diff --git a/scripts/beekeeper.pl b/scripts/beekeeper.pl
index 734da2427dfb475b10bc0ac76164cf2994e0cb15..53b8bcbf50a65d6da4804e27f41e9def254ea6e7 100755
--- a/scripts/beekeeper.pl
+++ b/scripts/beekeeper.pl
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ GetOptions('help'           => \$help,
            'logic_name=s'   => \$self->{'logic_name'},
            'failed_jobs'    => \$self->{'show_failed_jobs'},
            'reset_job_id=i' => \$self->{'reset_job_id'},
-           'reset_all_jobs_for_analysis=s' => \$self->{'reset_all_jobs_for_analysis'},
+           'reset_all|reset_all_jobs_for_analysis=s' => \$self->{'reset_all_jobs_for_analysis'},
+           'remove|remove_analysis_id=s' => \$self->{'remove_analysis_id'},
            'lsf_options=s'  => \$self->{'lsf_options'},
            'job_output=i'   => \$self->{'show_job_output'},
            'regfile=s'      => \$regfile,
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ if($self->{'show_job_output'}) { print_job_output($self); }
 
 if($self->{'reset_all_jobs_for_analysis'}) { reset_all_jobs_for_analysis($self); }
 
+if($self->{'remove_analysis_id'}) { remove_analysis_id($self); }
+
 if($self->{'all_dead'}) { register_all_workers_dead($self, $queen); }
 if($self->{'check_for_dead'}) { check_for_dead_workers($self, $queen); }
 
@@ -567,3 +570,12 @@ sub reset_all_jobs_for_analysis {
 
   $self->{'dba'}->get_Queen->synchronize_AnalysisStats($analysis->stats);
 }
+
+sub remove_analysis_id {
+  my $self = shift;
+  
+  my $analysis = $self->{'dba'}->get_AnalysisAdaptor->
+                   fetch_by_dbID($self->{'remove_analysis_id'}); 
+  
+  $self->{'dba'}->get_AnalysisJobAdaptor->remove_analysis_id($analysis->dbID); 
+}