diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f04c982621..8a6c58618f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "lint:all": "lerna run lint --",
     "docker-build": "yarn bundle && docker build . -t spotify/backstage",
     "create-plugin": "backstage-cli create-plugin",
+    "remove-plugin": "backstage-cli remove-plugin",
     "release": "if [ \"$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)\" = master ]; then echo \"don't try to release master\"; exit 1; else lerna version --no-push; fi",
     "lerna": "lerna",
     "storybook": "yarn workspace storybook start"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
index f1c0230e09..1af5832818 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ const sortObjectByKeys = (obj: { [name in string]: string }) => {
     }, {} as { [name in string]: string });
 };
 
-const capitalize = (str: string): string =>
+export const capitalize = (str: string): string =>
   str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
 
-const addExportStatement = async (file: string, exportStatement: string) => {
+export const addExportStatement = async (
+  file: string,
+  exportStatement: string,
+) => {
   const newContents = fs
     .readFileSync(file, 'utf8')
     .split('\n')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cd47864c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import fse from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
+import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import {
+  addExportStatement,
+  capitalize,
+  createTemporaryPluginFolder,
+} from '../create-plugin/createPlugin';
+import { addCodeownersEntry } from '../create-plugin/lib/codeowners';
+import {
+  removeReferencesFromAppPackage,
+  removeReferencesFromPluginsFile,
+  removePluginDirectory,
+  removeSymLink,
+  removePluginFromCodeOwners,
+} from './removePlugin';
+
+// Some constant variables
+const BACKSTAGE = `@backstage`;
+const testPluginName = 'yarn-test-package';
+const testPluginPackage = `${BACKSTAGE}/plugin-${testPluginName}`;
+const tempDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'remove-plugin-test');
+
+const removeEmptyLines = (file: string): string =>
+  file
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join('\n');
+
+const createTestPackageFile = async (
+  testFilePath: string,
+  packageFile: string,
+) => {
+  // Copy contents of package file for test
+  const packageFileContent = JSON.parse(fse.readFileSync(packageFile, 'utf8'));
+
+  packageFileContent.dependencies[testPluginPackage] = '0.1.0';
+  fse.createFileSync(testFilePath);
+  fse.writeFileSync(
+    testFilePath,
+    `${JSON.stringify(packageFileContent, null, 2)}\n`,
+    'utf8',
+  );
+  return;
+};
+
+const createTestPluginFile = async (
+  testFilePath: string,
+  pluginsFilePath: string,
+) => {
+  // Copy contents of package file for test
+  fse.copyFileSync(pluginsFilePath, testFilePath);
+  const pluginNameCapitalized = testPluginName
+    .split('-')
+    .map(name => capitalize(name))
+    .join('');
+  const exportStatement = `export { default as ${pluginNameCapitalized}} from @backstage/plugin-${testPluginName}`;
+  addExportStatement(testFilePath, exportStatement);
+};
+
+const mkTestPluginDir = (testDirPath: string) => {
+  fse.mkdirSync(testDirPath);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+    fse.createFileSync(path.join(testDirPath, `testFile${i}.ts`));
+};
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  // Create temporary directory for all tests
+  createTemporaryPluginFolder(tempDir);
+});
+
+describe('removePlugin', () => {
+  describe('Remove Plugin Dependencies', () => {
+    const appPath = paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages', 'app');
+    const githubDir = paths.resolveTargetRoot('.github');
+    it('removes plugin references from /packages/app/package.json', async () => {
+      // Set up test
+      const packageFilePath = path.join(appPath, 'package.json');
+      const testFilePath = path.join(tempDir, 'test.json');
+      createTestPackageFile(testFilePath, packageFilePath);
+      try {
+        await removeReferencesFromAppPackage(testFilePath, testPluginName);
+        const testFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(testFilePath, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        const packageFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(packageFilePath, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        expect(testFileContent === packageFileContent).toBe(true);
+      } finally {
+        fse.removeSync(testFilePath);
+      }
+    });
+    it('removes plugin exports from /packages/app/src/packacge.json', async () => {
+      const testFilePath = path.join(tempDir, 'test.ts');
+      const pluginsFilePaths = path.join(appPath, 'src', 'plugins.ts');
+      createTestPluginFile(testFilePath, pluginsFilePaths);
+      try {
+        await removeReferencesFromPluginsFile(testFilePath, testPluginName);
+        const testFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(testFilePath, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        const pluginsFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(pluginsFilePaths, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        expect(testFileContent === pluginsFileContent).toBe(true);
