diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/database_status.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/database_status.cpp
index 8faa4ad72..573a393fe 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/database_status.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/database_status.cpp
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ using namespace NLMISC;
 
 namespace PIPELINE {
 
-namespace {
-
-/// Create status file path
-std::string getStatusFilePath(const std::string &path)
-{
-	return CWorkspaceStorage::getMetaFilePath(path, PIPELINE_DATABASE_STATUS_SUFFIX);
-}
-
-} /* anonymous namespace */
-
 CDatabaseStatus::CDatabaseStatus()
 {
 	//CFile::createDirectoryTree(g_WorkspaceDirectory + PIPELINE_DATABASE_STATUS_SUBDIR);
@@ -71,7 +61,7 @@ bool CDatabaseStatus::getFileStatus(CFileStatus &fileStatus, const std::string &
 {
 	bool seemsValid = false;
 	std::string stdPath = unMacroPath(filePath);
-	std::string statusPath = getStatusFilePath(filePath);
+	std::string statusPath = CMetadataStorage::getStatusPath(filePath);
 	m_StatusMutex.lock_shared();
 	if (CMetadataStorage::readStatus(fileStatus, statusPath))
 	{
@@ -222,7 +212,7 @@ public:
 			bool firstSeen = false;
 			uint32 time = CTime::getSecondsSince1970();
 			uint32 fmdt = CFile::getFileModificationDate(FilePath);
-			std::string statusPath = getStatusFilePath(FilePath); // g_WorkspaceDirectory + PIPELINE_DATABASE_STATUS_SUBDIR + dropDatabaseDirectory(FilePath) + ".status";
+			std::string statusPath = CMetadataStorage::getStatusPath(FilePath); // g_WorkspaceDirectory + PIPELINE_DATABASE_STATUS_SUBDIR + dropDatabaseDirectory(FilePath) + ".status";
 			StatusMutex->lock_shared();
 			bool statusFileExists = CMetadataStorage::readStatus(fs, statusPath);
 			if (!statusFileExists)
@@ -490,7 +480,7 @@ void updateDirectoryStatus(CDatabaseStatus* ds, CDatabaseStatusUpdater &updater,
 				nldebug("Created '%s'", removedTagFile.c_str());
 				
 				// Delete the status.
-				NLMISC::CFile::deleteFile(subPath);
+				CMetadataStorage::eraseStatus(subPath);
 				nlinfo("Removed '%s'", subPath.c_str());
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
index fea9d0e12..61c02818b 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace PIPELINE {
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void CFileError::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
 {
 	uint version = stream.serialVersion(1);
@@ -82,6 +86,15 @@ void CProjectOutput::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
 	stream.serialCont(FileOutputs);
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+std::string CMetadataStorage::getStatusPath(const std::string &file)
+{
+	return CWorkspaceStorage::getMetaFilePath(file, PIPELINE_DATABASE_STATUS_SUFFIX);
+}
+
 bool CMetadataStorage::readStatus(CFileStatus &status, const std::string &path)
 {
 	if (!NLMISC::CFile::fileExists(path))
@@ -116,6 +129,10 @@ void CMetadataStorage::eraseStatus(const std::string &path)
 	NLMISC::CFile::deleteFile(path);
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 } /* namespace PIPELINE */
 
 /* end of file */
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
index 6110d4b33..7826c4338 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
@@ -130,10 +130,15 @@ class CMetadataStorage
 public:
 
 	/// Note: Use the functions provided by CDatabaseStatus for manipulating status files.
+	static std::string getStatusPath(const std::string &file);
 	static bool readStatus(CFileStatus &status, const std::string &path);
 	static void writeStatus(const CFileStatus &status, const std::string &path);
 	static void eraseStatus(const std::string &path);
 
+	static bool readRemove(CFileRemove &remove, const std::string & path);
+	static void createRemove(const CFileRemove &remove, const std::string &path); // Remove cannot be modified after creation, only erased.
+	static void eraseRemove(const std::string &path);
+
 }; /* class CMetadataStorage */
 
 } /* namespace PIPELINE */