diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/cached_file_system.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/cached_file_system.ts
index 26481d46cf..00b057b3e7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/cached_file_system.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/cached_file_system.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ export class CachedFileSystem implements FileSystem {
     this.existsCache.set(path, true);
   }
 
+  removeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): void {
+    this.delegate.removeFile(path);
+    this.readFileCache.delete(path);
+    this.existsCache.set(path, false);
+  }
+
   symlink(target: AbsoluteFsPath, path: AbsoluteFsPath): void {
     this.delegate.symlink(target, path);
     this.existsCache.set(path, true);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/invalid_file_system.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/invalid_file_system.ts
index 36e7858caa..11b2c8ab15 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/invalid_file_system.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/invalid_file_system.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class InvalidFileSystem implements FileSystem {
   exists(path: AbsoluteFsPath): boolean { throw makeError(); }
   readFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): string { throw makeError(); }
   writeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath, data: string): void { throw makeError(); }
+  removeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): void { throw makeError(); }
   symlink(target: AbsoluteFsPath, path: AbsoluteFsPath): void { throw makeError(); }
   readdir(path: AbsoluteFsPath): PathSegment[] { throw makeError(); }
   lstat(path: AbsoluteFsPath): FileStats { throw makeError(); }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/node_js_file_system.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/node_js_file_system.ts
index 891426f969..9670504d6a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/node_js_file_system.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/node_js_file_system.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ export class NodeJSFileSystem implements FileSystem {
   private _caseSensitive: boolean|undefined = undefined;
   exists(path: AbsoluteFsPath): boolean { return fs.existsSync(path); }
   readFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): string { return fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'); }
-  writeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath, data: string): void {
-    return fs.writeFileSync(path, data, 'utf8');
-  }
+  writeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath, data: string): void { fs.writeFileSync(path, data, 'utf8'); }
+  removeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): void { fs.unlinkSync(path); }
   symlink(target: AbsoluteFsPath, path: AbsoluteFsPath): void { fs.symlinkSync(target, path); }
   readdir(path: AbsoluteFsPath): PathSegment[] { return fs.readdirSync(path) as PathSegment[]; }
   lstat(path: AbsoluteFsPath): FileStats { return fs.lstatSync(path); }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/types.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/types.ts
index 9c3dc11bf6..eb3410d032 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/types.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface FileSystem {
   exists(path: AbsoluteFsPath): boolean;
   readFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): string;
   writeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath, data: string): void;
+  removeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): void;
   symlink(target: AbsoluteFsPath, path: AbsoluteFsPath): void;
   readdir(path: AbsoluteFsPath): PathSegment[];
   lstat(path: AbsoluteFsPath): FileStats;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/cached_file_system_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/cached_file_system_spec.ts
index d817045c57..401b9f1bdf 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/cached_file_system_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/cached_file_system_spec.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,23 @@ describe('CachedFileSystem', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('removeFile()', () => {
+    it('should call delegate', () => {
+      const spy = spyOn(delegate, 'removeFile');
+      fs.removeFile(abcPath);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(abcPath);
+    });
+
+    it('should update the exists cache', () => {
+      spyOn(delegate, 'removeFile');
+      const existsSpy = spyOn(delegate, 'exists');
+
+      fs.removeFile(abcPath);
+      expect(fs.exists(abcPath)).toBe(false);
+      expect(existsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('readdir()', () => {
     it('should call delegate', () => {
       const spy = spyOn(delegate, 'readdir');
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/node_js_file_system_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/node_js_file_system_spec.ts
index 34fe48dfd6..c4f5161c3d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/node_js_file_system_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/node_js_file_system_spec.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ describe('NodeJSFileSystem', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('removeFile()', () => {
+    it('should delegate to fs.unlink()', () => {
+      const spy = spyOn(realFs, 'unlinkSync');
+      fs.removeFile(abcPath);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(abcPath);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('readdir()', () => {
     it('should delegate to fs.readdirSync()', () => {
       const spy = spyOn(realFs, 'readdirSync').and.returnValue(['x', 'y/z']);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing/src/mock_file_system.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing/src/mock_file_system.ts
index a1609ab28c..d8bae1db87 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing/src/mock_file_system.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing/src/mock_file_system.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ export abstract class MockFileSystem implements FileSystem {
     entity[basename] = data;
   }
 
+  removeFile(path: AbsoluteFsPath): void {
+    const [folderPath, basename] = this.splitIntoFolderAndFile(path);
+    const {entity} = this.findFromPath(folderPath);
+    if (entity === null || !isFolder(entity)) {
+      throw new MockFileSystemError(
+          'ENOENT', path, `Unable to remove file "${path}". The containing folder does not exist.`);
+    }
+    if (isFolder(entity[basename])) {
+      throw new MockFileSystemError(
+          'EISDIR', path, `Unable to remove file "${path}". The path to remove is a folder.`);
+    }
+    delete entity[basename];
+  }
+
   symlink(target: AbsoluteFsPath, path: AbsoluteFsPath): void {
     const [folderPath, basename] = this.splitIntoFolderAndFile(path);
     const {entity} = this.findFromPath(folderPath);