diff --git a/include/lander.h b/include/lander.h
index 61c4297..88bfab9 100644
--- a/include/lander.h
+++ b/include/lander.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "http_loop.h"
 #include "lsm/store.h"
 
-extern http_route lander_routes[5];
+extern http_route lander_routes[4];
 
 typedef struct lander_gctx {
   const char *data_dir;
@@ -57,6 +57,4 @@ bool lander_get_entry_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
 bool lander_post_redirect_body_to_attr(event_loop_conn *conn);
 
-bool lander_remove_entry(event_loop_conn *conn);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/lsm/example/test.c b/lsm/example/test.c
index 660cd04..bd78f2e 100644
--- a/lsm/example/test.c
+++ b/lsm/example/test.c
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ int main() {
 
   lsm_str *attr;
   lsm_str_init_copy(&attr, "some attribute value");
-  lsm_entry_attr_insert(handle, 1, attr);
+  lsm_entry_attr_insert(handle, lsm_attr_type_content_type, attr);
 
   lsm_str *data;
   lsm_str_init_copy(&data, "hello");
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
-    lsm_entry_data_append(handle, data);
+    lsm_entry_data_append(store, handle, data);
+  }
+
+  if (lsm_entry_sync(store, handle) != lsm_error_ok) {
+    printf("godver");
+    return 1;
   }
   lsm_entry_close(handle);
 
@@ -45,12 +50,4 @@ int main() {
     total += read;
   }
   printf("\n%lu", total);
-
-  lsm_entry_close(handle);
-
-  assert(lsm_store_open_write(&handle, store, key) == lsm_error_ok);
-  lsm_entry_remove(handle);
-  lsm_entry_close(handle);
-
-  assert(lsm_store_open_read(&handle, store, key) == lsm_error_not_found);
 }
diff --git a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
index 45eda7e..31eb19b 100644
--- a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
+++ b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ void lsm_entry_close(lsm_entry_handle *handle);
 lsm_error lsm_store_insert(lsm_entry_handle **out, lsm_store *store,
                            lsm_str *key);
 
-/**
- * Mark the entry as removed.
- *
- * @param handle handle to entry to remove
- */
-void lsm_entry_remove(lsm_entry_handle *handle);
-
 /**
  * Append new data to the given entry, which is expected to be in the store.
  *
diff --git a/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h b/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
index f356bd4..fb50838 100644
--- a/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
+++ b/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #define LSM_DB_FILE_NAME "lsm.db"
 #define LSM_IDX_FILE_NAME "lsm.idx"
-#define LSM_DATA_FILE_SUFFIX ".data"
 
 typedef struct lsm_attr {
   uint8_t type;
@@ -41,13 +40,6 @@ typedef struct lsm_entry {
  */
 lsm_error lsm_entry_init(lsm_entry **ptr);
 
-/**
- * Deallocate an existing entry
- *
- * @param entry pointer to entry
- */
-void lsm_entry_free(lsm_entry *entry);
-
 /**
  * Deallocate an existing lsm_entry object.
  *
@@ -130,15 +122,4 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_disk_remove(lsm_entry_handle *handle);
  */
 lsm_error lsm_entry_disk_update(lsm_entry_handle *handle);
 
-/**
- * Return the length of the path to this entry's data file
- */
-uint64_t lsm_entry_data_path_len(lsm_entry_handle *handle);
-
-/**
- * Fill in the entry's data file path in the provided buffer. Use
- * `lsm_entry_data_path_len` to allocate an appropriately-sized buffer
- */
-void lsm_entry_data_path(char *buf, lsm_entry_handle *handle);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
index f93e289..2185418 100644
--- a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
+++ b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ lsm_error lsm_store_insert(lsm_entry_handle **out, lsm_store *store,
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
 
-void lsm_entry_remove(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
-  handle->states |= lsm_entry_handle_state_removed;
-}
-
 lsm_error lsm_entry_data_append(lsm_entry_handle *handle, lsm_str *data) {
   if (lsm_str_len(data) == 0) {
     return lsm_error_ok;
@@ -174,10 +170,11 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_data_append(lsm_entry_handle *handle, lsm_str *data) {
 
   // Entries don't open their file unless needed
   if (handle->f == NULL) {
-    char data_path[lsm_entry_data_path_len(handle) + 1];
-    lsm_entry_data_path(data_path, handle);
+    char path[handle->store->data_path->len + entry->key->len + 2];
+    sprintf(path, "%s/%s", lsm_str_ptr(handle->store->data_path),
+            lsm_str_ptr(entry->key));
 
-    FILE *f = fopen(data_path, "ab");
+    FILE *f = fopen(path, "ab");
 
     if (f == NULL) {
       return lsm_error_failed_io;
@@ -212,10 +209,11 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_data_read(uint64_t *out, char *buf,
 
   // Entries don't open their file unless needed
   if (handle->f == NULL) {
-    char data_path[lsm_entry_data_path_len(handle) + 1];
-    lsm_entry_data_path(data_path, handle);
+    char path[handle->store->data_path->len + entry->key->len + 2];
+    sprintf(path, "%s/%s", lsm_str_ptr(handle->store->data_path),
+            lsm_str_ptr(entry->key));
 
