diff --git a/docs/docs/managing-environments.md b/docs/docs/managing-environments.md
index 8b626cd813a..8b6094c6d46 100644
--- a/docs/docs/managing-environments.md
+++ b/docs/docs/managing-environments.md
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ poetry env remove test-O3eWbxRl-py3.7
 ```
 
 If you remove the currently activated virtual environment, it will be automatically deactivated.
+
+You can delete all virtual environments at once using `env remove --all`.
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diff --git a/poetry/console/commands/env/remove.py b/poetry/console/commands/env/remove.py
index 5f208851deb..56c3139ee2a 100644
--- a/poetry/console/commands/env/remove.py
+++ b/poetry/console/commands/env/remove.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from cleo import argument
+from cleo import option
+from clikit.api.args.exceptions import CannotParseArgsException
 
 from ..command import Command
 
@@ -9,13 +11,31 @@ class EnvRemoveCommand(Command):
     description = "Removes a specific virtualenv associated with the project."
 
     arguments = [
-        argument("python", "The python executable to remove the virtualenv for.")
+        argument(
+            "python",
+            "The python executable to remove the virtualenv for.",
+            optional=True,
+        )
     ]
 
+    options = [option("all", None, "Remove of virtualenvs of this project.")]
+
     def handle(self):
         from poetry.utils.env import EnvManager
 
         manager = EnvManager(self.poetry)
-        venv = manager.remove(self.argument("python"))
-
-        self.line("Deleted virtualenv: <comment>{}</comment>".format(venv.path))
+        if self.option("all"):
+            for venv in manager.list():
+                manager.remove(venv.path.name)
+                self.line("Deleted virtualenv: <comment>{}</comment>".format(venv.path))
+        else:
+            # simulate a non-optional argument - it needs to be optional for --all to work
+            # but required for deleting individual environments
+            if self.argument("python") is None:
+                raise CannotParseArgsException(
+                    'Not enough arguments (missing: "python").'
+                )
+
+            venv = manager.remove(self.argument("python"))
+
+            self.line("Deleted virtualenv: <comment>{}</comment>".format(venv.path))
diff --git a/tests/console/commands/env/test_remove.py b/tests/console/commands/env/test_remove.py
index bf3c3a6c4fb..c102468315c 100644
--- a/tests/console/commands/env/test_remove.py
+++ b/tests/console/commands/env/test_remove.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from cleo.testers import CommandTester
+from clikit.api.args.exceptions import CannotParseArgsException
+from pytest import raises
 
 from poetry.utils._compat import Path
 from poetry.utils.env import EnvManager
@@ -55,3 +57,43 @@ def test_remove_by_name(app, tmp_dir):
     )
 
     assert expected == tester.io.fetch_output()
+
+
+def test_remove_no_python(app, tmp_dir):
+    # additional test for the "required optional argument"
+    app.poetry.config.merge({"virtualenvs": {"path": str(tmp_dir)}})
+
+    venv_name = EnvManager.generate_env_name(
+        "simple-project", str(app.poetry.file.parent)
+    )
+    (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.7".format(venv_name)).mkdir()
+    (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.6".format(venv_name)).mkdir()
+
+    command = app.find("env remove")
+    tester = CommandTester(command)
+    with raises(CannotParseArgsException):
+        tester.execute()
+
+
+def test_remove_all(app, tmp_dir):
+    app.poetry.config.merge({"virtualenvs": {"path": str(tmp_dir)}})
+
+    venv_name = EnvManager.generate_env_name(
+        "simple-project", str(app.poetry.file.parent)
+    )
+    (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.7".format(venv_name)).mkdir()
+    (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.6".format(venv_name)).mkdir()
+
+    command = app.find("env remove")
+    tester = CommandTester(command)
+    tester.execute("--all")
+
+    assert not (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.6".format(venv_name)).exists()
+    assert not (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.7".format(venv_name)).exists()
+
+    expected = "Deleted virtualenv: {}\nDeleted virtualenv: {}\n".format(
+        (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.6".format(venv_name)),
+        (Path(tmp_dir) / "{}-py3.7".format(venv_name)),
+    )
+
+    assert expected == tester.io.fetch_output()