diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session.php
index 47ce42e89cb5..60b09859bf6f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session.php
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ public function hasFlash($name)
         return array_key_exists($name, $this->attributes['_flash']);
     }
 
+    public function removeFlash($name)
+    {
+        unset($this->attributes['_flash'][$name]);
+    }
+
+    public function clearFlashes()
+    {
+        $this->attributes['_flash'] = array();
+    }
+
     public function save()
     {
         if (true === $this->started) {