diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
index 17752a6168..c3577a43e0 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class Usecase:
                 representations = self.settings["product"].Representation.Representations or []
             else:
                 representations = []
+            
+            object_placement = self.settings["product"].ObjectPlacement
+            if object_placement and self.file.get_total_inverses(object_placement) == 1:
+                self.settings["product"].ObjectPlacement = None # remove the inverse for remove_deep2 to work
+                ifcopenshell.util.element.remove_deep2(self.file, object_placement)
         elif self.settings["product"].is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
             representations = [rm.MappedRepresentation for rm in self.settings["product"].RepresentationMaps or []]
         for representation in representations:
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
index c37048874a..d45b306e76 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
@@ -26,6 +26,34 @@ class TestRemoveProduct(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element)
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 0
 
+    def test_removing_an_element_local_placement(self):
+        # just removing the product with the placement
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        placement = ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcObjectPlacement")) == 0
+
+        # removing the product that shares the placement with other product
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        placement = ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element)
+        element1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        element1.ObjectPlacement = placement
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcObjectPlacement")) == 1
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element1)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcObjectPlacement")) == 0
+
+        # removing the product that's placement used as a reference point for another placement
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        placement = ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element)
+        element1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        placement1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element1)
+        placement.PlacementRelTo = placement1
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcObjectPlacement")) == 1
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element1)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcObjectPlacement")) == 0
+
     def test_removing_all_representations_of_an_element(self):
         ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcProject")
         ifcopenshell.api.run("unit.assign_unit", self.file)