2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/adapter/runtime.go b/libpod/adapter/runtime.go
index 9ce850aaa..883ae2c76 100644
--- a/libpod/adapter/runtime.go
+++ b/libpod/adapter/runtime.go
@@ -80,3 +80,8 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) New(ctx context.Context, name, signaturePolicyPath, authf
 	}
 	return &ContainerImage{img}, nil
 }
+
+// RemoveImage calls into local storage and removes an image
+func (r *LocalRuntime) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, img *ContainerImage, force bool) (string, error) {
+	return r.Runtime.RemoveImage(ctx, img.Image, force)
+}
diff --git a/libpod/adapter/runtime_remote.go b/libpod/adapter/runtime_remote.go
index 3eb53e4af..bb00350e0 100644
--- a/libpod/adapter/runtime_remote.go
+++ b/libpod/adapter/runtime_remote.go
@@ -216,3 +216,8 @@ func (ci *ContainerImage) TagImage(tag string) error {
 func (r RemoteRuntime) RemoveImage(force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+// RemoveImage calls varlink to remove an image
+func (r *LocalRuntime) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, img *ContainerImage, force bool) (string, error) {
+	return iopodman.RemoveImage().Call(r.Conn, img.InputName, force)
+}