diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Array.php b/CRM/Utils/Array.php
index 06aa5a8faf63..ec460a1ebd1a 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Array.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Array.php
@@ -1058,6 +1058,40 @@ public static function pathIsset($values, $path) {
     return TRUE;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Remove a key from an array.
+   *
+   * This is a helper for when the calling function does not know how many layers deep
+   * the path array is so cannot easily check.
+   *
+   * @param array $values
+   * @param array $path
+   * @param bool $cleanup
+   *   If removed item leaves behind an empty array, should you remove the empty array?
+   * @return bool
+   *   TRUE if anything has been removed. FALSE if no changes were required.
+   */
+  public static function pathUnset(&$values, $path, $cleanup = FALSE) {
+    if (count($path) === 1) {
+      if (isset($values[$path[0]])) {
+        unset($values[$path[0]]);
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+      else {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      $next = array_shift($path);
+      $r = static::pathUnset($values[$next], $path, $cleanup);
+      if ($cleanup && $values[$next] === []) {
+        $r = TRUE;
+        unset($values[$next]);
+      }
+      return $r;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set a single value in an array tree.
    *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Utils/ArrayTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Utils/ArrayTest.php
index 7403576c5fb6..8f1a3b629cf2 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Utils/ArrayTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Utils/ArrayTest.php
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ public function testGetSetPathParts() {
       'two' => [
         'half' => 2,
       ],
+      'three' => [
+        'first-third' => '1/3',
+        'second-third' => '2/3',
+      ],
     ];
     $this->assertEquals('1', CRM_Utils_Array::pathGet($arr, ['one']));
     $this->assertEquals('2', CRM_Utils_Array::pathGet($arr, ['two', 'half']));
@@ -140,6 +144,19 @@ public function testGetSetPathParts() {
     CRM_Utils_Array::pathSet($arr, ['zoo', 'half'], '3');
     $this->assertEquals(3, CRM_Utils_Array::pathGet($arr, ['zoo', 'half']));
     $this->assertEquals(3, $arr['zoo']['half']);
+
+    $arrCopy = $arr;
+    $this->assertEquals(FALSE, CRM_Utils_Array::pathUnset($arr, ['does-not-exist']));
+    $this->assertEquals($arrCopy, $arr);
+
+    $this->assertEquals(TRUE, CRM_Utils_Array::pathUnset($arr, ['two', 'half'], FALSE));
+    $this->assertEquals([], $arr['two']);
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('two', $arr));
+
+    CRM_Utils_Array::pathUnset($arr, ['three', 'first-third'], TRUE);
+    $this->assertEquals(['second-third' => '2/3'], $arr['three']);
+    CRM_Utils_Array::pathUnset($arr, ['three', 'second-third'], TRUE);
+    $this->assertFalse(array_key_exists('three', $arr));
   }
 
   public function getSortExamples() {