diff --git a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
index 0af4b26871..2e43d70533 100644
--- a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
+++ b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
@@ -141,10 +141,14 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
   }
 
   function fileRemoved (filepath) {
-    var label = self.treeView.labelAt(filepath)
+    const label = self.treeView.labelAt(filepath)
+    filepath = filepath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/')
+
     if (label && label.parentElement) {
       label.parentElement.removeChild(label)
     }
+
+    self.updatePath(filepath)
   }
 
   function fileRenamed (oldName, newName, isFolder) {
@@ -240,8 +244,6 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
 
             if (!removeFolder) {
               tooltip(`failed to remove ${key}. Make sure the directory is empty before removing it.`)
-            } else {
-              self.updatePath(self.files.type)
             }
           }, () => {})
       }
@@ -284,8 +286,6 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
 
             if (!removeFile) {
               tooltip(`Failed to remove file ${key}.`)
-            } else {
-              self.updatePath(self.files.type)
             }
           },
           () => {}
diff --git a/src/app/files/fileProvider.js b/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
index 3aea464e8f..1b02dd398b 100644
--- a/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
+++ b/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class FileProvider {
               // folder is empty
               window.remixFileSystem.rmdirSync(path, console.log)
             }
+            this.event.trigger('fileRemoved', [this._normalizePath(path)])
           }
         } catch (e) {
           console.log(e)
@@ -222,7 +223,6 @@ class FileProvider {
     window.remixFileSystem.readdir(path, (error, files) => {
       var ret = {}
 
-      console.log('files: ', files)
       if (files) {
         files.forEach(element => {
           const absPath = (path === '/' ? '' : path) + '/' + element
diff --git a/src/app/files/remixDProvider.js b/src/app/files/remixDProvider.js
index e409ff9305..e4c5f14c0e 100644
--- a/src/app/files/remixDProvider.js
+++ b/src/app/files/remixDProvider.js
@@ -37,33 +37,6 @@ module.exports = class RemixDProvider {
     this._appManager.on('remixd', 'fileRemoved', (path) => {
       this.event.trigger('fileRemoved', [this.addPrefix(path)])
     })
-
-    this._appManager.on('remixd', 'notified', (data) => {
-      if (data.scope === 'sharedfolder') {
-        if (data.name === 'created') {
-          this.init(() => {
-            this.event.trigger('fileAdded', [this.type + '/' + data.value.path, data.value.isReadOnly, data.value.isFolder])
-          })
-        } else if (data.name === 'removed') {
-          this.init(() => {
-            this.event.trigger('fileRemoved', [this.type + '/' + data.value.path])
-          })
-        } else if (data.name === 'changed') {
-          this._appManager.call('remixd', 'get', {path: data.value}, (error, content) => {
-            if (error) {
-              console.log(error)
-            } else {
-              var path = this.type + '/' + data.value
-              this.filesContent[path] = content
-              this.event.trigger('fileExternallyChanged', [path, content])
-            }
-          })
-        } else if (data.name === 'rootFolderChanged') {
-          // new path has been set, we should reset
-          this.event.trigger('folderAdded', [this.type + '/'])
-        }
-      }
-    })
   }
 
   isConnected () {
@@ -199,7 +172,7 @@ module.exports = class RemixDProvider {
     if (path[0] === '/') path = path.substring(1)
     if (!path) return callback(null, { [self.type]: { } })
     const unprefixedpath = this.removePrefix(path)
-    console.log('unprefixedpath: ', unprefixedpath)
+
     this._appManager.call('remixd', 'resolveDirectory', { path: unprefixedpath }).then((result) => {
       callback(null, result)
     }).catch(callback)