diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionSettings.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionSettings.java
index 3765c35c1f..de52063503 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionSettings.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/SessionSettings.java
@@ -877,4 +877,22 @@ public static Set<InetAddress> parseRemoteAddresses(String raw) {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public void removeSection(final SessionID sessionID) throws ConfigError {
+        Properties properties = getSessionProperties(sessionID);
+
+        if (properties == null) {
+            throw new ConfigError("Session not found");
+        }
+        sections.remove(sessionID);
+    }
+
+    public void removeSection(final String propertyKey, final String propertyValue) throws ConfigError {
+        SessionID sessionIdToRemove = sections.entrySet().stream()
+                .filter(entry -> propertyValue.equals(entry.getValue().get(propertyKey)))
+                .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ConfigError("Session not found"));
+
+        sections.remove(sessionIdToRemove);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionSettingsTest.java b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionSettingsTest.java
index 2de5d1ad10..19f468b85a 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionSettingsTest.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/test/java/quickfix/SessionSettingsTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -610,6 +611,51 @@ public void testConcurrentAccess() throws ConfigError, InterruptedException {
         assertTrue(testHasPassed.get());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRemoveSectionBySessionID() throws ConfigError {
+        final Map<Object, Object> defaultSettings = createDefaultSettings();
+
+        final Map<Object, Object> pricingSection = createPricingSection();
+        final SessionID pricingSessionID = new SessionID("FIX.4.2:FOOBAR_PRICING->*");
+
+        final Map<Object, Object> tradingSection = createTradingSection();
+        final SessionID tradingSessionID = new SessionID("FIX.4.2:FOOBAR_TRADING->*");
+
+        final SessionSettings sessionSettings = new SessionSettings();
+        sessionSettings.set(new Dictionary(null, defaultSettings));
+        sessionSettings.set(pricingSessionID, new Dictionary("sessions", pricingSection));
+        sessionSettings.set(tradingSessionID, new Dictionary("sessions", tradingSection));
+
+        while (sessionSettings.sectionIterator().hasNext()) {
+            SessionID sessionID = sessionSettings.sectionIterator().next();
+            sessionSettings.removeSection(sessionID);
+        }
+
+        assertFalse(sessionSettings.sectionIterator().hasNext());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRemoveSectionByPropertyKey() throws ConfigError {
+        final Map<Object, Object> defaultSettings = createDefaultSettings();
+
+        final Map<Object, Object> tradingSection = createTradingSection();
+        final SessionID tradingSessionID = new SessionID("FIX.4.2:FOOBAR_TRADING->*");
+
+        final SessionSettings sessionSettings = new SessionSettings();
+        sessionSettings.set(new Dictionary(null, defaultSettings));
+        sessionSettings.set(tradingSessionID, new Dictionary("sessions", tradingSection));
+
+        sessionSettings.removeSection("SocketAcceptPort", "7566");
+
+        Set<SessionID> expectedSessionIdSet = new HashSet<>();
+        while (sessionSettings.sectionIterator().hasNext()) {
+            SessionID sessionID = sessionSettings.sectionIterator().next();
+            expectedSessionIdSet.add(sessionID);
+        }
+
+        assertFalse(expectedSessionIdSet.contains(tradingSessionID));
+    }
+
     private Map<Object, Object> createTradingSection() {
         final Map<Object, Object> tradingSection = new HashMap<>();
         tradingSection.put("PersistMessages","Y");