diff --git a/bindata.go.REMOVED.git-id b/bindata.go.REMOVED.git-id
index c86cd7f..f0c00ad 100644
--- a/bindata.go.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/bindata.go.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8241bf42c5b3ba0d768c26f3df5e4b20779790a5
\ No newline at end of file
+34bb35db683f8a7a61bc69989052e94f30862994
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index ed79116..ac698fb 100755
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func serve(port string) {
 	router.POST("/prime", handlePrime)
 	router.POST("/lock", handleLock)
 	router.POST("/encrypt", handleEncrypt)
+	router.DELETE("/oldlist", handleClearOldListItems)
 	router.DELETE("/listitem", deleteListItem)
 
 	router.Run(":" + port)
@@ -315,3 +316,36 @@ func deleteListItem(c *gin.Context) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func handleClearOldListItems(c *gin.Context) {
+	type QueryJSON struct {
+		Page string `json:"page"`
+	}
+
+	var json QueryJSON
+	if c.BindJSON(&json) != nil {
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, "Problem binding keys")
+		return
+	}
+	p := Open(json.Page)
+	if p.IsEncrypted {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"success": false, "message": "Encrypted"})
+		return
+	}
+	if p.IsLocked {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"success": false, "message": "Locked"})
+		return
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(p.Text.GetCurrent(), "\n")
+	newLines := make([]string, len(lines))
+	newLinesI := 0
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.Count(line, "~~") != 2 {
+			newLines[newLinesI] = line
+			newLinesI++
+		}
+	}
+	p.Update(strings.Join(newLines[0:newLinesI], "\n"))
+	p.Save()
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"success": true, "message": "Cleared"})
+}
diff --git a/templates/index.tmpl b/templates/index.tmpl
index 2e126ff..7562885 100755
--- a/templates/index.tmpl
+++ b/templates/index.tmpl
@@ -242,6 +242,33 @@
                     });
                 }
 
+                function clearOld() {
+                    $.ajax({
+                        type: 'DELETE',
+                        url: '/oldlist',
+                        data: JSON.stringify({
+                            page: "{{ .Page }}"
+                        }),
+                        success: function(data) {
+                            $('#saveEditButton').removeClass()
+                            if (data.success == true) {
+                                $('#saveEditButton').addClass("success");
+                            } else {
+                                $('#saveEditButton').addClass("failure");
+                            }
+                            $('#saveEditButton').text(data.message);
+                            if (data.success == true) {               
+                                window.location = "/{{ .Page }}/list";
+                            } 
+                        },
+                        error: function(xhr, error) {
+                            $('#saveEditButton').text(error);
+                        },
+                        contentType: "application/json",
+                        dataType: 'json'
+                    });
+                }
+
 
                 $("#encryptPage").click(function(e) {
                     e.preventDefault();
@@ -289,6 +316,16 @@
                     }
                 });
 
+                $("#clearOld").click(function(e) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    var r = confirm("This will erase all cleared list items, are you sure you want to do that?");
+                    if (r == true) {
+                        clearOld()
+                    } else {
+                        x = "You pressed Cancel!";
+                    }
+                });
+
                 $("textarea").keydown(function(e) {
                     if(e.keyCode === 9) { // tab was pressed
                         // get caret position/selection
@@ -368,7 +405,12 @@
                     {{ else }}
                     <li class="pure-menu-item"><span id="saveEditButton">Encrypted</span></li>
                     {{ end }}
-                    {{else}}<li class="pure-menu-item {{ with .ListPage }}pure-menu-selected{{ end }}"><a href="/{{ .Page }}/list" class="pure-menu-link">List</a></li>
+                    {{else}}
+                    {{ if .ListPage }}
+                    <li class="pure-menu-item {{ with .ListPage }}pure-menu-selected{{ end }}"><a href="#" class="pure-menu-link" id="clearOld">Clear old</a></li>
+                    {{ else }}
+                    <li class="pure-menu-item {{ with .ListPage }}pure-menu-selected{{ end }}"><a href="/{{ .Page }}/list" class="pure-menu-link">List</a></li>
+                    {{ end }}
                     <li class="pure-menu-item {{ with .EditPage }}pure-menu-selected{{ end }}"><a href="/{{ .Page }}/edit" class="pure-menu-link"><span id="saveEditButton">Edit</span></a></li>
                     {{end}}