diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/jena/RDFUploadController.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/jena/RDFUploadController.java
index 5e1bc25b8..f30bb1a87 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/jena/RDFUploadController.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/jena/RDFUploadController.java
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ public class RDFUploadController extends JenaIngestController {
         String modelName = request.getParameter("modelName");
         String docLoc = request.getParameter("docLoc");
         String languageStr = request.getParameter("language");
+        boolean remove = "remove".equals(request.getParameter("mode"));
         ModelMaker maker = getModelMaker(request);
 
         String bodyJsp;
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ public class RDFUploadController extends JenaIngestController {
         } else {
             RDFService rdfService = getRDFService(request, maker, modelName);
             try {
-                doLoadRDFData(modelName, docLoc, filePath, languageStr, rdfService);
+                doLoadRDFData(modelName, docLoc, filePath, languageStr, rdfService, remove);
             } finally {
                 rdfService.close();
             }
@@ -378,12 +379,19 @@ public class RDFUploadController extends JenaIngestController {
                                String docLoc,
                                String filePath,
                                String language,
-                               RDFService rdfService) {
+                               RDFService rdfService,
+                               boolean remove) {
         try {
             if ( (docLoc != null) && (docLoc.length()>0) ) {
                 URL docLocURL = new URL(docLoc);
                 InputStream in = docLocURL.openStream();
-                readIntoModel(in, language, rdfService, modelName);
+                if(!remove) {
+                    readIntoModel(in, language, rdfService,
+                            modelName);
+                } else {
+                    removeFromModel(in, language, rdfService,
+                            modelName);
+                }
             } else if ( (filePath != null) && (filePath.length()>0) ) {
                 File file = new File(filePath);
                 File[] files;
@@ -396,8 +404,13 @@ public class RDFUploadController extends JenaIngestController {
                 for (File currentFile : files) {
                     log.debug("Reading file " + currentFile.getName());
                     try {
-                        readIntoModel(fileStream.getInputStream(), language,
-                                rdfService, modelName);
+                        if(!remove) {
+                            readIntoModel(fileStream.getInputStream(), language, rdfService,
+                                    modelName);
+                        } else {
+                            removeFromModel(fileStream.getInputStream(), language, rdfService,
+                                    modelName);
+                        }
                         fileStream.delete();
                     } catch (IOException ioe) {
                         String errMsg = "Error loading RDF from " +
diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/listModels.jsp b/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/listModels.jsp
index 67e052c76..383af657e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/listModels.jsp
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/listModels.jsp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function init(){
                 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="loadRDFData"/>
                 <input type="hidden" name="modelName" value="${modelName}"/>
                 <input type="hidden" name="modelType" value="${modelType}"/>
-                <input type="submit" name="submit" value="load RDF data"/>
+                <input type="submit" name="submit" value="add/remove RDF data"/>
             </form>
             </td>
             <td>
diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/loadRDFData.jsp b/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/loadRDFData.jsp
index 28c825a8b..8552cef6f 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/loadRDFData.jsp
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/jenaIngest/loadRDFData.jsp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 <p>Or upload a file from your computer:</p>
 <p><input type="file" name="filePath" /></p>
 
+<ul style="list-style-type:none;">
+	<li><input type="radio" name="mode" value="directAddABox" checked="checked"/>add RDF data</li>
+	<li><input type="radio" name="mode" value="remove"/>remove RDF data</li>
+</ul>
+
 <select name="language">
 	<option value="RDF/XML">RDF/XML</option>
 	<option value="N3">N3</option>