diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
index e1deb11..c4f5ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ func (m *Cluster) openWriter(name string, flags int, args ...any) (io.WriteClose
 	panic("unreachable")
 }
 
+// RemoveFile deletes a file from the cluster's config directory
+func (m *Cluster) RemoveFile(name string, args ...any) error {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		name = fmt.Sprintf(name, args...)
+	}
+
+	err := fs.Remove(m.dir, name)
+	switch {
+	case os.IsNotExist(err):
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
 // ReadFile reads a file from the cluster's config directory
 func (m *Cluster) ReadFile(name string, args ...any) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(args) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
index 40dde3a..1b2b3ae 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
@@ -43,16 +43,9 @@ func (m *Machine) openWriter(name string, flags int, args ...any) (io.WriteClose
 
 // RemoveFile deletes a file from the machine's config directory
 func (m *Machine) RemoveFile(name string, args ...any) error {
-	base := m.zone.zones.dir
 	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
-	err := fs.Remove(base, fullName)
 
-	switch {
-	case os.IsNotExist(err):
-		return nil
-	default:
-		return err
-	}
+	return m.zone.zones.RemoveFile(fullName)
 }
 
 // ReadFile reads a file from the machine's config directory