diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
index 44259ff01271fdca23dcef40285eeb71f9d9974b..b7d22a1c604c9db3da6bc26cf2984825e590faab 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
@@ -314,6 +314,23 @@ public abstract class Job<JobT extends Job<JobT, RunT>, RunT extends Run<JobT, R
         save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes the property of the given type.
+     *
+     * @return
+     *      The property that was just removed.
+     * @since 1.279
+     */
+    public <T extends JobProperty> T removeProperty(Class<T> clazz) throws IOException {
+        for (JobProperty<? super JobT> p : properties) {
+            if (clazz.isInstance(p)) {
+                removeProperty(p);
+                return clazz.cast(p);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets all the job properties configured for this job.
      */