diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
index 705e8cbd73..0181924b47 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ class Usecase:
             elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure"):
                 if inverse.RelatingStructure == self.settings["product"] or len(inverse.RelatedElements) == 1:
                     self.file.remove(inverse)
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelConnectsPathElements"):
+                self.file.remove(inverse)
         self.file.remove(self.settings["product"])
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 b922e72936..e30ca2a1d4 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
@@ -184,3 +184,14 @@ class TestRemoveProduct(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure")) == 0
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcSpace")) == 1
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 0
+
+    def test_removing_path_connection_relationships_of_an_element(self):
+        element1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcBeam")
+        element2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcColumn")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.connect_path", self.file, relating_element=element1, related_element=element2)
+        total_entities = len(list(self.file))
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element1)
+        assert len(list(self.file)) == total_entities - 2
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelConnectsPathElements")) == 0
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcColumn")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcBeam")) == 0