsonInTree(tree, '/nx.json');
+    expect(nxJson.projects['my-lib']).toBeDefined();
+
+    const schema: Schema = {
+      projectName: 'my-lib'
+    };
+
+    tree = (await callRule(updateNxJson(schema), tree)) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    nxJson = readJsonInTree(tree, '/nx.json');
+    expect(nxJson.projects['my-lib']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ad7f5f061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-nx-json.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { NxJson, updateJsonInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Updates the nx.json file to remove the project
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function updateNxJson(schema: Schema) {
+  return updateJsonInTree<NxJson>('nx.json', json => {
+    delete json.projects[schema.projectName];
+    return json;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48620d1d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { readJsonInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { callRule, runSchematic } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { updateTsconfig } from './update-tsconfig';
+
+describe('updateTsconfig Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+  let schema: Schema;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(tree) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    schema = {
+      projectName: 'my-lib'
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('should delete project ref from the tsconfig', async () => {
+    tree = await runSchematic('lib', { name: 'my-lib' }, tree);
+
+    let tsConfig = readJsonInTree(tree, '/tsconfig.json');
+    expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({
+      '@proj/my-lib': ['libs/my-lib/src/index.ts']
+    });
+
+    tree = (await callRule(updateTsconfig(schema), tree)) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    tsConfig = readJsonInTree(tree, '/tsconfig.json');
+    expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({});
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..facebde5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { SchematicContext, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import {
+  getWorkspace,
+  NxJson,
+  readJsonInTree,
+  serializeJson
+} from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { from, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Updates the tsconfig paths to remove the project.
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function updateTsconfig(schema: Schema) {
+  return (tree: Tree, _context: SchematicContext): Observable<Tree> => {
+    return from(getWorkspace(tree)).pipe(
+      map(workspace => {
+        const nxJson = readJsonInTree<NxJson>(tree, 'nx.json');
+        const project = workspace.projects.get(schema.projectName);
+
+        const tsConfigPath = 'tsconfig.json';
+        if (tree.exists(tsConfigPath)) {
+          let contents = JSON.parse(tree.read(tsConfigPath).toString('utf-8'));
+          delete contents.compilerOptions.paths[
+            `@${nxJson.npmScope}/${project.root.substr(5)}`
+          ];
+          tree.overwrite(tsConfigPath, serializeJson(contents));
+        }
+
+        return tree;
+      })
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3eb6780a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { UnitTestTree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
+import { updateWorkspaceInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
+import { callRule } from '../../../utils/testing';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+import { updateWorkspace } from './update-workspace';
+
+describe('updateWorkspace Rule', () => {
+  let tree: UnitTestTree;
+  let schema: Schema;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tree = new UnitTestTree(Tree.empty());
+    tree = createEmptyWorkspace(tree) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    schema = {
+      projectName: 'ng-app'
+    };
+
+    tree = (await callRule(
+      updateWorkspaceInTree(workspace => {
+        return {
+          version: 1,
+          projects: {
+            'ng-app': {
+              projectType: 'application',
+              schematics: {},
+              root: 'apps/ng-app',
+              sourceRoot: 'apps/ng-app/src',
+              prefix: 'happyorg',
+              architect: {
+                build: {
+                  builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser',
+                  options: {}
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            'ng-app-e2e': {
+              root: 'apps/ng-app-e2e',
+              sourceRoot: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/src',
+              projectType: 'application',
+              architect: {
+                e2e: {
+                  builder: '@nrwl/cypress:cypress',
+                  options: {
+                    cypressConfig: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/cypress.json',
+                    tsConfig: 'apps/ng-app-e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json',
+                    devServerTarget: 'ng-app:serve'
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        };
+      }),
+      tree
+    )) as UnitTestTree;
+  });
+
+  it('should delete the project', async () => {
+    let workspace = JSON.parse(tree.read('workspace.json').toString());
+    expect(workspace.projects['ng-app']).toBeDefined();
+
+    tree = (await callRule(updateWorkspace(schema), tree)) as UnitTestTree;
+
+    workspace = JSON.parse(tree.read('workspace.json').toString());
+    expect(workspace.projects['ng-app']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78a8ca2596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/lib/update-workspace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { updateWorkspaceInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+import { Schema } from '../schema';
+
+/**
+ * Deletes the project from the workspace file
+ *
+ * @param schema The options provided to the schematic
+ */
+export function updateWorkspace(schema: Schema) {
+  return updateWorkspaceInTree(workspace => {
+    delete workspace.projects[schema.projectName];
+    return workspace;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/remove.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/remove.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e52df8a67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/remove.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { chain, Rule } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { checkDependencies } from './lib/check-dependencies';
+import { checkTargets } from './lib/check-targets';
+import { removeProject } from './lib/remove-project';
+import { updateNxJson } from './lib/update-nx-json';
+import { updateTsconfig } from './lib/update-tsconfig';
+import { updateWorkspace } from './lib/update-workspace';
+import { Schema } from './schema';
+
+export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
+  return chain([
+    checkDependencies(schema),
+    checkTargets(schema),
+    removeProject(schema),
+    updateNxJson(schema),
+    updateTsconfig(schema),
+    updateWorkspace(schema)
+  ]);
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.d.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93e6688517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export interface Schema extends json.JsonObject {
+  projectName: string;
+  forceRemove?: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.json b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f69f7f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/remove/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+  "id": "NxWorkspaceRemove",
+  "title": "Nx Remove",
+  "description": "Remove a project from the workspace",
+  "type": "object",
+  "examples": [
+    {
+      "command": "g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib",
+      "description": "Remove my-feature-lib from the workspace"
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "g @nrwl/workspace:remove my-feature-lib --forceRemove",
+      "description": "Force removal of my-feature-lib from the workspace"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "projectName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "alias": "project",
+      "description": "The name of the project to remove",
+      "$default": {
+        "$source": "argv",
+        "index": 0
+      }
+    },
+    "forceRemove": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "aliases": ["force-remove"],
+      "description": "When true, forces removal even if the project is still in use.",
+      "default": false
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["projectName"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts
index 52d437a59c..a7a293444e 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
-import * as path from 'path';
 import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import * as stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments';
-import { appRootPath } from './app-root';
 const ignore = require('ignore');
 
 export function writeToFile(filePath: string, str: string) {