diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee5ccf9f3..9380b0dc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 2.1.24 (XXXX-XX-XX)
+
+### Features
+
+* Added `__contains__` to client- and server-side `BugManager`.
+* Added `__delitem__` to client- and server-side `BugManager`.
+
+
 ## 2.1.23 (2019-02-28)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/bugzoo/client/bug.py b/bugzoo/client/bug.py
index a961b0866..12e8af078 100644
--- a/bugzoo/client/bug.py
+++ b/bugzoo/client/bug.py
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ class BugManager(object):
     def __init__(self, api: APIClient) -> None:
         self.__api = api
 
+    def __contains__(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Determines whether there is a bug registered under a given name.
+        """
+        r = self.__api.get('bugs/{}'.format(name))
+        if r.status_code == 200:
+            return True
+        elif r.status_code == 404:
+            return False
+        self.__api.handle_erroneous_response(r)
+
     def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> Bug:
         """
         Retrieves the bug registered under a given name.
@@ -27,7 +38,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> Bug:
         Raises:
             KeyError: if no bug is found with the given name.
         """
-        logger.info("Fetching information for bug: %s", name)
+        logger.debug("Fetching information for bug: %s", name)
         r = self.__api.get('bugs/{}'.format(name))
 
         if r.status_code == 200:
@@ -39,6 +50,20 @@ def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> Bug:
         logger.info("Unexpected API response when retrieving bug: %s", name)
         self.__api.handle_erroneous_response(r)
 
+    def __delitem__(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Deregisters a bug under a given name.
+
+        Raises:
+            KeyError: if no bug is found with the given name.
+        """
+        r = self.__api.delete('bugs/{}'.format(name))
+        if r.status_code == 204:
+            return
+        if r.status_code == 404:
+            raise KeyError("no bug found with given name: {}".format(name))
+        self.__api.handle_erroneous_response(r)
+
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         """
         Returns an iterator over the names of the bugs registered with
diff --git a/bugzoo/mgr/bug.py b/bugzoo/mgr/bug.py
index 376798faa..7063a5497 100644
--- a/bugzoo/mgr/bug.py
+++ b/bugzoo/mgr/bug.py
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.__installation = installation
         self.__bugs = {}
 
+    def __contains__(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Determines whether a bug is registered under a given name.
+        """
+        return name in self.__bugs
+
     def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> Bug:
         """
         Attempts to fetch the description of a named bug.
@@ -50,11 +56,17 @@ def register(self, bug: Bug) -> None:
 
     add = register
 
+    def __delitem__(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Attempts to deregister a bug with a given name.
+        """
+        del self.__bugs[name]
+
     def deregister(self, bug: Bug) -> None:
         """
         Attempts to deregister a given bug from this manager.
         """
-        del self.__bugs[bug.name]
+        del self[bug.name]
 
     remove = deregister
 
diff --git a/bugzoo/server/__init__.py b/bugzoo/server/__init__.py
index 3c5a968e0..653a719d2 100644
--- a/bugzoo/server/__init__.py
+++ b/bugzoo/server/__init__.py
@@ -580,6 +580,18 @@ def docker_images(name: str):
         return UnexpectedServerError.from_exception(ex), 500
 
 
+@app.route('/bugs/<uid>', methods=['DELETE'])
+@throws_errors
+def deregister_bug(uid: str):
+    try:
+        del daemon.bugs[uid]
+        return '', 204
+    except KeyError:
+        return BugNotFound(uid), 404
+    except Exception as ex:
+        return UnexpectedServerError.from_exception(ex), 500
+
+
 def run(*,
     port: int = 6060,
     host: str = '0.0.0.0',
diff --git a/bugzoo/version.py b/bugzoo/version.py
index 648bf4878..c2ca560bc 100644
--- a/bugzoo/version.py
+++ b/bugzoo/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.1.23'
+__version__ = '2.1.24'