diff --git a/Rubberduck.Core/UI/CodeExplorer/Commands/DeleteCommand.cs b/Rubberduck.Core/UI/CodeExplorer/Commands/DeleteCommand.cs
index 09934cd5ef..bb89cd144b 100644
--- a/Rubberduck.Core/UI/CodeExplorer/Commands/DeleteCommand.cs
+++ b/Rubberduck.Core/UI/CodeExplorer/Commands/DeleteCommand.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ namespace Rubberduck.UI.CodeExplorer.Commands
     public class DeleteCommand : CodeExplorerCommandBase
     {
         private readonly RemoveCommand _removeCommand;
-        private readonly IProjectsRepository _projectsRepository;
+        private readonly IProjectsProvider _projectsProvider;
         private readonly IMessageBox _messageBox;
         private readonly IVBE _vbe;
 
-        public DeleteCommand(RemoveCommand removeCommand, IProjectsRepository projectsRepository, IMessageBox messageBox, IVBE vbe)
+        public DeleteCommand(RemoveCommand removeCommand, IProjectsProvider projectsProvider, IMessageBox messageBox, IVBE vbe)
         {
             _removeCommand = removeCommand;
-            _projectsRepository = projectsRepository;
+            _projectsProvider = projectsProvider;
             _messageBox = messageBox;
             _vbe = vbe;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ protected override void OnExecute(object parameter)
             }
 
             var qualifiedModuleName = node.Declaration.QualifiedName.QualifiedModuleName;
-            var component = _projectsRepository.Component(qualifiedModuleName);
+            var component = _projectsProvider.Component(qualifiedModuleName);
             if (component is null)
             {
                 return;
diff --git a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsProvider.cs b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsProvider.cs
index c1695b61b8..5addf15031 100644
--- a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsProvider.cs
+++ b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsProvider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ public interface IProjectsProvider : IDisposable
         IEnumerable<(QualifiedModuleName QualifiedModuleName, IVBComponent Component)> Components();
         IEnumerable<(QualifiedModuleName QualifiedModuleName, IVBComponent Component)> Components(string projectId);
         IVBComponent Component(QualifiedModuleName qualifiedModuleName);
-        void RemoveComponent(QualifiedModuleName qualifiedModuleName);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsRepository.cs b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsRepository.cs
index 8356fe9c37..86f5927f94 100644
--- a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsRepository.cs
+++ b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/IProjectsRepository.cs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ public interface IProjectsRepository : IProjectsProvider
     {
         void Refresh();
         void Refresh(string projectId);
+        void RemoveComponent(QualifiedModuleName qualifiedModuleName);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/ProjectsRepository.cs b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/ProjectsRepository.cs
index ce74f3049d..951a1fd9d2 100644
--- a/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/ProjectsRepository.cs
+++ b/Rubberduck.VBEEditor/ComManagement/ProjectsRepository.cs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public IEnumerable<(string ProjectId, IVBProject Project)> LockedProjects()
             var readLockTaken = false;
             try
             {
-                _refreshProtectionLock.EnterUpgradeableReadLock();
+                _refreshProtectionLock.EnterReadLock();
                 readLockTaken = true;
                 return function.Invoke();
             }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public IEnumerable<(string ProjectId, IVBProject Project)> LockedProjects()
             {
                 if (readLockTaken)
                 {
-                    _refreshProtectionLock.ExitUpgradeableReadLock();
+                    _refreshProtectionLock.ExitReadLock();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -276,25 +276,16 @@ public IVBComponent Component(QualifiedModuleName qualifiedModuleName)
 
         public void RemoveComponent(QualifiedModuleName qualifiedModuleName)
         {
-            EvaluateWithinReadLock(() =>
+            ExecuteWithinWriteLock(() =>
             {
-                if (_components.TryGetValue(qualifiedModuleName, out var component))
+                if (!_components.TryGetValue(qualifiedModuleName, out var component) ||
+                    !_componentsCollections.TryGetValue(qualifiedModuleName.ProjectId, out var components))
                 {
-                    ExecuteWithinWriteLock(() =>
-                    {
-                        if (_projects.TryGetValue(qualifiedModuleName.ProjectId, out var project))
-                        {
-                            using (var components = project.VBComponents)
-                            {
-                                // Remove the actual component...
-                                components.Remove(component);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        // ...and our cached copy of it
-                        _components.Remove(qualifiedModuleName);
-                    });
+                    return;
                 }
-                return new { };
+
+                _components.Remove(qualifiedModuleName);
+                components.Remove(component);                
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/CodeExplorerViewModelTests.cs b/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/CodeExplorerViewModelTests.cs
index e320bff509..1c444adc7c 100644
--- a/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/CodeExplorerViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/CodeExplorerViewModelTests.cs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public void RemoveCommand_RemovesModuleWhenPromptOk()
                 var component = explorer.VbComponent.Object;
 
                 explorer.ViewModel.RemoveCommand.Execute(removing);
-                explorer.VbComponents.Verify(c => c.Remove(component), Times.Once);
+                explorer.ProjectsRepository.Verify(c => c.RemoveComponent(component.QualifiedModuleName), Times.Once);
             }
         }
 
