diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/all.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/all.go
index b86f2541b..016ace963 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/all.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/all.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func NewCmdRemove(
 	kustomize edit remove resource {filepath} {filepath}
 	kustomize edit remove resource {pattern}
 
+	# Removes one or more configmap from the kustomization file
+	kustomize edit remove configmap {name1},{name2}
+
 	# Removes one or more patches from the kustomization file
 	kustomize edit remove patch --path {filepath} --group {target group name} --version {target version}
 
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ func NewCmdRemove(
 		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	}
 	c.AddCommand(
+		newCmdRemoveConfigMap(fSys),
 		newCmdRemoveResource(fSys),
 		newCmdRemoveLabel(fSys, v.MakeLabelNameValidator()),
 		newCmdRemoveAnnotation(fSys, v.MakeAnnotationNameValidator()),
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e327197bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package remove
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/konfig"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4/commands/internal/kustfile"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/filesys"
+)
+
+type removeConfigMapOptions struct {
+	configMapNames []string
+}
+
+// newCmdRemoveResource remove the name of a file containing a resource to the kustomization file.
+func newCmdRemoveConfigMap(fSys filesys.FileSystem) *cobra.Command {
+	var o removeConfigMapOptions
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "configmap",
+		Short: "Removes specified configmap" +
+			konfig.DefaultKustomizationFileName(),
+		Example: `
+		remove configmap my-configmap
+		`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			err := o.Validate(args)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return o.RunRemoveConfigMap(fSys)
+		},
+	}
+	return cmd
+}
+
+// Validate validates removeConfigMap command.
+func (o *removeConfigMapOptions) Validate(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("must specify a configmap name")
+	}
+	if len(args) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments: %s; to provide multiple config map options, please separate options by comma", args)
+	}
+	o.configMapNames = strings.Split(args[0], ",")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RunRemoveConfigMap runs ConfigMap command (do real work).
+func (o *removeConfigMapOptions) RunRemoveConfigMap(fSys filesys.FileSystem) error {
+	mf, err := kustfile.NewKustomizationFile(fSys)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m, err := mf.Read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var newConfigMaps []types.ConfigMapArgs
+	for _, configMap := range m.ConfigMapGenerator {
+		if kustfile.StringInSlice(configMap.Name, o.configMapNames) {
+			continue
+		}
+		newConfigMaps = append(newConfigMaps, configMap)
+	}
+	m.ConfigMapGenerator = newConfigMaps
+	return mf.Write(m)
+}
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap_test.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd71cfa26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/configmap_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package remove
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	testutils_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4/commands/internal/testutils"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/filesys"
+)
+
+func TestRemoveConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
+	const configMapName = "example-configmap"
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		input       string
+		args        []string
+		expectedErr string
+	}{
+		"happy path": {
+			input: fmt.Sprintf(`
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: %s
+  files:
+  - application.properties
+`, configMapName),
+			args: []string{configMapName},
+		},
+		"multiple": {
+			input: fmt.Sprintf(`
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: %s-01
+  files:
+  - application.properties
+- name: %s-02
+  files:
+  - application.properties
+`, configMapName, configMapName),
+			args: []string{
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s-01,%s-02", configMapName, configMapName),
+			},
+		},
+		"miss": {
+			input: fmt.Sprintf(`
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+configMapGenerator:
+- name: %s
+  files:
+  - application.properties
+`, configMapName),
+			args: []string{"foo"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fSys := filesys.MakeFsInMemory()
+			testutils_test.WriteTestKustomizationWith(fSys, []byte(tc.input))
+			cmd := newCmdRemoveConfigMap(fSys)
+			err := cmd.RunE(cmd, tc.args)
+			if tc.expectedErr != "" {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.expectedErr)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				content, err := testutils_test.ReadTestKustomization(fSys)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				for _, opt := range strings.Split(tc.args[0], ",") {
+					assert.NotContains(t, string(content), opt)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}