diff --git a/src/leaderboard.cpp b/src/leaderboard.cpp
index e47503a..dfdad8e 100644
--- a/src/leaderboard.cpp
+++ b/src/leaderboard.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <glibmm/keyfile.h>
 #include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
 
 namespace {
 std::string file_path() {
@@ -19,9 +20,11 @@ void Leaderboard::load() {
     auto path = file_path();
     auto legacy = Glib::build_filename(
         Glib::get_user_config_dir(), "minesweeper", "leaderboard.ini");
+    bool migrated = false;
     if (!Glib::file_test(path, Glib::FileTest::EXISTS) &&
         Glib::file_test(legacy, Glib::FileTest::EXISTS)) {
         path = legacy;
+        migrated = true;
     }
 
     try {
@@ -32,6 +35,11 @@ void Leaderboard::load() {
                 times_[group.raw()] = kf->get_integer(group, "best");
             }
         }
+        if (migrated) {
+            // Stale legacy files can hold outdated/experimental data; drop it
+            // so it can never be re-imported after the current file is gone.
+            g_remove(legacy.c_str());
+        }
     } catch (const Glib::Error&) {
         // No file yet or unreadable — start with an empty leaderboard
     }
@@ -52,6 +60,12 @@ std::optional<int> Leaderboard::best_time(const std::string& difficulty) const {
     return it->second;
 }
 
+void Leaderboard::clear() {
+    load();
+    times_.clear();
+    save();
+}
+
 void Leaderboard::save() {
     auto kf = Glib::KeyFile::create();
     for (const auto& [difficulty, seconds] : times_) {
diff --git a/src/leaderboard.hpp b/src/leaderboard.hpp
index 9c363db..9882129 100644
--- a/src/leaderboard.hpp
+++ b/src/leaderboard.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public:
     // Best time in seconds for the difficulty, if one exists.
     std::optional<int> best_time(const std::string& difficulty) const;
 
+    // Removes all recorded scores and rewrites the file.
+    void clear();
+
 private:
     void load();
     void save();
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 278ba6c..2ec3101 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ void MainWindow::refresh_leaderboard() {
         row->set_text(diff.name + ":  " + time_str);
         box_leaderboard_.append(*row);
     }
+
+    auto* clear_btn = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Button>("Clear scores");
+    clear_btn->set_margin_top(8);
+    clear_btn->signal_clicked().connect([this]() {
+        leaderboard_.clear();
+        menu_leaderboard_.popdown(); // Rebuilds on next show
+    });
+    box_leaderboard_.append(*clear_btn);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setup_board() {