diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
index ce4660af..728554c6 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -510,3 +510,8 @@ bool FILESYSTEM_openDirectory(const char *dname)
 	return false;
 }
 #endif
+
+bool FILESYSTEM_delete(const char *name)
+{
+    return PHYSFS_delete(name) != 0;
+}
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
index ddf44d0d..718ecbea 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ std::vector<std::string> FILESYSTEM_getLevelDirFileNames();
 bool FILESYSTEM_openDirectoryEnabled();
 bool FILESYSTEM_openDirectory(const char *dname);
 
+bool FILESYSTEM_delete(const char *name);
+
 #endif /* FILESYSTEMUTILS_H */
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index dd9dab00..06f743bd 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -7188,16 +7188,16 @@ void Game::createmenu( enum Menu::MenuName t, bool samemenu/*= false*/ )
 
 void Game::deletequick()
 {
-    if( remove( "qsave.vvv" ) != 0 )
-        puts("Error deleting qsave.vvv");
+    if( !FILESYSTEM_delete( "saves/qsave.vvv" ) )
+        puts("Error deleting saves/qsave.vvv");
     else
         quicksummary = "";
 }
 
 void Game::deletetele()
 {
-    if( remove( "tsave.vvv" ) != 0 )
-        puts("Error deleting tsave.vvv");
+    if( !FILESYSTEM_delete( "saves/tsave.vvv" ) )
+        puts("Error deleting saves/tsave.vvv");
     else
         telesummary = "";
 }