diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
index 0f3dd3cf4..65b9b5da1 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ async def _rm(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
     def rm(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.fs.rm(self._join(path), *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def delete(self, path, recursive=False, maxdepth=None):
+        return self.fs.delete(self._join(path), recursive=recursive, maxdepth=maxdepth)
+
     async def _cp_file(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
         return await self.fs._cp_file(self._join(path1), self._join(path2), **kwargs)
 
@@ -137,6 +140,18 @@ async def _pipe_file(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
     def pipe_file(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.fs.pipe_file(self._join(path), *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def write_text(
+        self, path, value, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None, **kwargs
+    ):
+        return self.fs.write_text(
+            self._join(path),
+            value,
+            encoding=encoding,
+            errors=errors,
+            newline=newline,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
     async def _cat_file(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
         return await self.fs._cat_file(self._join(path), *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
index f58969406..5f2b51731 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ def test_rm(dirfs):
     dirfs.fs.rm.assert_called_once_with("path/to/dir/file", *ARGS, **KWARGS)
 
 
+def test_delete(dirfs):
+    dirfs.delete("file", recursive=True, maxdepth=2)
+    dirfs.fs.delete.assert_called_once_with(
+        "path/to/dir/file", recursive=True, maxdepth=2
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_cp_file(adirfs):
     await adirfs._cp_file("one", "two", **KWARGS)
@@ -192,6 +199,13 @@ def test_pipe_file(dirfs):
     dirfs.fs.pipe_file.assert_called_once_with(f"{PATH}/file", *ARGS, **KWARGS)
 
 
+def test_write_text(dirfs):
+    dirfs.write_text("file", "value", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n")
+    dirfs.fs.write_text.assert_called_once_with(
+        "path/to/dir/file", "value", encoding="utf-8", errors=None, newline="\n"
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_cat_file(adirfs):
     assert (