diff --git a/spec/project-spec.coffee b/spec/project-spec.coffee
index a4e6c0a03..976a5774b 100644
--- a/spec/project-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/project-spec.coffee
@@ -330,6 +330,28 @@ describe "Project", ->
         expect(atom.project.getPaths()).toEqual([oldPath])
         expect(onDidChangePathsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
+  describe ".removePath(path)", ->
+    onDidChangePathsSpy = null
+
+    beforeEach ->
+      onDidChangePathsSpy = jasmine.createSpy('onDidChangePaths listener')
+      atom.project.onDidChangePaths(onDidChangePathsSpy)
+
+    it "removes the directory and repository for the path", ->
+      result = atom.project.removePath(atom.project.getPaths()[0])
+      expect(atom.project.getDirectories()).toEqual([])
+      expect(atom.project.getRepositories()).toEqual([])
+      expect(atom.project.getPaths()).toEqual([])
+      expect(result).toBe true
+      expect(onDidChangePathsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    it "does nothing if the path is not one of the project's root paths", ->
+      originalPaths = atom.project.getPaths()
+      result = atom.project.removePath(originalPaths[0] + "xyz")
+      expect(result).toBe false
+      expect(atom.project.getPaths()).toEqual(originalPaths)
+      expect(onDidChangePathsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
   describe ".relativize(path)", ->
     it "returns the path, relative to whichever root directory it is inside of", ->
       atom.project.addPath(temp.mkdirSync("another-path"))
diff --git a/src/project.coffee b/src/project.coffee
index ac2242a28..8844fa231 100644
--- a/src/project.coffee
+++ b/src/project.coffee
@@ -209,6 +209,29 @@ class Project extends Model
       @emit "path-changed"
       @emitter.emit 'did-change-paths', @getPaths()
 
+  # Public: remove a path from the project's list of root paths.
+  #
+  # * `projectPath` {String} The path to remove.
+  removePath: (projectPath) ->
+    projectPath = path.normalize(projectPath)
+
+    indexToRemove = null
+    for directory, i in @rootDirectories
+      if directory.getPath() is projectPath
+        indexToRemove = i
+        break
+
+    if indexToRemove?
+      [removedDirectory] = @rootDirectories.splice(indexToRemove, 1)
+      [removedRepository] = @repositories.splice(indexToRemove, 1)
+      removedDirectory.off()
+      removedRepository?.destroy()
+      @emit "path-changed"
+      @emitter.emit "did-change-paths", @getPaths()
+      true
+    else
+      false
+
   # Public: Get an {Array} of {Directory}s associated with this project.
   getDirectories: ->
     @rootDirectories