diff --git a/internal/api/v2/local.go b/internal/api/v2/local.go
index f1e7ed0..52f2849 100644
--- a/internal/api/v2/local.go
+++ b/internal/api/v2/local.go
@@ -185,13 +185,35 @@ func (h *LocalHandler) remove(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	repoName := chi.URLParam(r, "name")
 	filePath := chi.URLParam(r, "*")
 
-	if err := h.db.DeleteLocalFile(r.Context(), repoName, filePath); err != nil {
+	if err := deleteLocalFile(r.Context(), h.db, repoName, filePath); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
+// deleteLocalFile removes a local file and runs the provider's post-delete hook,
+// so provider-derived state (e.g. RPM metadata that feeds generated repodata)
+// stops referencing a package that no longer exists.
+func deleteLocalFile(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, repoName, filePath string) error {
+	if err := db.DeleteLocalFile(ctx, repoName, filePath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	remote, err := db.GetRemote(ctx, repoName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil // file is gone; no repo left to resolve a cleanup hook from
+	}
+	prov, err := provider.Get(remote.PackageType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if hook, ok := prov.(provider.PostDeleteHook); ok {
+		return hook.AfterDelete(ctx, repoName, filePath, db)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *LocalHandler) DB() *database.DB {
 	return h.db
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/v2/local_evict_cleanup_test.go b/internal/api/v2/local_evict_cleanup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6d493d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/v2/local_evict_cleanup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/database"
+	"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider"
+	_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/rpm" // register the rpm provider so its PostDeleteHook runs
+	"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/pkg/models"
+)
+
+// TestLocalEvictCleansRPMMetadata verifies that evicting an RPM from a local
+// repo also removes the derived rpm_metadata row, so generated repodata stops
+// listing the deleted package.
+func TestLocalEvictCleansRPMMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	if testDSN == "" {
+		t.Skip("Docker unavailable")
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	db, err := database.New(testDSN)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	const repo = "rpm-evict-cleanup"
+	if err := db.CreateRemote(ctx, &models.Remote{Name: repo, PackageType: models.PackageRPM, RepoType: models.RepoTypeLocal}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	const hash = "sha256:bb22"
+	const path = "Packages/example-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm"
+	if err := db.UpsertBlob(ctx, hash, "blobs/bb/22", 2048, "application/x-rpm"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := db.CreateLocalFile(ctx, repo, path, hash); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := db.InsertRPMMetadata(ctx, &provider.RPMMetadata{
+		RepoName: repo, FilePath: path, ContentHash: hash,
+		Name: "example", Version: "0.1.0", Release: "1", Arch: "x86_64",
+		Requires: []provider.RPMDep{}, Provides: []provider.RPMDep{},
+		Files: []provider.RPMFile{}, Changelogs: []provider.RPMChangelog{},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	h := NewObjectsHandler(db)
+	router := chi.NewRouter()
+	router.Route("/locals/{name}/objects", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Delete("/*", h.LocalRoutes().ServeHTTP)
+	})
+
+	del := httptest.NewRequest("DELETE", "/locals/"+repo+"/objects/"+path, nil)
+	dw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(dw, del)
+	if dw.Code != 204 {
+		t.Fatalf("evict = %d, want 204", dw.Code)
+	}
+
+	if f, _ := db.GetLocalFile(ctx, repo, path); f != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("local file still present after evict: %+v", f)
+	}
+	entries, err := db.ListRPMMetadataEntries(ctx, repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(entries) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("rpm_metadata still present after evict: %+v", entries)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/v2/objects.go b/internal/api/v2/objects.go
index 4851409..4505c3e 100644
--- a/internal/api/v2/objects.go
+++ b/internal/api/v2/objects.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (h *ObjectsHandler) evictLocal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	repoName := chi.URLParam(r, "name")
 	path := chi.URLParam(r, "*")
 
-	if err := h.db.DeleteLocalFile(r.Context(), repoName, path); err != nil {
+	if err := deleteLocalFile(r.Context(), h.db, repoName, path); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("evict failed: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/database/rpm_metadata.go b/internal/database/rpm_metadata.go
index cfcb84c..e0fc38a 100644
--- a/internal/database/rpm_metadata.go
+++ b/internal/database/rpm_metadata.go
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ func (db *DB) InsertRPMMetadata(ctx context.Context, meta *provider.RPMMetadata)
 	return err
 }
 
+func (db *DB) DeleteRPMMetadata(ctx context.Context, repoName, filePath string) error {
+	_, err := db.Pool.Exec(ctx, `DELETE FROM rpm_metadata WHERE repo_name = $1 AND file_path = $2`, repoName, filePath)
+	return err
+}
+
 type RPMMetadataRow struct {
 	RepoName      string
 	FilePath      string
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index fc628b6..eb698ae 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -53,10 +53,20 @@ type PostUploadHook interface {
 	AfterUpload(ctx context.Context, repoName, storagePath, contentHash string, blobs BlobReader, db MetadataStore)
 }
 
+// PostDeleteHook lets a provider clean up derived state (e.g. RPM metadata that
+// feeds generated repodata) after a local file is removed.
+type PostDeleteHook interface {
+	AfterDelete(ctx context.Context, repoName, storagePath string, db MetadataDeleter) error
+}
+
 type MetadataStore interface {
 	InsertRPMMetadata(ctx context.Context, meta *RPMMetadata) error
 }
 
+type MetadataDeleter interface {
+	DeleteRPMMetadata(ctx context.Context, repoName, filePath string) error
+}
+
 type RPMMetadataReader interface {
 	ListRPMMetadataEntries(ctx context.Context, repoName string) ([]RPMMetadata, error)
 }
diff --git a/internal/provider/rpm/rpm.go b/internal/provider/rpm/rpm.go
index 3860ac1..e3ce8d6 100644
--- a/internal/provider/rpm/rpm.go
+++ b/internal/provider/rpm/rpm.go
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ func (p *Provider) AfterUpload(ctx context.Context, repoName, storagePath, conte
 	slog.Info("rpm metadata: parsed", "repo", repoName, "name", meta.Name, "version", meta.Version, "arch", meta.Arch)
 }
 
+func (p *Provider) AfterDelete(ctx context.Context, repoName, storagePath string, db provider.MetadataDeleter) error {
+	if err := db.DeleteRPMMetadata(ctx, repoName, storagePath); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("rpm metadata: delete failed", "repo", repoName, "path", storagePath, "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	slog.Info("rpm metadata: deleted", "repo", repoName, "path", storagePath)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func rpmDepFromEntry(e rpmlib.Dependency) provider.RPMDep {
 	dep := provider.RPMDep{Name: e.Name()}
 	if e.Flags() != 0 {