diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect.rs
index d1f4897b00fd7..f798b753f94f5 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use bevy_reflect::{impl_reflect_value, FromType, Reflect, ReflectDeserialize};
 pub struct ReflectComponent {
     add_component: fn(&mut World, Entity, &dyn Reflect),
     apply_component: fn(&mut World, Entity, &dyn Reflect),
+    remove_component: fn(&mut World, Entity),
     reflect_component: fn(&World, Entity) -> Option<&dyn Reflect>,
     reflect_component_mut: unsafe fn(&World, Entity) -> Option<ReflectMut>,
     copy_component: fn(&World, &mut World, Entity, Entity),
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ impl ReflectComponent {
         (self.apply_component)(world, entity, component);
     }
 
+    pub fn remove_component(&self, world: &mut World, entity: Entity) {
+        (self.remove_component)(world, entity);
+    }
+
     pub fn reflect_component<'a>(
         &self,
         world: &'a World,
@@ -83,6 +88,9 @@ impl<C: Component + Reflect + FromWorld> FromType<C> for ReflectComponent {
                 let mut component = world.get_mut::<C>(entity).unwrap();
                 component.apply(reflected_component);
             },
+            remove_component: |world, entity| {
+                world.entity_mut(entity).remove::<C>();
+            },
             copy_component: |source_world, destination_world, source_entity, destination_entity| {
                 let source_component = source_world.get::<C>(source_entity).unwrap();
                 let mut destination_component = C::from_world(destination_world);