+      } finally {
+        fse.removeSync(testFilePath);
+      }
+    });
+    it('removes codeOwners references', async () => {
+      const testFilePath = path.join(tempDir, 'test');
+      const codeownersPath = path.join(githubDir, 'CODEOWNERS');
+      try {
+        fse.copySync(codeownersPath, testFilePath);
+        const testFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(testFilePath, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        const codeOwnersFileContent = removeEmptyLines(
+          fse.readFileSync(codeownersPath, 'utf8'),
+        );
+        await addCodeownersEntry(testFilePath!, `/plugins/${testPluginName}`, [
+          '@thisIsAtestTeam',
+          'test@gmail.com',
+        ]);
+        await removePluginFromCodeOwners(testFilePath, testPluginName);
+        expect(testFileContent === codeOwnersFileContent).toBeTruthy();
+      } finally {
+        if (fse.existsSync(testFilePath)) fse.removeSync(testFilePath);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  describe('Remove files', () => {
+    const testDirPath = path.join(
+      paths.resolveTargetRoot(),
+      'plugins',
+      testPluginName,
+    );
+    describe('Removes Plugin Directory', () => {
+      it('removes plugin directory from /plugins', async () => {
+        try {
+          mkTestPluginDir(testDirPath);
+          expect(fse.existsSync(testDirPath)).toBeTruthy();
+          await removePluginDirectory(testDirPath);
+          expect(fse.existsSync(testDirPath)).toBeFalsy();
+        } finally {
+          if (fse.existsSync(testDirPath)) fse.removeSync(testDirPath);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    describe('Removes System Link', () => {
+      it('removes system link from @backstage', async () => {
+        const scopedDir = paths.resolveTargetRoot('node_modules', '@backstage');
+        const testSymLinkPath = path.join(
+          scopedDir,
+          `plugin-${testPluginName}`,
+        );
+        try {
+          mkTestPluginDir(testDirPath);
+          fse.ensureSymlinkSync(testSymLinkPath, testDirPath);
+
+          await removeSymLink(testSymLinkPath);
+          expect(fse.existsSync(testSymLinkPath)).toBeFalsy();
+        } finally {
+          if (fse.existsSync(testDirPath)) fse.removeSync(testDirPath);
+          if (fse.existsSync(testSymLinkPath)) fse.removeSync(testSymLinkPath);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  // Remove temporary directory
+  fse.removeSync(tempDir);
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76b8606973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import fse from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+import inquirer, { Answers, Question } from 'inquirer';
+import { getCodeownersFilePath } from '../create-plugin/lib/codeowners';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
+import { Task } from 'helpers/tasks';
+// import os from 'os';
+
+const BACKSTAGE = '@backstage';
+
+export const checkExists = async (rootDir: string, pluginName: string) => {
+  await Task.forItem('checking', pluginName, async () => {
+    try {
+      const destination = path.join(rootDir, 'plugins', pluginName);
+      const pathExist = await fse.pathExists(destination);
+
+      if (!pathExist) {
+        throw new Error(
+          chalk.red(`   Plugin ${chalk.cyan(pluginName)} does not exist!`),
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        chalk.red(
+          `   There was an error removing plugin ${chalk.cyan(pluginName)}: ${
+            e.message
+          }`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const removePluginDirectory = async (destination: string) => {
+  await Task.forItem('removing', 'plugin files', async () => {
+    try {
+      await fse.remove(destination);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw Error(
+        chalk.red(
+          `   There was a problem removing the plugin directory: ${e.message}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const removeSymLink = async (destination: string) => {
+  await Task.forItem('removing', 'symbolic link', async () => {
+    const symLinkExists = fse.pathExists(destination);
+    if (symLinkExists) {
+      try {
+        await fse.remove(destination);
+      } catch (e) {
+        throw Error(
+          chalk.red(
+            `   Could not remove symbolic link\t${chalk.cyan(destination)}: ${
+              e.message
+            }`,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+const removeAllStatementsContainingID = async (file: string, ID: string) => {
+  const originalContent = await fse.readFile(file, 'utf8');
+  const contentAfterRemoval = originalContent
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(Boolean) // get rid of empty lines
+    .filter(statement => {
+      return !statement.includes(`${ID}`);
+    }) // get rid of lines with pluginName
+    .concat(['']) // newline at end of line
+    .join('\n');
+  await fse.writeFile(file, contentAfterRemoval, 'utf8');
+  const finalContent = await fse.readFile(file, 'utf8');
+  if (finalContent === originalContent)
+    throw new Error(`File was not modified.`);
+};
+
+const capitalize = (str: string): string =>
+  str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+
+export const removeReferencesFromPluginsFile = async (
