diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index dac15a5ae..33fe6bfcb 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ alias glum='git pull upstream master'
 alias gwch='git whatchanged -p --abbrev-commit --pretty=medium'
 alias gwip='git add -A; git rm $(git ls-files --deleted) 2> /dev/null; git commit -m "--wip--"'
 
-# Remove from repo all files deleted
-alias gitstrm="git st | egrep 'deleted' | sed -e 's/#//' -e 's/deleted:/git rm/' | sh"
+alias gitrmdeleted="git ls-files --deleted -z | xargs -0 git rm -r"
 
 alias gitgcprune="git remote prune origin ; git gc --prune --aggressive"