diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
index d2fd56f0b6..38676560b1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
@@ -477,6 +477,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes a PropertyGroup from the current ContentType
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="propertyTypeAlias">Name of the <see cref="PropertyGroup"/> to remove</param>
+        public void RemovePropertyGroup(string propertyGroupName)
+        {
+            PropertyGroups.RemoveItem(propertyGroupName);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the ParentId from the lazy integer id
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IContentTypeBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IContentTypeBase.cs
index b0a671eff8..4c3adf83d7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IContentTypeBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IContentTypeBase.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// <param name="propertyTypeAlias">Alias of the <see cref="PropertyType"/> to remove</param>
         void RemovePropertyType(string propertyTypeAlias);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes a PropertyGroup from the current ContentType
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="propertyTypeAlias">Name of the <see cref="PropertyGroup"/> to remove</param>
+        void RemovePropertyGroup(string propertyGroupName);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the ParentId from the lazy integer id
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyGroupCollection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyGroupCollection.cs
index ee73c3c7ea..facb5b9e5c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyGroupCollection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyGroupCollection.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             return this.Any(x => x.Name == groupName);
         }
 
+        public void RemoveItem(string propertyGroupName)
+        {
+            var key = IndexOfKey(propertyGroupName);
+            //Only removes an item if the key was found
+            if (key != -1)
+                RemoveItem(key);
+        }
+
         public int IndexOfKey(string key)
         {
             for (var i = 0; i < this.Count; i++)