diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeConverter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeConverter.java
index dd811bdbe5..9c51275627 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeConverter.java
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ public class AVMNodeConverter
      */
     public static String [] SplitBase(String path)
     {
+        path = path.replaceAll("/+", "/");
+        while (path.endsWith("/") && !path.endsWith(":/"))
+        {
+            path = path.substring(0, path.length() - 1);
+        }
         if (path.endsWith(":/"))
         {
             String [] res = new String[2];
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
index edc3a4690b..dace99a2c8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMNodeDescriptor;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMNotFoundException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMStoreDescriptor;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMWrongTypeException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.AspectDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.ClassDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.InvalidAspectException;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceImpl.java
index b45c72ec68..b8f7b4e0e8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceImpl.java
@@ -384,6 +384,24 @@ public class AVMServiceImpl implements AVMService
         }
         fAVMRepository.remove(parent, name);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Remove a node by full path.
+     * @param path The full path to the node.
+     */
+    public void removeNode(String path)
+    {
+        if (path == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Illegal null argument.");
+        }
+        String [] basePath = AVMNodeConverter.SplitBase(path);
+        if (basePath[0] == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Cannot remove root node.");
+        }
+        fAVMRepository.remove(basePath[0], basePath[1]);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Rename a node.
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTest.java
index 78d0a22957..1134ca73d5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,32 @@ import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
  */
 public class AVMServiceTest extends AVMServiceTestBase
 {
+    /**
+     * Test one argument remove.
+     */
+    public void testOneArgRemove()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            setupBasicTree();
+            fService.removeNode("main:/a/b/c/foo/");
+            fService.removeNode("main://d");
+            try
+            {
+                fService.removeNode("main://");
+                fail();
+            }
+            catch (AVMException e)
+            {
+                // Do nothing.
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace(System.err);
+        }
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Test that non head version sources are update correctly.
      */
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMTestRemote.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMTestRemote.java
index 0aba0da1dd..e91109b010 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMTestRemote.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMTestRemote.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.avm;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMStoreDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext;
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/avm/AVMService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/avm/AVMService.java
index 83b434a625..5ac0fed4c2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/avm/AVMService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/avm/AVMService.java
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ public interface AVMService
      */
     public void removeNode(String parent, String name);
     
+    /**
+     * Remove a node from by its full path.
+     * @param path The full path to the node to remove.
+     */
+    public void removeNode(String path);
+    
     /**
      * Rename a node.
      * @param srcParent The simple absolute path to the parent folder.