diff --git a/zet b/zet
index 3e5fd26..b397aa4 100755
--- a/zet
+++ b/zet
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ delete_zet() {
   if [[ -d "$dir" ]]; then
     mv -v "$dir" "/tmp/zet-${id}"
 
+    run_git_command rm -r "$dir"
+
+    commit_message="Delete ${id}"
+    run_git_command commit -m "$commit_message"
+
     update_zet_list
   else
     echo "Note not found: $id" >&2