diff --git a/app/models/spree/order_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/order_decorator.rb
index 4ca328a5b1..1aa21bf193 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/order_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/order_decorator.rb
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ Spree::Order.class_eval do
     end
   end
 
+  def remove_variant(variant)
+    line_items(:reload)
+    current_item = find_line_item_by_variant(variant)
+    current_item.destroy
+  end
+
+
   # Overridden to support max_quantity
   def add_variant(variant, quantity = 1, max_quantity = nil, currency = nil)
     line_items(:reload)
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
index d86916e24e..e50a64a4d9 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
@@ -329,6 +329,22 @@ describe Spree::Order do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "removing an item from the order" do
+    let(:order) { create(:order) }
+    let(:v1)    { create(:variant) }
+    let(:v2)    { create(:variant) }
+
+    before do
+      order.add_variant v1
+      order.add_variant v2
+    end
+
+    it "removes the variant's line item" do
+      order.remove_variant v1
+      order.line_items(:reload).map(&:variant).should == [v2]
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "emptying the order" do
     it "removes shipping method" do
       subject.shipping_method = create(:shipping_method)