diff --git a/lib/Command/CirclesRemote.php b/lib/Command/CirclesRemote.php
index 15dee8ac2..cdb4a594e 100644
--- a/lib/Command/CirclesRemote.php
+++ b/lib/Command/CirclesRemote.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ protected function configure() {
 		$this->setName('circles:remote')
 			->setDescription('remote features')
 			->addArgument('host', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'host of the remote instance of Nextcloud')
+			->addOption('delete', '', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'delete the remote instance from database')
 			->addOption(
 				'type', '', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'set type of remote', RemoteInstance::TYPE_UNKNOWN
 			)
@@ -96,7 +97,12 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 		$this->output = $output;
 
 		if ($host) {
-			$this->requestInstance($host);
+			if ($input->getOption('delete')) {
+				$this->remoteRequest->deleteInstance($host);
+				return 0;
+			} else {
+				$this->requestInstance($host);
+			}
 		} else {
 			$this->checkKnownInstance();
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Db/RemoteRequest.php b/lib/Db/RemoteRequest.php
index dbc09865b..b4ce78e11 100644
--- a/lib/Db/RemoteRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/RemoteRequest.php
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ public function searchDuplicate(RemoteInstance $remoteInstance): RemoteInstance
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * @param RemoteInstance $remoteInstance
+	 */
+	public function deleteInstance(string $host) {
+		$qb = $this->getRemoteDeleteSql();
+		$qb->limitToInstance($host);
+		$qb->executeStatement();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param RemoteInstance $remoteInstance
 	 */