Index: trunk/Nebulous/lib/Nebulous/Client.pm
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--- trunk/Nebulous/lib/Nebulous/Client.pm	(revision 24572)
+++ trunk/Nebulous/lib/Nebulous/Client.pm	(revision 24920)
@@ -1117,4 +1117,37 @@
 
 
+sub prune
+{
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    my ( $key ) = validate_pos( @_,
+        {
+            type => SCALAR,
+        },
+    );
+
+    $log->debug( "entered - @_" );
+
+    my $response = $self->{ 'server' }->prune_object( $key );
+    if ( $response->fault ) {
+        $self->set_err($response->faultstring);
+        if ($response->faultstring =~ /is valid object key/) {
+            $log->debug( "leaving" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $log->logdie("unhandled fault - ", $self->err);
+    }
+
+    $log->debug( "server returned a stat" );
+
+    my $n_removed = $response->result;
+
+    $log->debug( "leaving" );
+
+    return $n_removed;
+}
+
+
 sub err
 {