diff --git a/Sources/TSCUtility/PersistenceCache.swift b/Sources/TSCUtility/PersistenceCache.swift
index 3d697c8c..a8d9259e 100644
--- a/Sources/TSCUtility/PersistenceCache.swift
+++ b/Sources/TSCUtility/PersistenceCache.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Foundation
 public protocol PersistentCacheProtocol {
     func get(key: Data) throws -> Data?
     func put(key: Data, value: Data) throws
+    func delete(key: Data) throws
 }
 
 /// SQLite backed persistent cache.
@@ -63,4 +64,14 @@ public final class SQLiteBackedPersistentCache: PersistentCacheProtocol {
         try writeStmt.step()
         try writeStmt.finalize()
     }
+    
+    public func delete(key: Data) throws {
+        let deleteStmt = try self.db.prepare(query: "DELETE FROM TSCCACHE WHERE key == ?;")
+        let bindings: [SQLite.SQLiteValue] = [
+            .blob(key)
+        ]
+        try deleteStmt.bind(bindings)
+        try deleteStmt.step()
+        try deleteStmt.finalize()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/TSCUtilityTests/PersistentCacheTests.swift b/Tests/TSCUtilityTests/PersistentCacheTests.swift
index d763a169..9e4fea1c 100644
--- a/Tests/TSCUtilityTests/PersistentCacheTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/TSCUtilityTests/PersistentCacheTests.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class PersistentCacheTests: XCTestCase {
                 try decoder.decode(Value.self, from: $0)
             }
             XCTAssertEqual(retVal3, value1)
+            
+            try cache.delete(key: encoder.encode(key1))
+            
+            XCTAssertNil(try cache.get(key: encoder.encode(key1)))
+            let retVal4 = try cache.get(key: encoder.encode(key2)).map {
+                try decoder.decode(Value.self, from: $0)
+            }
+            XCTAssertEqual(retVal4, value2)
         }
     }
 }