diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace/index.js
index 94064dfa7..a5dbbf71b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Modal from 'components/Modal';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { recursivelyGetAllItemUids } from 'utils/collections';
 import { removeCollectionFromWorkspace } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/workspaces/actions';
+import { removeLocalCollection } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { closeTabs } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
 
 const RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace = ({onClose, collection}) => {
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@ const RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace = ({onClose, collection}) => {
         dispatch(closeTabs({
           tabUids: recursivelyGetAllItemUids(collection.items)
         }));
-        toast.success("Collection removed from workspace");
       })
+      .then(() => dispatch(removeLocalCollection(collection.uid)))
+      .then(() => toast.success("Collection removed from workspace"))
       .catch((err) => console.log(err) && toast.error("An error occured while removing the collection"));
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
index c8e599443..3510dbc1a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import NewFolder from 'components/Sidebar/NewFolder';
 import CollectionItem from './CollectionItem';
 import RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace from './RemoveCollectionFromWorkspace';
 import { doesCollectionHaveItemsMatchingSearchText } from 'utils/collections/search';
-import { isItemAFolder, isItemARequest, transformCollectionToSaveToIdb } from 'utils/collections';
+import { isItemAFolder, isItemARequest, transformCollectionToSaveToIdb, isLocalCollection } from 'utils/collections';
 import exportCollection from 'utils/collections/export';
 
 import RenameCollection from './RenameCollection';
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ const Collection = ({collection, searchText}) => {
     exportCollection(transformCollectionToSaveToIdb(collectionCopy));
   };
 
+  const isLocal = isLocalCollection(collection);
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper className="flex flex-col">
       {showNewRequestModal && <NewRequest collection={collection} onClose={() => setShowNewRequestModal(false)}/>}
@@ -115,12 +117,14 @@ const Collection = ({collection, searchText}) => {
             }}>
               Remove from Workspace
             </div>
-            <div className="dropdown-item delete-collection" onClick={(e) => {
-              menuDropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
-              setShowDeleteCollectionModal(true);
-            }}>
-              Delete
-            </div>
+            {!isLocal ? (
+              <div className="dropdown-item delete-collection" onClick={(e) => {
+                menuDropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+                setShowDeleteCollectionModal(true);
+              }}>
+                Delete
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
           </Dropdown>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index ca12a75ba..4ce67b054 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -612,4 +612,19 @@ export const newHttpRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       .then(() => resolve())
       .catch(reject);
   });
+};
+
+export const removeLocalCollection = (collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
+    if(!collection) {
+      return reject(new Error('Collection not found'));
+    }
+    const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+    ipcRenderer
+      .invoke('renderer:remove-collection', collection.pathname)
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(reject);
+  });
 };
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diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index 957246962..249ba72b7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -338,3 +338,7 @@ export const refreshUidsInItem = (item) => {
 
   return item;
 }
+
+export const isLocalCollection = (collection) => {
+  return collection.pathname ? true : false;
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
index 702c3794d..5a5acdda2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/local-collection.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
 
   ipcMain.handle('renderer:remove-collection', async (event, collectionPath) => {
     if(watcher && mainWindow) {
+      console.log(`watcher stopWatching: ${collectionPath}`);
       watcher.removeWatcher(collectionPath, mainWindow);
     }
   });