diff --git a/clients/js/test/removeAuthority.test.ts b/clients/js/test/removeAuthority.test.ts
index a108a7c9..cb51d69e 100644
--- a/clients/js/test/removeAuthority.test.ts
+++ b/clients/js/test/removeAuthority.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   plugin,
   removePluginAuthority,
   updateAuthority,
+  createCollection,
 } from '../src';
 import { createUmi } from './_setup';
 
@@ -300,3 +301,93 @@ test('it can remove a pubkey authority from a plugin if that pubkey is the signe
     ],
   });
 });
+
+test('it can remove a pubkey authority from a asset in collection if that pubkey is the signer authority', async (t) => {
+  // Given a Umi instance and a new signer.
+  const umi = await createUmi();
+  const assetAddress = generateSigner(umi);
+  const pubkeyAuth = await generateSignerWithSol(umi);
+  const collectionAddress = generateSigner(umi);
+  
+  await createCollection(umi, {
+    collection: collectionAddress,
+    name: 'Test Collection',
+    uri: 'https://example.com/collection',
+    plugins: []
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  // When we create a new account.
+  await create(umi, {
+    dataState: DataState.AccountState,
+    collection: collectionAddress.publicKey,
+    asset: assetAddress,
+    name: 'Test Bread',
+    uri: 'https://example.com/bread',
+    plugins: [],
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  await addPlugin(umi, {
+    asset: assetAddress.publicKey,
+    plugin: plugin('Freeze', [{ frozen: false }]),
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  await addPluginAuthority(umi, {
+    asset: assetAddress.publicKey,
+    pluginType: PluginType.Freeze,
+    newAuthority: {
+      __kind: 'Pubkey',
+      address: pubkeyAuth.publicKey,
+    },
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  const asset1 = await fetchAssetWithPlugins(umi, assetAddress.publicKey);
+  // console.log(JSON.stringify(asset1, (_, v) => typeof v === 'bigint' ? v.toString() : v, 2));
+  t.like(asset1, <AssetWithPlugins>{
+    publicKey: assetAddress.publicKey,
+    updateAuthority: updateAuthority('Collection', [collectionAddress.publicKey]),
+    owner: umi.identity.publicKey,
+    name: 'Test Bread',
+    uri: 'https://example.com/bread',
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        authorities: [{ __kind: 'Owner' }, { __kind: 'Pubkey', address: pubkeyAuth.publicKey }],
+        plugin: {
+          __kind: 'Freeze',
+          fields: [{ frozen: false }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  const umi2 = await createUmi();
+
+  await removePluginAuthority(umi2, {
+    payer: umi2.identity,
+    asset: assetAddress.publicKey,
+    authority: pubkeyAuth,
+    pluginType: PluginType.Freeze,
+    authorityToRemove: {
+      __kind: 'Pubkey',
+      address: pubkeyAuth.publicKey,
+    },
+  }).sendAndConfirm(umi);
+
+  const asset2 = await fetchAssetWithPlugins(umi, assetAddress.publicKey);
+  // console.log(JSON.stringify(asset1, (_, v) => typeof v === 'bigint' ? v.toString() : v, 2));
+  t.like(asset2, <AssetWithPlugins>{
+    publicKey: assetAddress.publicKey,
+    updateAuthority: updateAuthority('Collection', [collectionAddress.publicKey]),
+    owner: umi.identity.publicKey,
+    name: 'Test Bread',
+    uri: 'https://example.com/bread',
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        authorities: [{ __kind: 'Owner' }],
+        plugin: {
+          __kind: 'Freeze',
+          fields: [{ frozen: false }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+});
diff --git a/programs/mpl-core/src/processor/remove_plugin_authority.rs b/programs/mpl-core/src/processor/remove_plugin_authority.rs
index 81b065cf..71ec16cd 100644
--- a/programs/mpl-core/src/processor/remove_plugin_authority.rs
+++ b/programs/mpl-core/src/processor/remove_plugin_authority.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,35 @@ pub(crate) fn remove_plugin_authority<'a>(
     };
 
     let (asset, plugin_header, mut plugin_registry) = fetch_core_data::<Asset>(ctx.accounts.asset)?;
+    
+    // pubkey authorities can remove themselves if they are a signer, skip subsequent checks
+    // TODO refactor this, duplicate code
+    let plugin_registry_some = match plugin_registry.as_ref() {
+        Some(registry) => registry,
+        None => return Err(MplCoreError::PluginsNotInitialized.into()),
+    };
+
+    let registry_record = &plugin_registry_some
+        .registry
+        .iter()
+        .find(|record| record.plugin_type == args.plugin_type)
+        .ok_or(MplCoreError::PluginNotFound)?;
+    if (Authority::Pubkey { address: ctx.accounts.authority.key.clone() } == args.authority_to_remove.clone() &&
+    registry_record.authorities.contains(&args.authority_to_remove)) {
+        return process_remove_plugin_authority(
+            ctx.accounts.asset,
+            payer,
+            ctx.accounts.system_program,
+            &Authority::Pubkey {
+                address: *ctx.accounts.authority.key,
+            },
+            &args.plugin_type,
+            &args.authority_to_remove,
+            plugin_header.as_ref(),
+            plugin_registry.as_mut(),
+        );
+    }
+    // End really bad code
 
     //TODO: Make this better.
     let authority_type = if ctx.accounts.authority.key == &asset.owner {