diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d32cc28..ac27559 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,17 @@ assert!(!current_dir.ends_with("src"));
 assert!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV").is_err());
 ```
 
-- To temporary create a directory
+- To temporary remove an environment variable:
+
+```rust
+{
+    let _tmp_env = tmp_env::remove_var("TEST_TMP_ENV");
+    assert!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV").is_err());
+}
+// The environment variable is now restored
+```
+
+- To temporary create a directory:
 
 ```rust
 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ae080b3..8aff0e9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,26 @@ pub fn set_var<K: AsRef<OsStr>, V: AsRef<OsStr>>(key: K, value: V) -> CurrentEnv
     CurrentEnv(key.to_owned(), previous_val)
 }
 
+/// Removes the environment variable k for the currently running process.
+/// It returns a datastructure to keep the environment variable removed. When dropped the environment variable is restored
+/// ```
+/// std::env::set_var("TEST_TMP_ENV", "myvalue");
+/// assert_eq!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV"), Ok(String::from("myvalue")));
+/// {
+///     let _tmp_env = tmp_env::remove_var("TEST_TMP_ENV");
+///     assert!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV").is_err());
+/// }
+/// // Because guard is dropped then the environment variable is also automatically restored
+/// tmp_env::remove_var("TEST_TMP_ENV");
+/// assert_eq!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV"), Ok(String::from("myvalue")));
+/// ```
+pub fn remove_var<K: AsRef<OsStr>>(key: K) -> CurrentEnv {
+    let key = key.as_ref();
+    let previous_val = std::env::var(key).ok();
+    std::env::remove_var(key);
+    CurrentEnv(key.to_owned(), previous_val)
+}
+
 impl Drop for CurrentEnv {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         match self.1.take() {
@@ -174,6 +194,25 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove_env() {
+        let _tmp_env = remove_var("TEST_TMP_ENV");
+        assert!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV").is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove_env_with_previous_value() {
+        std::env::set_var("TEST_TMP_ENV_PREVIOUS", "previous_value");
+        {
+            let _tmp_env = remove_var("TEST_TMP_ENV_PREVIOUS");
+            assert!(std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV_PREVIOUS").is_err());
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::env::var("TEST_TMP_ENV_PREVIOUS"),
+            Ok(String::from("previous_value"))
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_current_dir() {
         {