diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ImportTask.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ImportTask.cs
index e7f599d85f..def20bc1fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ImportTask.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ImportTask.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                 : getReaderFrom(Path);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deletes the file that is encapsulated by this <see cref="ImportTask"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void DeleteFile()
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(Path))
+                File.Delete(Path);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an <see cref="ArchiveReader"/> from a stream.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
index db8861c281..9d06c14b4b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             // TODO: Add a check to prevent files from storage to be deleted.
             try
             {
-                if (import != null && File.Exists(task.Path) && ShouldDeleteArchive(task.Path))
-                    File.Delete(task.Path);
+                if (import != null && ShouldDeleteArchive(task.Path))
+                    task.DeleteFile();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {