diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 30ba981..0595b94 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('main module', () => {
     expect(getCombinedBaseUrlSpy.calledOnceWithExactly(rootPath, args.baseUrl)).toBeTruthy();
     expect(buildTreeSpy.calledOnceWithExactly(rootPath, barrelName, signale)).toBeTruthy();
     expect(getDestinationsSpy.calledOnceWithExactly(builtTree, args.location, barrelName, signale)).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(purgeSpy.calledOnceWithExactly(builtTree, args.delete, barrelName, signale)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(purgeSpy.calledOnceWithExactly(builtTree, args.delete, args.noHeader, barrelName, signale)).toBeTruthy();
     expect(buildBarrelsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       addHeader: true,
       destinations,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 736dca2..8df6b51 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function Barrelsby(args: Arguments) {
     logger.debug('Destinations', destinations);
 
     // Potentially there are some existing barrels that need removing.
-    purge(rootTree, args.delete ?? false, barrelName, logger);
+    purge(rootTree, args.delete ?? false, args.noHeader ?? false, barrelName, logger);
 
     // Create the barrels.
     const quoteCharacter = getQuoteCharacter(args.singleQuotes as boolean);
diff --git a/src/purge.test.ts b/src/purge.test.ts
index e0a5e72..1f84f4c 100644
--- a/src/purge.test.ts
+++ b/src/purge.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('purge module has a', () => {
     let logger: Logger;
     let loggerSpy: jest.SpyInstance<void, [message?: any, ...optionalArgs: any[]]>;
     const barrelName = 'barrel.ts';
+    const barrelNoHeaderName = 'index.ts';
     beforeEach(() => {
       MockFs(TestUtilities.mockFsConfiguration());
       directory = TestUtilities.mockDirectoryTree();
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ describe('purge module has a', () => {
       MockFs.restore();
     });
     it('should delete existing barrels if the delete flag is enabled', () => {
-      Purge.purge(directory, true, barrelName, logger);
+      Purge.purge(directory, true, false, barrelName, logger);
 
       // Check directory has been manipulated.
       expect(directory.files.length).toBe(2);
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ describe('purge module has a', () => {
       expect(fs.existsSync('directory1/barrel.ts')).toBeFalsy();
     });
     it('should do nothing if the delete flag is disabled', () => {
-      Purge.purge(directory, false, barrelName, logger);
+      Purge.purge(directory, false, false, barrelName, logger);
 
       // Check directory has not been manipulated.
       expect(directory.files.length).toBe(3);
@@ -44,9 +45,19 @@ describe('purge module has a', () => {
       expect(fs.existsSync('directory1/barrel.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
     it('should log useful information to the logger', () => {
-      Purge.purge(directory, true, barrelName, logger);
+      Purge.purge(directory, true, false, barrelName, logger);
 
       expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
+    it('should delete files without header if noHeader flag is enabled', () => {
+      Purge.purge(directory, true, true, barrelNoHeaderName, logger);
+
+      // Check directory has been manipulated.
+      expect(directory.files.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(directory.files.filter(file => file.name === 'index.ts').length).toBe(0);
+
+      // Check FS has been manipulated.
+      expect(fs.existsSync('directory/index.ts')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/purge.ts b/src/purge.ts
index 3f6a6d3..359168d 100644
--- a/src/purge.ts
+++ b/src/purge.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Logger } from './options/logger';
 import { Directory } from './interfaces/directory.interface';
 import { FileTreeLocation } from './interfaces/location.interface';
 
-export function purge(rootTree: Directory, shouldPurge: boolean, barrelName: string, logger: Logger) {
+export function purge(rootTree: Directory, shouldPurge: boolean, noHeader: boolean, barrelName: string, logger: Logger) {
   // Delete any existing barrels.
   if (shouldPurge) {
     logger.debug(`Purging barrels for ${rootTree}`);
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ export function purge(rootTree: Directory, shouldPurge: boolean, barrelName: str
           return file.name === barrelName;
         })
         .filter(file => {
-          const isGenerated = fs.readFileSync(file.path).includes('@file Automatically generated by barrelsby.');
-          return file.name === barrelName && isGenerated;
+          if(noHeader) {
+            return true;
+          }
+          return fs.readFileSync(file.path).includes('@file Automatically generated by barrelsby.');
         })
         .forEach((file: FileTreeLocation) => {
           logger.debug(`Deleting existing barrel @ ${file.path}`);