diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
index 40deb2f0e8..eb61cea031 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/remove_product.py
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ 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() in ("IfcRelConnectsElements", "IfcRelConnectsPathElements"):
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelConnectsElements"):
                 if inverse.is_a("IfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements"):
-                    connected_elements = (inverse.RelatingElement, inverse.RelatedElement)
-                    if any(el not in connected_elements for el in inverse.RealizingElements):
+                    if self.settings["product"] not in (inverse.RelatingElement, inverse.RelatedElement) and any(
+                        el for el in inverse.RealizingElements if el != self.settings["product"]
+                    ):
                         continue
                 self.file.remove(inverse)
             elif inverse.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToGroup"):
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 50a50ec805..7431551d77 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/root/test_remove_product.py
@@ -213,23 +213,59 @@ class TestRemoveProduct(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 0
 
     def test_removing_connection_relationships_of_an_element_with_additional_realizing_element(self):
-        element1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
-        element2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
-        element3 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        slab1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        slab2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
         self.file.createIfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements(
             ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
             OwnerHistory=ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file),
-            RelatingElement=element1,
-            RelatedElement=element2,
-            RealizingElements=(element1, element2, element3),
+            RelatingElement=wall,
+            RelatedElement=slab1,
+            RealizingElements=(wall, slab1, slab2),
         )
         total_entities = len(list(self.file))
-        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=element1)
-        assert len(list(self.file)) == total_entities - 1
-        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelConnectsElements")) == 1
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=wall)
+        assert len(list(self.file)) == total_entities - 2
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelConnectsElements")) == 0
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcSlab")) == 2
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 0
 
+    def test_removing_connection_relationships_of_an_element_element_is_realizing_element(self):
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        slab1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        slab2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        self.file.createIfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements(
+            ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
+            OwnerHistory=ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file),
+            RelatingElement=wall,
+            RelatedElement=slab1,
+            RealizingElements=(wall, slab1, slab2),
+        )
+        total_entities = len(list(self.file))
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=slab2)
+        assert len(list(self.file)) == total_entities - 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelConnectsElements")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcSlab")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 1
+
+    def test_removing_connection_relationships_of_an_element_element_is_only_realizing_element(self):
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        slab1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        slab2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcSlab")
+        self.file.createIfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements(
+            ifcopenshell.guid.new(),
+            OwnerHistory=ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.create_owner_history", self.file),
+            RelatingElement=wall,
+            RelatedElement=slab1,
+            RealizingElements=(slab2,),
+        )
+        total_entities = len(list(self.file))
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.remove_product", self.file, product=slab2)
+        assert len(list(self.file)) == total_entities - 2
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelConnectsElements")) == 0
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcSlab")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcWall")) == 1
+
     def test_removing_all_property_relationships_of_an_element(self):
         element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
         pset = ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.add_pset", self.file, product=element, name="Foo_Bar")