diff --git a/message_ix_models/report/computations.py b/message_ix_models/report/computations.py
index 20b5acfb2f..a00c34e044 100644
--- a/message_ix_models/report/computations.py
+++ b/message_ix_models/report/computations.py
@@ -172,18 +172,22 @@ def model_periods(y: List[int], cat_year: pd.DataFrame) -> List[int]:
 
 def remove_ts(
     scenario: ixmp.Scenario,
-    config: dict,
+    config: Optional[dict] = None,
     after: Optional[int] = None,
     dump: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """Remove all time series data from `scenario`.
 
-    .. todo:: Improve to provide the option to remove only those periods in the model
-       horizon.
+    Note that data stored with :meth:`.add_timeseries` using :py:`meta=True` as a
+    keyword argument cannot be removed using :meth:`.TimeSeries.remove_timeseries`, and
+    thus also not with this operator.
 
-    .. todo:: Move upstream, e.g. to :mod:`ixmp` alongside :func:`.store_ts`.
+    .. todo:: Move upstream, to :mod:`ixmp` alongside :func:`.store_ts`.
     """
-    data = scenario.timeseries()
+    if dump:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    data = scenario.timeseries().drop("value", axis=1)
     N = len(data)
     count = f"{N}"
 
@@ -203,9 +207,6 @@ def remove_ts(
     else:
         scenario.commit(f"Remove time series data ({__name__}.remove_all_ts)")
 
-    if dump:
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
 
 # Non-weak references to objects to keep them alive
 _FROM_URL_REF: Set[Any] = set()
diff --git a/message_ix_models/tests/report/test_computations.py b/message_ix_models/tests/report/test_computations.py
index 2c7b4544e7..0f8cd68c70 100644
--- a/message_ix_models/tests/report/test_computations.py
+++ b/message_ix_models/tests/report/test_computations.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import ixmp
 import message_ix
 import pandas as pd
+import pandas.testing as pdt
 import pytest
 import xarray as xr
 from genno import Computer, Quantity
+from ixmp.testing import assert_logs
 from message_ix.testing import make_dantzig
 
 from message_ix_models import ScenarioInfo
@@ -90,8 +92,38 @@ def test_from_url(scenario):
     assert scenario.url == result.url
 
 
-def test_get_ts():
-    get_ts()
+def test_get_remove_ts(caplog, scenario):
+    # get_ts() runs
+    result0 = get_ts(scenario)
+    pdt.assert_frame_equal(scenario.timeseries(), result0)
+
+    # Can be used through a Computer
+
+    c = Computer()
+    c.require_compat("message_ix_models.report.computations")
+    c.add("scenario", scenario)
+
+    key = c.add("test1", "get_ts", "scenario", filters=dict(variable="GDP"))
+    result1 = c.get(key)
+    assert 3 == len(result1)
+
+    # remove_ts() can be used through Computer
+    key = c.add("test2", "remove_ts", "scenario", "config", after=1964)
+
+    # Task runs, logs
+    # NB this log message is incorrect, because ixmp's JDBCBackend is unable to delete
+    #    data stored with "meta=True". Only 1 row is removed
+    with assert_logs(caplog, "Remove 2 of 6 (1964 <= year) rows of time series data"):
+        c.get(key)
+
+    # See comment above; only one row is removed
+    assert 6 - 1 == len(scenario.timeseries())
+
+    # remove_ts() can be used directly
+    remove_ts(scenario)
+
+    # All non-'meta' data were removed
+    assert 3 == len(scenario.timeseries())
 
 
 def test_gwp_factors():
@@ -125,11 +157,6 @@ def test_model_periods():
     assert 2020 == min(result)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Incomplete")
-def test_remove_ts():
-    remove_ts()
-
-
 @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Incomplete")
 def test_share_curtailment():
     share_curtailment()