diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 88a4614d..9f38cb55 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def add_repo(name, indexuri):
 def remove_repo(name):
     if ctx.repodb.has_repo(name):
         ctx.repodb.remove_repo(name)
-        pisi.util.clean_dir(os.path.join(ctx.config.index_dir(), repo))
+        pisi.util.clean_dir(os.path.join(ctx.config.index_dir(), name))
         ctx.ui.info(_('Repo %s removed from system.') % name)
     else:
         ctx.ui.error(_('Repository %s does not exist. Cannot remove.')