diff --git a/src/irmin-client/client.ml b/src/irmin-client/client.ml
index 400f06c0cb..51ff8abee1 100644
--- a/src/irmin-client/client.ml
+++ b/src/irmin-client/client.ml
@@ -702,16 +702,18 @@ struct
     let repo = repo store in
     request repo (module Commands.Store.Find) path >|= Error.unwrap "find"
 
-  let remove_exn ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path =
+  let remove_exn ?clear ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path =
     let parents = Option.map (List.map (fun c -> Commit.hash c)) parents in
     let repo = repo store in
     request repo
       (module Commands.Store.Remove)
-      ((retries, allow_empty, parents), path, info ())
+      (((clear, retries), (allow_empty, parents)), path, info ())
     >|= Error.unwrap "remove"
 
-  let remove ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path =
-    let* x = remove_exn ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path in
+  let remove ?clear ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path =
+    let* x =
+      remove_exn ?clear ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ~info store path
+    in
     Lwt.return_ok x
 
   let find_tree store path =
diff --git a/src/irmin-server/command.ml b/src/irmin-server/command.ml
index 791328a5b8..d56ca08cc6 100644
--- a/src/irmin-server/command.ml
+++ b/src/irmin-server/command.ml
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ struct
               Return.v conn res_t (Some x)
       end
 
-      type write_options = int option * bool option * Store.hash list option
+      type write_options =
+        (bool option * int option) * (bool option * Store.hash list option)
       [@@deriving irmin]
 
       let mk_parents ctx parents =
@@ -613,11 +614,12 @@ struct
 
         let name = "store.remove"
 
-        let run conn ctx _ ((retries, allow_empty, parents), path, info) =
+        let run conn ctx _
+            (((clear, retries), (allow_empty, parents)), path, info) =
           let* parents = mk_parents ctx parents in
           let* () =
-            Store.remove_exn ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ctx.store path
-              ~info:(fun () -> info)
+            Store.remove_exn ?clear ?retries ?allow_empty ?parents ctx.store
+              path ~info:(fun () -> info)
           in
           Return.v conn res_t ()
       end
diff --git a/src/irmin-server/command_intf.ml b/src/irmin-server/command_intf.ml
index a5e18e0867..e549056b88 100644
--- a/src/irmin-server/command_intf.ml
+++ b/src/irmin-server/command_intf.ml
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ module type S = sig
 
     (* Store *)
     module Store : sig
-      type write_options = int option * bool option * Store.hash list option
+      type write_options =
+        (bool option * int option) * (bool option * Store.hash list option)
       [@@deriving irmin]
 
       (** Find a value in the store *)
@@ -301,7 +302,8 @@ module type S = sig
       module Remove :
         CMD
           with type req =
-            (int option * bool option * Store.hash list option)
+            ((bool option * int option)
+            * (bool option * Store.hash list option))
             * Store.path
             * Store.Info.t
            and type res = unit