diff --git a/src/Attribute/AttributeAware.php b/src/Attribute/AttributeAware.php
index 8c4bd283..168810b5 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AttributeAware.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AttributeAware.php
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ public function getAttribute($name, $default = null);
      */
     public function setAttribute($name, $value);
 
+    /**
+     * Removes a single attribute with the given $name
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function removeAttribute($name);
+
     /**
      * get a container for all attributes
      *
diff --git a/src/Attribute/AttributeBag.php b/src/Attribute/AttributeBag.php
index f6841cbf..ff465ec8 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AttributeBag.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AttributeBag.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ interface AttributeBag extends AttributeAware
 {
     // public function getAttribute($name, $default);
     // public function setAttribute($name, $value);
+    // public function removeAttribute();
     // public function getAttributeBag();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagContainer.php b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagContainer.php
index 451eee8c..77286f72 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagContainer.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagContainer.php
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes a single attribute with the given $name
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes[$name]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * get an array of all attributes
      *
diff --git a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespaced.php b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespaced.php
index 2e234123..98bab3b1 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespaced.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespaced.php
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         $this->bag->setAttribute($this->prefix . $name, $value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes a single attribute with the given $name
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        $this->bag->removeAttribute($this->prefix . $name);
+    }
+
     /**
      * get an array of all attributes
      *
diff --git a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagReference.php b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagReference.php
index 2aae6376..f7ff0e8f 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AttributeBagReference.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AttributeBagReference.php
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes a single attribute with the given $name
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes[$name]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * get an array of all attributes
      *
diff --git a/src/Edge/Base.php b/src/Edge/Base.php
index c4ef7c8e..d019c4e2 100644
--- a/src/Edge/Base.php
+++ b/src/Edge/Base.php
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         $this->attributes[$name] = $value;
     }
 
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes[$name]);
+    }
+
     public function getAttributeBag()
     {
         return new AttributeBagReference($this->attributes);
diff --git a/src/Graph.php b/src/Graph.php
index 3728b4e3..f5a0f98a 100644
--- a/src/Graph.php
+++ b/src/Graph.php
@@ -462,6 +462,11 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         $this->attributes[$name] = $value;
     }
 
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes[$name]);
+    }
+
     public function getAttributeBag()
     {
         return new AttributeBagReference($this->attributes);
diff --git a/src/Vertex.php b/src/Vertex.php
index a020de40..af6bbe79 100644
--- a/src/Vertex.php
+++ b/src/Vertex.php
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ public function setAttribute($name, $value)
         $this->attributes[$name] = $value;
     }
 
+    public function removeAttribute($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes[$name]);
+    }
+
     public function getAttributeBag()
     {
         return new AttributeBagReference($this->attributes);
diff --git a/tests/Attribute/AbstractAttributeAwareTest.php b/tests/Attribute/AbstractAttributeAwareTest.php
index 869ca0fe..2a2e4dc7 100644
--- a/tests/Attribute/AbstractAttributeAwareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Attribute/AbstractAttributeAwareTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ public function testAttributeSetGetDefault(AttributeAware $entity)
         $this->assertEquals('default', $entity->getAttribute('unknown', 'default'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @depends testAttributeAwareInterface
+     * @param AttributeAware $entity
+     */
+    public function testAttributeSetRemoveGet(AttributeAware $entity)
+    {
+        $entity->setAttribute('test', 'value');
+        $this->assertEquals('value', $entity->getAttribute('test'));
+
+        $entity->removeAttribute('test');
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $entity->getAttribute('test'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @depends testAttributeAwareInterface
      * @param AttributeAware $entity
diff --git a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagContainerTest.php b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagContainerTest.php
index 66807726..c8382faa 100644
--- a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagContainerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagContainerTest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 use Fhaculty\Graph\Attribute\AttributeBagContainer;
 
-class AttributeBagContainerTest extends TestCase
+class AttributeBagContainerTest extends AbstractAttributeAwareTest
 {
+    protected function createAttributeAware()
+    {
+        return new AttributeBagContainer();
+    }
+
     public function testEmpty()
     {
         $bag = new AttributeBagContainer();
diff --git a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespacedTest.php b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespacedTest.php
index 0ac11c64..ffffa6ee 100644
--- a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespacedTest.php
+++ b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagNamespacedTest.php
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 use Fhaculty\Graph\Attribute\AttributeAware;
 use Fhaculty\Graph\Attribute\AttributeBagContainer;
 
-class AtributeBagNamespacedTest extends TestCase
+class AtributeBagNamespacedTest extends AbstractAttributeAwareTest
 {
+    protected function createAttributeAware()
+    {
+        return new AttributeBagNamespaced(new AttributeBagContainer(), 'test.');
+    }
+
     public function testBagContainer()
     {
         $container = new AttributeBagContainer();
diff --git a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagReferenceTest.php b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagReferenceTest.php
index d03248a1..54e5f95c 100644
--- a/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagReferenceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Attribute/AttributeBagReferenceTest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 use Fhaculty\Graph\Attribute\AttributeBagReference;
 
-class AttributeBagReferenceTest extends TestCase
+class AttributeBagReferenceTest extends AbstractAttributeAwareTest
 {
+    protected function createAttributeAware()
+    {
+        $attributes = array();
+
+        return new AttributeBagReference($attributes);
+    }
+
     public function testEmpty()
     {
         $attributes = array();