diff --git a/internal/gitwt/gitwt_remove.go b/internal/gitwt/gitwt_remove.go
index a86565a..9d63305 100644
--- a/internal/gitwt/gitwt_remove.go
+++ b/internal/gitwt/gitwt_remove.go
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ func (x *removeCommandOptions) removeWorktree(command *cobra.Command, name strin
 	if _, err := repository.git(removeArguments...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := removeEmptyParents(worktree.Path, worktreeRoot(repository.WorkTree)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	branchExists, err := repository.branchStillExists(worktree.BranchReference)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/gitwt/gitwt_test.go b/internal/gitwt/gitwt_test.go
index 63423da..93aea96 100644
--- a/internal/gitwt/gitwt_test.go
+++ b/internal/gitwt/gitwt_test.go
@@ -412,6 +412,23 @@ func TestCreateFailsWhenDirectoryExists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRemoveRemovesEmptyParentDirectories(t *testing.T) {
+	const branchName = "feature/nested"
+
+	testRepository := newTestRepository(t)
+	testRepository.runGitWT(t, "create", branchName)
+	testRepository.mergeWorktreeBranch(t, branchName)
+
+	result := testRepository.runGitWT(t, "remove", branchName)
+	if result.err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("remove failed: %v\n%s", result.err, result.stderr)
+	}
+
+	testRepository.assertPathMissing(t, filepath.Join(testRepository.rootPath, "feature", "nested"))
+	testRepository.assertPathMissing(t, filepath.Join(testRepository.rootPath, "feature"))
+	testRepository.assertPathPresent(t, testRepository.rootPath)
+}
+
 func TestRemoveFailsWhenDirtyWithoutForce(t *testing.T) {
 	const branchName = "feature/dirty"
 	const dirtyFileName = "dirty.txt"