diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/remove_task.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/remove_task.py
index 26075223cf..485d2c23ea 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/remove_task.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/sequence/remove_task.py
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ class Usecase:
                     related_objects = list(inverse.RelatedObjects)
                     related_objects.remove(self.settings["task"])
                     inverse.RelatedObjects = related_objects
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToObject"):
+                if (
+                    inverse.RelatingObject == self.settings["task"]
+                    or len(inverse.RelatedObjects) == 1
+                ):
+                    self.file.remove(inverse)
+                else:
+                    related_objects = list(inverse.RelatedObjects)
+                    related_objects.remove(self.settings["task"])
+                    inverse.RelatedObjects = related_objects
             elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToProcess"):
                 self.file.remove(inverse)