diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/embedded/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/embedded/mod.rs
index f6c26a19e1..f97cab0469 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/embedded/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/embedded/mod.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ impl EmbeddedAssetRegistry {
         self.dir.insert_meta(asset_path, value);
     }
 
+    /// Removes an asset stored using `full_path` (the full path as [`file`] would return for that file, if it was capable of
+    /// running in a non-rust file). If no asset is stored with at `full_path` its a no-op.
+    /// It returning `Option` contains the originally stored `Data` or `None`.
+    pub fn remove_asset(&self, full_path: &Path) -> Option<super::memory::Data> {
+        self.dir.remove_asset(full_path)
+    }
+
     /// Registers a `embedded` [`AssetSource`] that uses this [`EmbeddedAssetRegistry`].
     // NOTE: unused_mut because embedded_watcher feature is the only mutable consumer of `let mut source`
     #[allow(unused_mut)]
@@ -300,7 +307,7 @@ macro_rules! load_internal_binary_asset {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::_embedded_asset_path;
+    use super::{EmbeddedAssetRegistry, _embedded_asset_path};
     use std::path::Path;
 
     // Relative paths show up if this macro is being invoked by a local crate.
@@ -404,4 +411,15 @@ mod tests {
         // Really, should be "my_crate/src/the/asset.png"
         assert_eq!(asset_path, Path::new("my_crate/the/asset.png"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_embedded_asset() {
+        let reg = EmbeddedAssetRegistry::default();
+        let path = std::path::PathBuf::from("a/b/asset.png");
+        reg.insert_asset(path.clone(), &path, &[]);
+        assert!(reg.dir.get_asset(&path).is_some());
+        assert!(reg.remove_asset(&path).is_some());
+        assert!(reg.dir.get_asset(&path).is_none());
+        assert!(reg.remove_asset(&path).is_none());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/memory.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/memory.rs
index 03edf58d1f..a3707e9b13 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/memory.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/io/memory.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ impl Dir {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Removes the stored asset at `path` and returns the `Data` stored if found and otherwise `None`.
+    pub fn remove_asset(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<Data> {
+        let mut dir = self.clone();
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            dir = self.get_or_insert_dir(parent);
+        }
+        let key: Box<str> = path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().into();
+        let data = dir.0.write().assets.remove(&key);
+        data
+    }
+
     pub fn insert_meta(&self, path: &Path, value: impl Into<Value>) {
         let mut dir = self.clone();
         if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {