diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index d7220e845c..d4b7918ff1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   DatabaseOpts,
   DatabaseQueryOpts,
   DatabasePutOpts,
+  Document,
+  isDocument,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { getCouchInfo } from "./connections"
 import { directCouchCall } from "./utils"
@@ -77,12 +79,23 @@ export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
     return this.updateOutput(() => db.get(id))
   }
 
-  async remove(id?: string, rev?: string) {
+  async remove(idOrDoc: string | Document, rev?: string) {
     const db = await this.checkSetup()
-    if (!id || !rev) {
+    let _id: string
+    let _rev: string
+
+    if (isDocument(idOrDoc)) {
+      _id = idOrDoc._id!
+      _rev = idOrDoc._rev!
+    } else {
+      _id = idOrDoc
+      _rev = rev!
+    }
+
+    if (!_id || !_rev) {
       throw new Error("Unable to remove doc without a valid _id and _rev.")
     }
-    return this.updateOutput(() => db.destroy(id, rev))
+    return this.updateOutput(() => db.destroy(_id, _rev))
   }
 
   async put(document: AnyDocument, opts?: DatabasePutOpts) {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
index df873911c8..8979c1ba38 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import PouchDB from "pouchdb"
 import Nano from "nano"
-import { AllDocsResponse, AnyDocument } from "../"
+import { AllDocsResponse, AnyDocument, Document } from "../"
 
 export type PouchOptions = {
   inMemory?: boolean
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ export type DatabaseQueryOpts = {
   keys?: string[]
 }
 
+export const isDocument = (doc: any): doc is Document => {
+  return typeof doc === "object" && doc._id && doc._rev
+}
+
 export interface Database {
   name: string
 
   exists(): Promise<boolean>
   checkSetup(): Promise<Nano.DocumentScope<any>>
   get<T>(id?: string): Promise<T | any>
-  remove(id: string, rev: string): Promise<Nano.DocumentDestroyResponse>
+  remove(
+    id: string | Document,
+    rev?: string
+  ): Promise<Nano.DocumentDestroyResponse>
   put(
     document: AnyDocument,
     opts?: DatabasePutOpts