diff --git a/Items/Inventory.cs b/Items/Inventory.cs
index 825c5bf..a385fc7 100644
--- a/Items/Inventory.cs
+++ b/Items/Inventory.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ public partial class Inventory : Node2D, IItemCollection<ItemMetadata>
 
     public bool Remove(ItemMetadata item)
     {
+        int indexInInventory = Items.IndexOf(item);
+        if (indexInInventory < 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // remove instances of item from hotbar
+        int indexInHotbar = HotbarToItemIndexMap.IndexOf(indexInInventory);
+        if (indexInHotbar >= 0)
+        {
+            HotbarToItemIndexMap[indexInHotbar] = -1;
+            Hotbar[indexInHotbar].QueueFree();
+        }
+
+        Items[indexInInventory] = null;
         return Items.Remove(item);
     }
 
diff --git a/Items/Item.cs b/Items/Item.cs
index c38fc0b..f6d2af6 100644
--- a/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Items/Item.cs
@@ -65,4 +65,15 @@ public abstract partial class Item : Node2D
     {
 
     }
+
+    public virtual void Remove()
+    {
+        if (IsUsing)
+        {
+            Deuse();
+        }
+
+        Unequip(CharacterOwner);
+        QueueFree();
+    }
 }