diff --git a/metropolis/pkg/efivarfs/efivarfs.go b/metropolis/pkg/efivarfs/efivarfs.go
index 97cd43a..ab6da26 100644
--- a/metropolis/pkg/efivarfs/efivarfs.go
+++ b/metropolis/pkg/efivarfs/efivarfs.go
@@ -156,3 +156,9 @@
 	}
 	return outVarNames, nil
 }
+
+// Delete deletes the given variable name in the given scope. Use with care,
+// some firmware fails to boot if variables it uses are deleted.
+func Delete(scope uuid.UUID, varName string) error {
+	return os.Remove(varPath(scope, varName))
+}