+  pluginsFile: string,
+  pluginName: string,
+) => {
+  const pluginNameCapitalized = pluginName
+    .split('-')
+    .map(name => capitalize(name))
+    .join('');
+
+  await Task.forItem('removing', 'export references', async () => {
+    try {
+      await removeAllStatementsContainingID(pluginsFile, pluginNameCapitalized);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        chalk.red(
+          `   There was an error removing export statement for plugin ${chalk.cyan(
+            pluginNameCapitalized,
+          )}: ${e.message}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const removePluginFromCodeOwners = async (
+  codeOwnersFile: string,
+  pluginName: string,
+) => {
+  await Task.forItem('removing', 'codeowners references', async () => {
+    try {
+      await removeAllStatementsContainingID(codeOwnersFile, pluginName);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        chalk.red(
+          `   There was an error removing code owners statement for plugin ${chalk.cyan(
+            pluginName,
+          )}: ${e.message}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const removeReferencesFromAppPackage = async (
+  appPackageFile: string,
+  pluginName: string,
+) => {
+  const pluginPackage = `${BACKSTAGE}/plugin-${pluginName}`;
+
+  await Task.forItem('removing', 'plugin app dependency', async () => {
+    try {
+      const appPackageFileContent = await fse.readFile(appPackageFile, 'utf-8');
+      const appPackageFileContentJSON = JSON.parse(appPackageFileContent);
+      const dependencies = appPackageFileContentJSON.dependencies;
+
+      if (!dependencies[pluginPackage]) {
+        throw new Error(
+          chalk.red(
+            ` Plugin ${chalk.cyan(
+              pluginPackage,
+            )} does not exist in ${chalk.cyan(appPackageFile)}`,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
+      delete dependencies[pluginPackage];
+      await fse.writeFile(
+        appPackageFile,
+        `${JSON.stringify(appPackageFileContentJSON, null, 2)}\n`,
+        'utf-8',
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        chalk.red(
+          `  Failed to remove plugin as dependency in app: ${chalk.cyan(
+            appPackageFile,
+          )}: ${e.message}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export default async () => {
+  const questions: Question[] = [
+    {
+      type: 'input',
+      name: 'pluginName',
+      message: chalk.blue(
+        'Enter the ID of the plugin to be removed [required]',
+      ),
+      validate: (value: any) => {
+        if (!value) {
+          return chalk.red('Please enter an ID for the plugin');
+        } else if (!/^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$/.test(value)) {
+          return chalk.red(
+            'Plugin IDs must be kehbab-cased and contain only letters, digits and dashes.',
+          );
+        }
+        return true;
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const answers: Answers = await inquirer.prompt(questions);
+  const pluginName: string = answers.pluginName;
+  const appPackage = paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages/app');
+  const pluginDir = paths.resolveTargetRoot('plugins', answers.pluginName);
+  const codeOwnersFile = await getCodeownersFilePath(paths.targetRoot);
+  const appPackageFile = path.join(appPackage, 'package.json');
+  const appPluginsFile = path.join(appPackage, 'src', 'plugins.ts');
+  const pluginScopedDirectory = paths.resolveTargetRoot(
+    'node_modules',
+    BACKSTAGE,
+    `plugin-${pluginName}`,
+  );
+
+  Task.log();
+  Task.log('Removing the plugin...');
+
+  console.log(pluginScopedDirectory);
+  try {
+    Task.section('Checking the plugin exists.');
+    await checkExists(paths.targetRoot, pluginName);
+
+    Task.section('Removing plugin files.');
+    await removePluginDirectory(pluginDir);
+
+    Task.section('Removing symbolic link from @backstage.');
+    await removeSymLink(pluginScopedDirectory);
+
+    if (await fse.pathExists(appPackage)) {
+      Task.section('Removing references from plugins.ts.');
+      await removeReferencesFromPluginsFile(appPluginsFile, pluginName);
+
+      Task.section('Removing plugin dependency from app.');
+      await removeReferencesFromAppPackage(appPackageFile, pluginName);
+    }
+
+    if (codeOwnersFile) {
+      Task.section('Removing codeowners reference.');
+      await removePluginFromCodeOwners(codeOwnersFile, pluginName);
+    }
+
+    Task.log();
+    Task.log(
+      `🥇  Successfully removed ${chalk.cyan(
+        `@backstage/plugin-${answers.id}`,
+      )}`,
+    );
+    Task.log();
+  } catch (error) {
+    Task.error(error.message);
+    Task.log('It seems that something went wrong when removing the plugin 🤔');
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index e90901b22a..3ad43faa76 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ const main = (argv: string[]) => {
       actionHandler(() => require('commands/create-plugin/createPlugin')),
     );
 
+  program
+    .command('remove-plugin')
+    .description('Removes plugin in the current repository')
+    .action(
+      actionHandler(() => require('commands/remove-plugin/removePlugin')),
+    );
+
   program
     .command('plugin:build')
     .option('--watch', 'Enable watch mode')