diff --git a/test/groovy/CommonPipelineEnvironmentTest.groovy b/test/groovy/CommonPipelineEnvironmentTest.groovy
index 1ac64ab0e..c64c49885 100644
--- a/test/groovy/CommonPipelineEnvironmentTest.groovy
+++ b/test/groovy/CommonPipelineEnvironmentTest.groovy
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ class CommonPipelineEnvironmentTest extends BasePiperTest {
         assertThat(nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.getValue('myList').key2, is('val2'))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testKeyRemoveFromMap() {
+        nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.setValue('myList', [])
+        nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.getValue('myList').add('item1')
+        nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.removeValue('myList')
+        assertThat(nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.getValue('myList'), is(null))
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testContainereMap() {
         nullScript.commonPipelineEnvironment.setContainerProperty('image', 'myImage')
diff --git a/vars/commonPipelineEnvironment.groovy b/vars/commonPipelineEnvironment.groovy
index c50fcc343..b0997292b 100644
--- a/vars/commonPipelineEnvironment.groovy
+++ b/vars/commonPipelineEnvironment.groovy
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class commonPipelineEnvironment implements Serializable {
         valueMap[property] = value
     }
 
+    void removeValue(String property) {
+        valueMap.remove(property)
+    }
+
     def getValue(String property) {
         return valueMap.get(property)
     }