diff --git a/i18nstrings/i18nstrings.module b/i18nstrings/i18nstrings.module
index f276c4a186a52859c8e2861bd8b2b3db623910b7..9f759fce607ece8f0a58adec05f8bc33f5cb2407 100644
--- a/i18nstrings/i18nstrings.module
+++ b/i18nstrings/i18nstrings.module
@@ -598,6 +598,16 @@ function i18nstrings_remove_string($context, $string = NULL) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove a string translation for a given context and language.
+ */
+function i18nstrings_remove_translation($context, $langcode) {
+  $context = i18nstrings_context($context);
+  if ($source = i18nstrings_get_source($context)) {
+    db_query("DELETE FROM {locales_target} WHERE lid = %d AND language = '%s'", $source->lid, $langcode);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Update context for strings.
  *