@@ -503,8 +503,9 @@ public void RemoveCommand_GivenMsgBoxNo_RemovesModuleNoExport()
                 var removing = explorer.ViewModel.SelectedItem;
                 var component = explorer.VbComponent.Object;
 
+
                 explorer.ViewModel.RemoveCommand.Execute(removing);
-                explorer.VbComponents.Verify(c => c.Remove(component), Times.Once);
+                explorer.ProjectsRepository.Verify(c => c.RemoveComponent(component.QualifiedModuleName), Times.Once);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/MockedCodeExplorer.cs b/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/MockedCodeExplorer.cs
index 61f7582efb..ef0848b8bd 100644
--- a/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/MockedCodeExplorer.cs
+++ b/RubberduckTests/CodeExplorer/MockedCodeExplorer.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 using Rubberduck.UnitTesting;
 using Rubberduck.UnitTesting.CodeGeneration;
 using Rubberduck.UnitTesting.Settings;
+using Rubberduck.VBEditor;
+using Rubberduck.VBEditor.ComManagement;
 using Rubberduck.VBEditor.SourceCodeHandling;
 using Rubberduck.VBEditor.Utility;
 using RubberduckTests.Settings;
@@ -87,6 +89,10 @@ public MockedCodeExplorer(ProjectType projectType, ComponentType componentType =
             VbProject = project.Build();
             Vbe = builder.AddProject(VbProject).Build();
 
+            ProjectsRepository = new Mock<IProjectsRepository>();
+            ProjectsRepository.Setup(x => x.Project(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(VbProject.Object);
+            ProjectsRepository.Setup(x => x.Component(It.IsAny<QualifiedModuleName>())).Returns(VbComponent.Object);
+
             SetupViewModelAndParse();
         }
 
@@ -120,6 +126,10 @@ public MockedCodeExplorer(ProjectType projectType, ComponentType componentType =
             VbProject = project.Build();
             Vbe = builder.AddProject(VbProject).Build();
 
+            ProjectsRepository = new Mock<IProjectsRepository>();
+            ProjectsRepository.Setup(x => x.Project(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(VbProject.Object);
+            ProjectsRepository.Setup(x => x.Component(It.IsAny<QualifiedModuleName>())).Returns(VbComponent.Object);
+
             SetupViewModelAndParse();
 
             VbProject.SetupGet(m => m.VBComponents.Count).Returns(componentTypes.Count);
@@ -130,7 +140,8 @@ private void SetupViewModelAndParse()
             var parser = MockParser.Create(Vbe.Object, null, MockVbeEvents.CreateMockVbeEvents(Vbe));
             State = parser.State;
 
-            var removeCommand = new RemoveCommand(BrowserFactory.Object, MessageBox.Object, State.ProjectsProvider);
+            var exportCommand = new ExportCommand(BrowserFactory.Object, MessageBox.Object, State.ProjectsProvider, Vbe.Object);
+            var removeCommand = new RemoveCommand(exportCommand, ProjectsRepository.Object, MessageBox.Object, Vbe.Object);
 
             ViewModel = new CodeExplorerViewModel(State, removeCommand,
                 _generalSettingsProvider.Object,
@@ -157,6 +168,7 @@ private void SetupViewModelAndParse()
         public Mock<IOpenFileDialog> OpenDialog { get; }
         public Mock<IFolderBrowser> FolderBrowser { get; }
         public Mock<IMessageBox> MessageBox { get; } = new Mock<IMessageBox>();
+        public Mock<IProjectsRepository> ProjectsRepository { get; }
 
         public WindowSettings WindowSettings { get; } = new WindowSettings();
 
@@ -354,7 +366,7 @@ public void ExecuteExportCommand()
 
         public MockedCodeExplorer ImplementExportCommand()
         {
-            ViewModel.ExportCommand = new ExportCommand(BrowserFactory.Object, MessageBox.Object, State.ProjectsProvider);
+            ViewModel.ExportCommand = new ExportCommand(BrowserFactory.Object, MessageBox.Object, State.ProjectsProvider, Vbe.Object);
             return this;
         }