diff --git a/mesonpy/__init__.py b/mesonpy/__init__.py
index 9fa30519c..c2b5dd6ca 100644
--- a/mesonpy/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonpy/__init__.py
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ def build_editable(self, directory: Path, verbose: bool = False) -> pathlib.Path
                     hook_name={_as_python_declaration(hook_module_name)},
                     project_path={_as_python_declaration(self._source_dir)},
                     build_path={_as_python_declaration(self._build_dir)},
+                    install_dir={_as_python_declaration(install_path)},
+                    uninstall_old = True,
                     import_paths={_as_python_declaration(import_paths)},
                     top_level_modules={_as_python_declaration(self.top_level_modules)},
                     rebuild_commands={_as_python_declaration(rebuild_commands)},
@@ -882,7 +884,6 @@ def build_commands(self, install_dir: Optional[pathlib.Path] = None) -> Sequence
             (
                 'meson',
                 'install',
-                '--only-changed',
                 '--destdir',
                 os.fspath(install_dir or self._install_dir),
                 *self._meson_args['install'],
diff --git a/mesonpy/_editable.py b/mesonpy/_editable.py
index f3690c3ec..ee29ae276 100644
--- a/mesonpy/_editable.py
+++ b/mesonpy/_editable.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import functools
 import importlib.abc
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import warnings
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ def __init__(
         hook_name: str,
         project_path: str,
         build_path: str,
+        install_dir: str,
+        uninstall_old: bool,
         import_paths: List[str],
         top_level_modules: List[str],
         rebuild_commands: List[List[str]],
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._hook_name = hook_name
         self._project_path = project_path
         self._build_path = build_path
+        self.install_dir = install_dir
+        self.uninstall_old = uninstall_old
         self._import_paths = import_paths
         self._top_level_modules = top_level_modules
         self._rebuild_commands = rebuild_commands
@@ -115,6 +120,9 @@ def _proc(self, command: List[str]) -> None:
     @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=1)
     def rebuild(self) -> None:
         self._debug(f'{{cyan}}{{bold}}+ rebuilding {self._project_path}{{reset}}')
+        if self.uninstall_old:
+            if os.path.exists(self.install_dir):
+                shutil.rmtree(self.install_dir)
         for command in self._rebuild_commands:
             self._proc(command)
         self._debug('{cyan}{bold}+ successfully rebuilt{reset}')
@@ -148,6 +156,8 @@ def install(
         hook_name: str,
         project_path: str,
         build_path: str,
+        install_dir: str,
+        uninstall_old: bool,
         import_paths: List[str],
         top_level_modules: List[str],
         rebuild_commands: List[List[str]],
@@ -163,6 +173,8 @@ def install(
             hook_name,
             project_path,
             build_path,
+            install_dir,
+            uninstall_old,
             import_paths,
             top_level_modules,
             rebuild_commands,
diff --git a/tests/packages/scipy-like/mypkg/submod/deleted.py b/tests/packages/scipy-like/mypkg/submod/deleted.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3d3470d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/scipy-like/mypkg/submod/deleted.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print('Deleted file exists')
diff --git a/tests/test_wheel.py b/tests/test_wheel.py
index fb1c07948..2df8ad46b 100644
--- a/tests/test_wheel.py
+++ b/tests/test_wheel.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def test_scipy_like(wheel_scipy_like):
         f'mypkg/cy_extmod{EXT_SUFFIX}',
         'mypkg/submod/__init__.py',
         'mypkg/submod/unknown_filetype.npq',
+        'mypkg/submod/deleted.py'
     }
     if sys.platform in {'win32', 'cygwin'}:
         # Currently Meson is installing .dll.a (import libraries) next
@@ -278,3 +279,35 @@ def test_editable_broken_non_existent_build_dir(
     venv.pip('install', os.path.join(tmp_path, mesonpy.build_editable(tmp_path)))
 
     assert venv.python('-c', 'import plat; print(plat.foo())').strip() == 'bar'
+
+
+def test_editable_syncs_removed_file(
+    package_scipy_like,
+    editable_scipy_like,
+    venv,
+    tmp_path,
+):
+    # Test that a deleted file is removed from the install dir
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_path)  # copytree requires dest not to exist
+    shutil.copytree(package_scipy_like, tmp_path)
+    mesonpy_dir = os.path.join(package_scipy_like, '.mesonpy')
+    if os.path.isdir(mesonpy_dir):
+        venv.pip('uninstall', '-y', 'mypkg')
+        shutil.rmtree(mesonpy_dir)
+
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    venv.pip('install', os.path.join(tmp_path, mesonpy.build_editable(tmp_path)))
+
+    assert venv.python('-c', 'import mypkg.submod.deleted').strip() == 'Deleted file exists'
+
+    # Delete a file and check if it is removed
+    # (in this case, cannot be imported)
+    os.remove(os.path.join(tmp_path, 'mypkg/submod/deleted.py'))
+    assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmp_path, 'mypkg/submod/deleted.py'))
+
+    try:
+        # Use assert to fail the test if the call succeeds
+        assert not venv.python('-c', 'import mypkg.submod.deleted')
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # We're expecting this to fail since the file got deleted
+        pass