diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 15b91e8f..1142c9a5 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ def get_takeback_plan(operation):
     beinstalled, beremoved, configs = pisi.operations.history.plan_takeback(operation)
     return beinstalled, beremoved
 
+@locked
+def delete_cache():
+    """
+    Deletes cached packages, cached archives, build dirs
+    """
+    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.cached_packages_dir())
+    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.archives_dir())
+    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.tmp_dir())
+
 @locked
 def snapshot():
     """
@@ -690,12 +699,6 @@ def __update_repo(repo, force=False):
     else:
         raise pisi.Error(_('No repository named %s found.') % repo)
 
-@locked
-def delete_cache():
-    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.cached_packages_dir())
-    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.archives_dir())
-    pisi.util.clean_dir(ctx.config.tmp_dir())
-
 # FIXME: rebuild_db is only here for filesdb and it really is ugly. we should not need any rebuild.
 @locked
 def rebuild_db(files=False):