diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/ExpressionManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/ExpressionManager.java
index 2c50d59803c..ac8d5656caf 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/ExpressionManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/ExpressionManager.java
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ public class ExpressionManager extends Manager {
 		} catch (MIException e) {
 			throw new MI2CDIException(e);
 		}
+		List varList = getVariableList(target);
+		varList.remove(variable);
 	}
 
 }