diff --git a/src/towncrier/_git.py b/src/towncrier/_git.py
index 4db06ce4..a0f9aee7 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_git.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_git.py
@@ -7,31 +7,9 @@
 
 from subprocess import STDOUT, call, check_output
 
-import click
-
-
-def remove_files(
-    fragment_filenames: list[str], answer_yes: bool, answer_keep: bool
-) -> None:
-    if not fragment_filenames:
-        return
-
-    try:
-        if answer_keep:
-            click.echo("Keeping the following files:")
-            # Not proceeding with the removal of the files.
-            return
-
-        if answer_yes:
-            click.echo("Removing the following files:")
-        else:
-            click.echo("I want to remove the following files:")
-    finally:
-        # Will always be printed, even for answer_keep to help with possible troubleshooting
-        for filename in fragment_filenames:
-            click.echo(filename)
-
-    if answer_yes or click.confirm("Is it okay if I remove those files?", default=True):
+
+def remove_files(fragment_filenames: list[str]) -> None:
+    if fragment_filenames:
         call(["git", "rm", "--quiet"] + fragment_filenames)
 
 
diff --git a/src/towncrier/_remover.py b/src/towncrier/_remover.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..982fbcf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/towncrier/_remover.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright (c) Amber Brown, 2015
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import click
+
+from towncrier._git import remove_files
+
+
+def remove_news_fragment_files(
+    fragment_filenames: list[str], answer_yes: bool, answer_keep: bool
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        if answer_keep:
+            click.echo("Keeping the following files:")
+            # Not proceeding with the removal of the files.
+            return
+
+        if answer_yes:
+            click.echo("Removing the following files:")
+        else:
+            click.echo("I want to remove the following files:")
+    finally:
+        # Will always be printed, even for answer_keep to help with possible troubleshooting
+        for filename in fragment_filenames:
+            click.echo(filename)
+
+    if answer_yes or click.confirm("Is it okay if I remove those files?", default=True):
+        remove_files(fragment_filenames)
diff --git a/src/towncrier/build.py b/src/towncrier/build.py
index 0f6ec77a..866ef2d3 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/build.py
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 from click import Context, Option
 
+from towncrier._remover import remove_news_fragment_files
+
 from ._builder import find_fragments, render_fragments, split_fragments
-from ._git import remove_files, stage_newsfile
+from ._git import stage_newsfile
 from ._project import get_project_name, get_version
 from ._settings import ConfigError, config_option_help, load_config_from_options
 from ._writer import append_to_newsfile
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ def __main(
         stage_newsfile(base_directory, news_file)
 
         click.echo("Removing news fragments...", err=to_err)
-        remove_files(fragment_filenames, answer_yes, answer_keep)
+        remove_news_fragment_files(fragment_filenames, answer_yes, answer_keep)
 
         click.echo("Done!", err=to_err)