diff --git a/faiss/IndexRefine.cpp b/faiss/IndexRefine.cpp
index 8bc429a5e9..1037d6e1e7 100644
--- a/faiss/IndexRefine.cpp
+++ b/faiss/IndexRefine.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ void IndexRefine::add(idx_t n, const float* x) {
     ntotal = refine_index->ntotal;
 }
 
+size_t IndexRefine::remove_ids(const IDSelector& sel) {
+    FAISS_THROW_IF_NOT(is_trained);
+    base_index->remove_ids(sel);
+    size_t nremove = refine_index->remove_ids(sel);
+    return nremove;
+}
+
 void IndexRefine::reset() {
     base_index->reset();
     refine_index->reset();
diff --git a/faiss/IndexRefine.h b/faiss/IndexRefine.h
index 9ad4e4be29..ce6b34f284 100644
--- a/faiss/IndexRefine.h
+++ b/faiss/IndexRefine.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct IndexRefine : Index {
 
     void add(idx_t n, const float* x) override;
 
+    size_t remove_ids(const IDSelector& sel) override;
+
     void reset() override;
 
     void search(