diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
index 9da3974a8..223693214 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace Grav\Common;
 
 use \Doctrine\Common\Cache\Cache as DoctrineCache;
 use Grav\Common\Config\Config;
+use Grav\Common\Filesystem\Folder;
 
 /**
  * The GravCache object is used throughout Grav to store and retrieve cached data.
@@ -37,6 +38,33 @@ class Cache extends Getters
 
     protected $cache_dir;
 
+    protected static $standard_remove = [
+        'cache/twig/',
+        'cache/doctrine/',
+        'cache/compiled/',
+        'cache/validated-',
+        'images/',
+        'assets/',
+    ];
+
+    protected static $all_remove = [
+        'cache/',
+        'images/',
+        'assets/'
+    ];
+
+    protected static $assets_remove = [
+        'assets/'
+    ];
+
+    protected static $images_remove = [
+        'images/'
+    ];
+
+    protected static $cache_remove = [
+        'cache/'
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
@@ -169,4 +197,70 @@ class Cache extends Getters
     {
         return $this->key;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to clear all Grav caches
+     *
+     * @param string $remove    standard|all|assets-only|images-only|cache-only
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function clearCache($remove = 'standard')
+    {
+
+        $output = [];
+        $user_config = USER_DIR . 'config/system.yaml';
+
+        switch($remove) {
+            case 'all':
+                $remove_paths = self::$all_remove;
+                break;
+            case 'assets-only':
+                $remove_paths = self::$assets_remove;
+                break;
+            case 'images-only':
+                $remove_paths = self::$images_remove;
+                break;
+            case 'cache-only':
+                $remove_paths = self::$cache_remove;
+                break;
+            default:
+                $remove_paths = self::$standard_remove;
+        }
+
+
+        foreach ($remove_paths as $path) {
+
+            $anything = false;
+            $files = glob(ROOT_DIR . $path . '*');
+
+            foreach ($files as $file) {
+                if (is_file($file)) {
+                    if (@unlink($file)) {
+                        $anything = true;
+                    }
+                } elseif (is_dir($file)) {
+                    if (@Folder::delete($file)) {
+                        $anything = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+
+            if ($anything) {
+                $output[] = '<red>Cleared:  </red>' . $path . '*';
+            }
+        }
+
+        $output[] = '';
+
+        if (($remove == 'all' || $remove == 'standard') && file_exists($user_config)) {
+            touch($user_config);
+
+            $output[] = '<red>Touched: </red>' . $user_config;
+            $output[] = '';
+        }
+
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
index 148d24634..de48ca0d0 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 namespace Grav\Console\Cli;
 
+use Grav\Console\ConsoleTrait;
+use Grav\Common\Cache;
 use Grav\Common\Filesystem\Folder;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Formatter\OutputFormatterStyle;
@@ -17,33 +19,6 @@ use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
 class ClearCacheCommand extends Command
 {
 
-    protected $standard_remove = [
-        'cache/twig/',
-        'cache/doctrine/',
-        'cache/compiled/',
-        'cache/validated-',
-        'images/',
-        'assets/',
-    ];
-
-    protected $all_remove = [
-        'cache/',
-        'images/',
-        'assets/'
-    ];
-
-    protected $assets_remove = [
-        'assets/'
-    ];
-
-    protected $images_remove = [
-        'images/'
-    ];
-
-    protected $cache_remove = [
-        'cache/'
-    ];
-
     /**
      *
      */
@@ -87,55 +62,21 @@ class ClearCacheCommand extends Command
         $output->writeln('<magenta>Clearing cache</magenta>');
         $output->writeln('');
 
-        $user_config = USER_DIR . 'config/system.yaml';
-
-        $anything = false;
-
         if ($input->getOption('all')) {
-            $remove_paths = $this->all_remove;
+            $remove = 'all';
         } elseif ($input->getOption('assets-only')) {
-            $remove_paths = $this->assets_remove;
+            $remove = 'assets-only';
         } elseif ($input->getOption('images-only')) {
-            $remove_paths = $this->images_remove;
+            $remove = 'images-only';
         } elseif ($input->getOption('cache-only')) {
-            $remove_paths = $this->cache_remove;
+            $remove = 'cache-only';
         } else {
-            $remove_paths = $this->standard_remove;
+            $remove = 'standard';
         }
 
-        foreach ($remove_paths as $path) {
-
-            $files = glob(ROOT_DIR . $path . '*');
-
-            foreach ($files as $file) {
-                if (is_file($file)) {
-                    if (@unlink($file)) {
-                        $anything = true;
-                    }
-                } elseif (is_dir($file)) {
-                    if (@Folder::delete($file)) {
-                        $anything = true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if ($anything) {
-                $output->writeln('<red>Cleared:  </red>' . $path . '*');
-            }
+        foreach (Cache::clearCache($remove) as $result) {
+            $output->writeln($result);
         }
-
-        if (file_exists($user_config)) {
-            touch($user_config);
-            $output->writeln('');
-            $output->writeln('<red>Touched: </red>' . $user_config);
-            $output->writeln('');
-        }
-
-        if (!$anything) {
-            $output->writeln('<green>Nothing to clear...</green>');
-            $output->writeln('');
-        }
-
     }
 }