diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/CompiledRouteCollection.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/CompiledRouteCollection.php
index a20979bf4e41..939a07b6a762 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/CompiledRouteCollection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/CompiledRouteCollection.php
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ public function add(Route $route)
         return $this->routes->add($route);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove the given route from the collection.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Route  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function remove(Route $route)
+    {
+        $this->routes->remove($route);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Refresh the name look-up table.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
index 2898f0fa5eb6..2605925a1b36 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollection.php
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ public function add(Route $route)
         return $route;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove the given route from the collection.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Route  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function remove(Route $route)
+    {
+        $this->removeFromCollections($route);
+
+        $this->removeLookups($route);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add the given route to the arrays of routes.
      *
@@ -80,6 +93,24 @@ protected function addToCollections($route)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove the given route from the arrays of routes.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Route  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function removeFromCollections(Route $route)
+    {
+        $methods = $route->methods();
+        $domainAndUri = $route->getDomain().$route->uri();
+
+        foreach ($methods as $method) {
+            unset($this->routes[$method][$domainAndUri]);
+        }
+
+        unset($this->allRoutes[implode('|', $methods).$domainAndUri]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add the route to any look-up tables if necessary.
      *
@@ -105,6 +136,24 @@ protected function addLookups($route)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove the route from any look-up tables.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Route  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function removeLookups(Route $route)
+    {
+        if ($name = $route->getName()) {
+            unset($this->nameList[$name]);
+        }
+
+        $action = $route->getAction();
+        if (isset($action['controller'])) {
+            $this->removeFromActionList($action);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a route to the controller action dictionary.
      *
@@ -117,6 +166,17 @@ protected function addToActionList($action, $route)
         $this->actionList[trim($action['controller'], '\\')] = $route;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove a route from the controller action dictionary.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $action
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function removeFromActionList(array $action)
+    {
+        unset($this->actionList[trim($action['controller'], '\\')]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Refresh the name look-up table.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollectionInterface.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollectionInterface.php
index 8e25d0fa1056..ccb02fce1602 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollectionInterface.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteCollectionInterface.php
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ interface RouteCollectionInterface
      */
     public function add(Route $route);
 
+    /**
+     * Remove a Route instance from the collection.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Route  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function remove(Route $route);
+
     /**
      * Refresh the name look-up table.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Routing/CompiledRouteCollectionTest.php b/tests/Integration/Routing/CompiledRouteCollectionTest.php
index fcaa4dad5d4e..6cb072f16ba5 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Routing/CompiledRouteCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Routing/CompiledRouteCollectionTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ public function testRouteCollectionCanAddRoute()
         $this->assertCount(1, $this->collection());
     }
 
+    public function testRouteCollectionCanRemoveRoute()
+    {
+        $route = $this->newRoute('GET', 'foo', [
+            'uses' => 'FooController@index',
+            'as' => 'foo_index',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->routeCollection->add($route);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $this->collection());
+
+        $this->routeCollection->remove($route);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $this->collection());
+    }
+
     public function testRouteCollectionAddReturnsTheRoute()
     {
         $outputRoute = $this->collection()->add($inputRoute = $this->newRoute('GET', 'foo', [
diff --git a/tests/Routing/RouteCollectionTest.php b/tests/Routing/RouteCollectionTest.php
index e061b9ba777b..9fe1b27d7796 100644
--- a/tests/Routing/RouteCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Routing/RouteCollectionTest.php
@@ -34,6 +34,28 @@ public function testRouteCollectionCanAddRoute()
         $this->assertCount(1, $this->routeCollection);
     }
 
+    public function testRouteCanBeRemoved()
+    {
+        $route = new Route('GET', 'foo', [
+            'uses' => 'FooController@index',
+            'as' => 'foo_index',
+            'controller' => 'FooController@index',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->routeCollection->add($route);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $this->routeCollection);
+        $this->assertSame($route, $this->routeCollection->getByName('foo_index'));
+        $this->assertSame($route, $this->routeCollection->getRoutes()[0]);
+        $this->assertSame($route, $this->routeCollection->getByAction('FooController@index'));
+
+        $this->routeCollection->remove($route);
+
+        $this->assertCount(0, $this->routeCollection);
+        $this->assertNull($this->routeCollection->getByName('foo_index'));
+        $this->assertEmpty($this->routeCollection->getRoutes());
+        $this->assertNull($this->routeCollection->getByAction('FooController@index'));
+    }
+
     public function testRouteCollectionAddReturnsTheRoute()
     {
         $outputRoute = $this->routeCollection->add($inputRoute = new Route('GET', 'foo', [