diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/MockHttpSession.java b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/MockHttpSession.java
index 8c55108ce9..057a6e0fff 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/MockHttpSession.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/MockHttpSession.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class MockHttpSession implements HttpSession {
     }
 
     public void removeAttribute(String arg0) {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("mock method not implemented");
+        map.remove(arg0);
     }
 
     public void removeValue(String arg0) {