diff --git a/wormpy/__main__.py b/wormpy/__main__.py
index 4ecc768..fa6b91e 100755
--- a/wormpy/__main__.py
+++ b/wormpy/__main__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import json
 import info
 import stty
 import shutil
+import delete_save
 from blessings import Terminal
 
 
@@ -223,30 +224,7 @@ group.add_argument(
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.delete_save:
-    try:
-        shutil.move(gamesave_path, gamesave_path + "-old")
-        print("Saved game deleted.")
-        print(f"A backup was created at `{gamesave_path}-old`. To restore it, run:")
-        print(f"mv {gamesave_path}-old {gamesave_path}")
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("No saved game found.")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print("An error occurred.")
-        print(str(type(e)).split("'")[1] + ": " + str(e))
-        cont = input(
-            "Do you want to try to non-recoverably delete the saved game? [Y/n] "
-        )
-        if cont[0] in "Yy":
-            try:
-                os.unlink(gamesave_path)
-                print("Saved game deleted.")
-            except Exception as e:
-                print("An error occurred.")
-                print(str(type(e)).split("'")[1] + ": " + str(e))
-            sys.exit(1)
-        else:
-            sys.exit(1)
-    sys.exit(0)
+    delete_save.delete_save(gamesave_path)
 elif args.save_game:
     height = 24
     width = 80
diff --git a/wormpy/delete_save.py b/wormpy/delete_save.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..736911e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wormpy/delete_save.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+
+def delete_save(gamesave_path):
+    try:
+        shutil.move(gamesave_path, gamesave_path + "-old")
+        print("Saved game deleted.")
+        print(f"A backup was created at `{gamesave_path}-old`. To restore it, run:")
+        print(f"mv {gamesave_path}-old {gamesave_path}")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print("No saved game found.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("An error occurred.")
+        print(str(type(e)).split("'")[1] + ": " + str(e))
+        cont = input(
+            "Do you want to try to non-recoverably delete the saved game? [Y/n] "
+        )
+        if cont[0] in "Yy":
+            try:
+                os.unlink(gamesave_path)
+                print("Saved game deleted.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print("An error occurred.")
+                print(str(type(e)).split("'")[1] + ": " + str(e))
+            sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            sys.exit(1)
+    sys.exit(0)