-    FILE *f = fopen(data_path, "rb");
+    FILE *f = fopen(path, "rb");
 
     if (f == NULL) {
       return lsm_error_failed_io;
diff --git a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_disk_write.c b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_disk_write.c
index b6906e6..acb0015 100644
--- a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_disk_write.c
+++ b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_disk_write.c
@@ -124,49 +124,3 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_disk_insert(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
 
   return res;
 }
-
-// Marking an entry as removed in the idx file is simply setting the length of
-// its entry to zero
-lsm_error lsm_entry_disk_remove(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
-  lsm_store *store = handle->store;
-  lsm_entry *entry = handle->wrapper->entry;
-
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&store->idx.lock);
-
-  lsm_error res =
-      lsm_fseek(store->idx.f, entry->idx_file_offset + sizeof(uint64_t));
-
-  if (res != lsm_error_ok) {
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&store->idx.lock);
-
-    return res;
-  }
-
-  uint64_t val = 0;
-  res = lsm_fwrite(NULL, store->idx.f, sizeof(uint64_t), 1, &val);
-
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&store->idx.lock);
-
-  if (res != lsm_error_ok) {
-    return res;
-  }
-
-  fflush(store->idx.f);
-
-  // Remove data file if present
-  if (entry->data_len > 0) {
-    if (handle->f != NULL) {
-      fclose(handle->f);
-      handle->f = NULL;
-    }
-
-    char data_path[lsm_entry_data_path_len(handle) + 1];
-    lsm_entry_data_path(data_path, handle);
-
-    if (remove(data_path) != 0) {
-      return lsm_error_failed_io;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return lsm_error_ok;
-}
diff --git a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
index a9c0ade..8212ba6 100644
--- a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
+++ b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_init(lsm_entry **ptr) {
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
 
-void lsm_entry_free(lsm_entry *entry) {
-  if (entry->attrs.count > 0) {
-    free(entry->attrs.items);
-  }
-
-  free(entry);
-}
-
 lsm_error lsm_entry_wrapper_init(lsm_entry_wrapper **ptr) {
   lsm_entry_wrapper *wrap = calloc(1, sizeof(lsm_entry_wrapper));
 
@@ -66,10 +58,7 @@ void lsm_entry_close(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
     lsm_entry_disk_insert(handle);
   } else if ((handle->states & lsm_entry_handle_state_removed) &&
              !(handle->states & lsm_entry_handle_state_new)) {
-    lsm_entry_disk_remove(handle);
-
-    lsm_entry_free(handle->wrapper->entry);
-    handle->wrapper->entry = NULL;
+    /* lsm_entry_disk_remove(handle); */
   } else if (handle->states & lsm_entry_handle_state_updated) {
     /* lsm_entry_disk_update(handle); */
   }
@@ -227,25 +216,3 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint8_t(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
 uint64_t lsm_entry_data_len(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
   return handle->wrapper->entry->data_len;
 }
-
-uint64_t lsm_entry_data_path_len(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
-  // [data path]/[entry key][data file suffix]
-  return lsm_str_len(handle->store->data_path) +
-         lsm_str_len(handle->wrapper->entry->key) +
-         strlen(LSM_DATA_FILE_SUFFIX) + 1;
-}
-void lsm_entry_data_path(char *buf, lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
-  lsm_str *data_path = handle->store->data_path;
-  lsm_str *key = handle->wrapper->entry->key;
-
-  memcpy(buf, lsm_str_ptr(data_path), lsm_str_len(data_path));
-
-  uint64_t index = lsm_str_len(data_path);
-  buf[index] = '/';
-
-  index += 1;
-  memcpy(&buf[index], lsm_str_ptr(key), lsm_str_len(key));
-
-  index += lsm_str_len(key);
-  strcpy(&buf[index], LSM_DATA_FILE_SUFFIX);
-}
diff --git a/src/lander/lander.c b/src/lander/lander.c
index a045428..57f5c5e 100644
--- a/src/lander/lander.c
+++ b/src/lander/lander.c
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ http_route lander_routes[] = {
         .steps_res = {http_loop_step_write_header, lander_stream_body_to_client,
                       NULL},
     },
-    {
-        .type = http_route_regex,
-        .method = http_delete,
-        .path = "^/([^/]+)$",
-        .steps = {http_loop_step_auth, lander_remove_entry, NULL},
-        .steps_res = {http_loop_step_write_header, http_loop_step_write_body,
-                      NULL},
-    },
     {
         .type = http_route_regex,
         .method = http_post,
diff --git a/src/lander/lander_delete.c b/src/lander/lander_delete.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e91b6c9..0000000
--- a/src/lander/lander_delete.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#include "lander.h"
-
-bool lander_remove_entry(event_loop_conn *conn) {
-  http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
-  lander_ctx *c_ctx = ctx->c;
-  http_loop_gctx *gctx = ctx->g;
-  lander_gctx *c_gctx = gctx->c;
-
-  const char *key_s = &ctx->req.path[ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_so];
-  int key_len = ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_eo - ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_so;
-
-  lsm_str *key;
-  lsm_str_init_copy_n(&key, (char *)key_s, key_len);
-
-  switch (lsm_store_open_write(&c_ctx->entry, c_gctx->store, key)) {
-  case lsm_error_ok:
-    break;
-  case lsm_error_not_found:
-    ctx->res.status = http_not_found;
-    return true;
-  default:
-    ctx->res.status = http_internal_server_error;
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  lsm_entry_remove(c_ctx->entry);
-
-  return true;
-}