diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommand.php
index f2c55fd3e98d..192112569c8e 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommand.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class EnvironmentEncryptCommand extends Command
                     {--key= : The encryption key}
                     {--cipher= : The encryption cipher}
                     {--env= : The environment to be encrypted}
+                    {--prune= : Delete the original environment file}
                     {--force : Overwrite the existing encrypted environment file}';
 
     /**
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ public function handle()
             return Command::FAILURE;
         }
 
+        if ($this->option('prune')) {
+            $this->files->delete($environmentFile);
+        }
+
         $this->components->info('Environment successfully encrypted.');
 
         $this->components->twoColumnDetail('Key', $keyPassed ? $key : 'base64:'.base64_encode($key));
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommandTest.php b/tests/Integration/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommandTest.php
index ac99801d74b8..8de3023f5525 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Console/EnvironmentEncryptCommandTest.php
@@ -155,4 +155,24 @@ public function testItEncryptsWithGivenGeneratedBase64KeyAndDisplaysIt()
             ->expectsOutputToContain('.env.encrypted')
             ->assertExitCode(0);
     }
+
+    public function testItCanRemoveTheOriginalFile()
+    {
+        $this->filesystem->shouldReceive('exists')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn(true)
+            ->shouldReceive('exists')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn(false);
+
+        $this->artisan('env:encrypt', ['--prune' => true])
+            ->expectsOutputToContain('.env.encrypted')
+            ->assertExitCode(0);
+
+        $this->filesystem->shouldHaveReceived('put')
+            ->with(base_path('.env.encrypted'), m::any());
+
+        $this->filesystem->shouldHaveReceived('delete')
+            ->with(base_path('.env'));
+    }
 }