diff --git a/esp8266/moduos.c b/esp8266/moduos.c
index 36bd8137e3deca73933d9753b01f3dac4b0cb4b2..b70c5b906758cfac69522a5cdbf5f2b649a1967e 100644
--- a/esp8266/moduos.c
+++ b/esp8266/moduos.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "py/obj.h"
 #include "py/objtuple.h"
 #include "py/objstr.h"
+#include "py/runtime.h"
 #include "genhdr/mpversion.h"
 #include "user_interface.h"
 
@@ -84,10 +85,16 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t os_listdir(mp_uint_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(os_listdir_obj, 0, 1, os_listdir);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t os_remove(mp_obj_t path_in) {
+    return vfs_proxy_call(MP_QSTR_remove, 1, &path_in);
+}
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(os_remove_obj, os_remove);
+
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t os_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uos) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uname), MP_ROM_PTR(&os_uname_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_listdir), MP_ROM_PTR(&os_listdir_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_remove), MP_ROM_PTR(&os_remove_obj) },
     #if MICROPY_VFS_FAT
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_VfsFat), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_fat_vfs_type) },
     #endif