diff --git a/bears/general/DuplicateFileBear.py b/bears/general/DuplicateFileBear.py
index 0bd4603276..a1398f6a8b 100644
--- a/bears/general/DuplicateFileBear.py
+++ b/bears/general/DuplicateFileBear.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from coalib.bears.GlobalBear import GlobalBear
 from coalib.results.Result import Result
 from coalib.results.RESULT_SEVERITY import RESULT_SEVERITY
+from bears.general.actions.DeleteFileAction import DeleteFileAction
 
 
 class DuplicateFileBear(GlobalBear):
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ def run(self):
                     second_file_name = file_pair[1]
                     message = ('File ' + first_file_name + ' is identical'
                                ' to File ' + second_file_name)
-                    yield Result.from_values(origin=self, message=message,
-                                             severity=RESULT_SEVERITY.INFO,
-                                             file=first_file_name)
+                    yield Result(origin=self,
+                                 message=message,
+                                 severity=RESULT_SEVERITY.INFO,
+                                 actions=[DeleteFileAction(first_file_name),
+                                          DeleteFileAction(second_file_name)])
diff --git a/bears/general/actions/DeleteFileAction.py b/bears/general/actions/DeleteFileAction.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..884bbcb435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bears/general/actions/DeleteFileAction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+from coalib.results.result_actions.ResultAction import ResultAction
+
+
+class DeleteFileAction(ResultAction):
+    """
+    Deletes a file
+    """
+
+    SUCCESS_MESSAGE = 'File deleted successfully.'
+
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.description = ('Delete {} [Note: This will '
+                            'delete the file permanently]').format(filename)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_applicable(result,
+                      original_file_dict,
+                      file_diff_dict,
+                      applied_actions=()):
+        return 'DeleteFileAction' not in applied_actions
+
+    def apply(self, result, original_file_dict, file_diff_dict):
+        os.remove(self.filename)
+        return file_diff_dict
diff --git a/bears/general/actions/__init__.py b/bears/general/actions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/general/actions/DeleteFileActionTest.py b/tests/general/actions/DeleteFileActionTest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fbbcb3343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/general/actions/DeleteFileActionTest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from coalib.results.Result import Result
+from bears.general.actions.DeleteFileAction import DeleteFileAction
+from coala_utils.ContextManagers import retrieve_stdout
+
+
+def get_path(file):
+    return os.path.join(
+        os.getcwd(), 'tests', 'general', 'duplicate_test_files', file)
+
+
+class DeleteFileActionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.file1 = 'complexFirst.txt'
+        self.file2 = 'complexSecond.txt'
+        self.result = Result('origin', 'message')
+        self.uut1 = DeleteFileAction(self.file1)
+        self.uut2 = DeleteFileAction(self.file2)
+
+    def test_is_applicable(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.uut1.is_applicable(self.result, {}, {}))
+        self.assertFalse(self.uut1.is_applicable(
+            self.result, {}, {}, applied_actions=('DeleteFileAction')))
+
+    def test_apply(self):
+        with retrieve_stdout() as stdout:
+            patcher = ('bears.general.actions.DeleteFileAction.'
+                       'os.remove')
+            with patch(patcher):
+                ret = self.uut1.apply(self.result, {}, {'file': 'diff'})
+                self.assertEqual(ret, {'file': 'diff'})
+                self.assertEqual(stdout.getvalue(), '')
diff --git a/tests/general/actions/__init__.py b/tests/general/actions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2