diff --git a/ipwb/indexer.py b/ipwb/indexer.py
index ecb904be..7d0a9c3a 100755
--- a/ipwb/indexer.py
+++ b/ipwb/indexer.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 from ipwb.util import iso8601_to_digits14, ipfs_client
 from ipwb.util import is_wacz, extract_warcs_from_wacz
+from ipwb.util import cleanup_warc_files_extracted_from_wacz
 
 import requests
 import datetime
@@ -126,9 +127,11 @@ def index_file_at(warc_paths, encryption_key=None,
 
     warc_paths_to_append = []
     warc_paths_to_remove = []
+    warcs_to_cleanup_post_indexing = []
     for warc_path in warc_paths:
         if is_wacz(warc_path):
             warc_paths_to_append += extract_warcs_from_wacz(warc_path)
+            warcs_to_cleanup_post_indexing = warc_paths_to_append
             warc_paths_to_remove.append(warc_path)
 
     # Manipulate list of WARCs extracted from WACZ
@@ -184,6 +187,8 @@ def index_file_at(warc_paths, encryption_key=None,
     cdxj_metadata_lines = generate_cdxj_metadata(cdxj_lines)
     cdxj_lines = cdxj_metadata_lines + cdxj_lines
 
+    cleanup_warc_files_extracted_from_wacz(warcs_to_cleanup_post_indexing)
+
     if quiet:
         return cdxj_lines
 
diff --git a/ipwb/util.py b/ipwb/util.py
index 98c0f7bf..ede08474 100644
--- a/ipwb/util.py
+++ b/ipwb/util.py
@@ -365,3 +365,13 @@ def extract_warcs_from_wacz(wacz_path):
     extract_warcs_to_disk(wacz_path, warc_paths)
 
     return glob.glob('archive/*')
+
+
+def cleanup_warc_files_extracted_from_wacz(warc_paths):
+    for temporary_warc in warc_paths:
+        try:
+            if os.path.isfile(temporary_warc):
+                print(f'Deleting tempporary WARC at {temporary_warc}')
+                os.remove(temporary_warc)
+        except OSError as e:
+            print(f'Error: {e.filename}, {e.strerror}')