diff --git a/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp b/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
index e2af5ba3a..fc435a8ac 100644
--- a/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
+++ b/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,20 @@ int GenericLayout::screenForContainment(Plasma::Containment *containment)
     return containment->lastScreen();
 }
 
+bool GenericLayout::containsView(const int &containmentId) const
+{
+    if (!isActive()) {
+        return Layouts::Storage::self()->containsView(file(), containmentId);
+    }
+
+    for(auto containment : m_containments) {
+        if ((int)containment->id() == containmentId && Layouts::Storage::self()->isLatteContainment(containment)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
 
 Latte::View *GenericLayout::viewForContainment(Plasma::Containment *containment) const
 {
@@ -1615,6 +1629,53 @@ void GenericLayout::updateView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData)
     syncLatteViewsToScreens();
 }
 
+void GenericLayout::removeView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData)
+{
+    if (!containsView(viewData.id.toInt())) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!isActive()) {
+        Layouts::Storage::self()->removeView(file(), viewData);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Latte::View *view = viewForContainment(viewData.id.toUInt());
+
+    if (view) {
+        //! viewMustBeDeleted
+        m_latteViews.remove(view->containment());
+        view->disconnectSensitiveSignals();
+        view->positioner()->hideOnExit();
+        delete view;
+    }
+
+    //! delete also the relevant containments
+    Plasma::Containment *viewcontainment = containmentForId(viewData.id.toUInt());
+
+    if (viewcontainment) {
+        m_containments.removeAll(viewcontainment);
+        delete viewcontainment;
+    }
+
+    for (int i=0; i<viewData.subcontainments.rowCount(); ++i) {
+        Plasma::Containment *subcontainment = containmentForId(viewData.subcontainments[i].id.toUInt());
+
+        if (subcontainment) {
+            m_containments.removeAll(subcontainment);
+            delete subcontainment;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (m_corona->layoutsManager()->memoryUsage() == MemoryUsage::MultipleLayouts) {
+        QString multiplelayoutfile = Layouts::Importer::layoutUserFilePath(Layout::MULTIPLELAYOUTSHIDDENNAME);
+        Layouts::Storage::self()->removeView(multiplelayoutfile, viewData);
+    } else {
+        //! remove from storage
+        Layouts::Storage::self()->removeView(file(), viewData);
+    }
+}
+
 void GenericLayout::importToCorona()
 {
     Layouts::Storage::self()->importToCorona(this);
diff --git a/app/layout/genericlayout.h b/app/layout/genericlayout.h
index dcc680aea..33bd3c531 100644
--- a/app/layout/genericlayout.h
+++ b/app/layout/genericlayout.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
     const QList<Plasma::Containment *> *containments() const;
 
     bool contains(Plasma::Containment *containment) const;
+    bool containsView(const int &containmentId) const;
     int screenForContainment(Plasma::Containment *containment);
 
     Latte::View *highestPriorityView();
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public:
     bool latteViewExists(Plasma::Containment *containment);
 
     void updateView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);
+    void removeView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);
 
     //! Available edges for specific view in that screen
     virtual QList<Plasma::Types::Location> availableEdgesForView(QScreen *scr, Latte::View *forView) const;
diff --git a/app/layouts/storage.cpp b/app/layouts/storage.cpp
index 661c49219..65a440cd6 100644
--- a/app/layouts/storage.cpp
+++ b/app/layouts/storage.cpp
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ Data::AppletsTable Storage::plugins(const QString &layoutfile, const int contain
 
 //! Views Data
 
+bool Storage::containsView(const QString &filepath, const int &viewId)
+{
+    KSharedConfigPtr lFile = KSharedConfig::openConfig(filepath);
+    KConfigGroup containmentGroups = KConfigGroup(lFile, "Containments");
+    KConfigGroup viewGroup = containmentGroups.group(QString::number(viewId));
+    return viewGroup.exists() && isLatteContainment(viewGroup);
+}
+
 Data::GenericTable<Data::Generic> Storage::subcontainments(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Plasma::Containment *lattecontainment) const
 {
     Data::GenericTable<Data::Generic> subs;
@@ -1333,6 +1341,24 @@ void Storage::updateView(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Data::View &
     }
 }
 
+void Storage::removeView(const QString &filepath, const Data::View &viewData)
+{
+    if (!viewData.isValid()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    KSharedConfigPtr lFile = KSharedConfig::openConfig(filepath);
+    KConfigGroup containmentGroups = KConfigGroup(lFile, "Containments");
+
+    containmentGroups.group(viewData.id).deleteGroup();
+
+    for (int i=0; i<viewData.subcontainments.rowCount(); ++i) {
+        containmentGroups.group(viewData.subcontainments[i].id).deleteGroup();
+    }
+
+    containmentGroups.sync();
+}
+
 Data::ViewsTable Storage::views(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout)
 {
     Data::ViewsTable vtable;
diff --git a/app/layouts/storage.h b/app/layouts/storage.h
index d1af5bae7..241c0fef9 100644
--- a/app/layouts/storage.h
+++ b/app/layouts/storage.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public:
     bool isBroken(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, QStringList &errors) const;
     bool isSubContainment(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Plasma::Applet *applet) const;
 
+    bool containsView(const QString &filepath, const int &viewId);
+
     int subContainmentId(const KConfigGroup &appletGroup) const;
 
     Plasma::Containment *subContainmentOf(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Plasma::Applet *applet);
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ public:
 
     void updateView(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Data::View &viewData);
     void updateView(KConfigGroup viewGroup, const Data::View &viewData);
+    void removeView(const QString &filepath, const Data::View &viewData);
 
     bool exportTemplate(const QString &originFile, const QString &destinationFile, const Data::AppletsTable &approvedApplets);
     bool exportTemplate(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, Plasma::Containment *containment, const QString &destinationFile, const Data::AppletsTable &approvedApplets);
diff --git a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
index f0fbf16c7..047ddfc13 100644
--- a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
+++ b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void Views::save()
     Latte::CentralLayout *centralActive = m_handler->isSelectedLayoutOriginal() ? m_handler->corona()->layoutsManager()->synchronizer()->centralLayout(originallayout.name) : nullptr;
     Latte::CentralLayout *central = centralActive ? centralActive : new Latte::CentralLayout(this, currentlayout.id);
 
+    //! update altered views
     Latte::Data::ViewsTable alteredViews = m_model->alteredViews();
 
     for (int i=0; i<alteredViews.rowCount(); ++i) {
@@ -229,7 +230,20 @@ void Views::save()
         }
     }
 
+    //! remove deprecated views
+    Latte::Data::ViewsTable originalViews = m_model->originalViewsData();
     Latte::Data::ViewsTable currentViews = m_model->currentViewsData();
+    Latte::Data::ViewsTable removedViews = originalViews.subtracted(currentViews);
+
+    for (int i=0; i<removedViews.rowCount(); ++i) {
+        central->removeView(removedViews[i]);
+    }
+
+    if (removedViews.rowCount() > 0) {
+        m_handler->corona()->layoutsManager()->synchronizer()->syncActiveLayoutsToOriginalFiles();
+    }
+
+    //! update model original data
     m_model->setOriginalData(currentViews);
 }