diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepository.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepository.java
index 9cf5ed8f3..3e7b41aae 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepository.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepository.java
@@ -35,19 +35,26 @@ public class DeviceManagementRepository {
 
     public void addDeviceManagementProvider(DeviceManagerService provider) {
         String deviceType = provider.getProviderType();
-        providers.put(deviceType, provider);
         try {
             DeviceManagerUtil.registerDeviceType(deviceType);
+        } catch (DeviceManagementException e) {
+            log.error("Exception occurred while registering the device type.",e);
+        }
+        providers.put(deviceType, provider);
+    }
+
+    public void removeDeviceManagementProvider(DeviceManagerService provider) {
+        String deviceType = provider.getProviderType();
+        try {
+            DeviceManagerUtil.unregisterDeviceType(deviceType);
         } catch (DeviceManagementException e) {
             log.error("Exception occured while registering the device type.",e);
         }
+        providers.remove(deviceType);
     }
 
     public DeviceManagerService getDeviceManagementProvider(String type) {
         return providers.get(type);
     }
 
-    public Map<String, DeviceManagerService> getProviders() {
-        return providers;
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/DeviceTypeDAO.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/DeviceTypeDAO.java
index 29c08d9ca..afeb42eaa 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/DeviceTypeDAO.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/DeviceTypeDAO.java
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ public interface DeviceTypeDAO {
 
     Integer getDeviceTypeIdByDeviceTypeName(String type) throws DeviceManagementDAOException;
 
+    void removeDeviceType(DeviceType deviceType) throws DeviceManagementDAOException;
+
 }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/DeviceTypeDAOImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/DeviceTypeDAOImpl.java
index 049ed0424..98e6a98c2 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/DeviceTypeDAOImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/DeviceTypeDAOImpl.java
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ public class DeviceTypeDAOImpl implements DeviceTypeDAO {
         return deviceTypeId;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void removeDeviceType(DeviceType deviceType) throws DeviceManagementDAOException {
+
+    }
+
     private Connection getConnection() throws DeviceManagementDAOException {
         try {
             return dataSource.getConnection();
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/util/DeviceManagerUtil.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/util/DeviceManagerUtil.java
index ab71bdc5c..b973ebd06 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/util/DeviceManagerUtil.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/util/DeviceManagerUtil.java
@@ -87,24 +87,47 @@ public final class DeviceManagerUtil {
     /**
      * Adds a new device type to the database if it does not exists.
      *
-     * @param deviceTypeName device type
+     * @param deviceType device type
      * @return status of the operation
      */
-    public static boolean registerDeviceType(String deviceTypeName) throws DeviceManagementException{
-        boolean status = false;
+    public static boolean registerDeviceType(String deviceType) throws DeviceManagementException {
+        boolean status;
         try {
             DeviceTypeDAO deviceTypeDAO = DeviceManagementDAOFactory.getDeviceTypeDAO();
-            Integer deviceTypeId = deviceTypeDAO.getDeviceTypeIdByDeviceTypeName(deviceTypeName);
-            if(deviceTypeId == null){
-                DeviceType deviceType = new DeviceType();
-                deviceType.setName(deviceTypeName);
-                deviceTypeDAO.addDeviceType(deviceType);
+            Integer deviceTypeId = deviceTypeDAO.getDeviceTypeIdByDeviceTypeName(deviceType);
+            if (deviceTypeId == null) {
+                DeviceType dt = new DeviceType();
+                dt.setName(deviceType);
+                deviceTypeDAO.addDeviceType(dt);
             }
             status = true;
         } catch (DeviceManagementDAOException e) {
-            String msg = "Error occurred while registering the device type " + deviceTypeName;
+            String msg = "Error occurred while registering the device type " + deviceType;
             throw new DeviceManagementException(msg, e);
         }
         return status;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters an existing device type from the device management metadata repository.
+     *
+     * @param deviceType device type
+     * @return status of the operation
+     */
+    public static boolean unregisterDeviceType(String deviceType) throws DeviceManagementException {
+        try {
+            DeviceTypeDAO deviceTypeDAO = DeviceManagementDAOFactory.getDeviceTypeDAO();
+            Integer deviceTypeId = deviceTypeDAO.getDeviceTypeIdByDeviceTypeName(deviceType);
+            if (deviceTypeId == null) {
+                DeviceType dt = new DeviceType();
+                dt.setName(deviceType);
+                deviceTypeDAO.removeDeviceType(dt);
+            }
+            return true;
+        } catch (DeviceManagementDAOException e) {
+            String msg = "Error occurred while registering the device type " + deviceType;
+            throw new DeviceManagementException(msg, e);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepositoryTests.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepositoryTests.java
index b657a9f03..bc4707b86 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/DeviceManagementRepositoryTests.java
@@ -16,20 +16,42 @@
 package org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core;
 
 import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.common.spi.DeviceManagerService;
 
 public class DeviceManagementRepositoryTests {
 
+    private DeviceManagementRepository repository;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void initRepository() {
+        this.repository = new DeviceManagementRepository();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testAddDeviceManagementService() {
         DeviceManagerService sourceProvider = new TestDeviceManagerService();
-        DeviceManagementRepository repository = new DeviceManagementRepository();
-        repository.addDeviceManagementProvider(sourceProvider);
+        this.getRepository().addDeviceManagementProvider(sourceProvider);
 
         DeviceManagerService targetProvider =
-                repository.getDeviceManagementProvider(TestDeviceManagerService.DEVICE_TYPE_TEST);
+                this.getRepository().getDeviceManagementProvider(TestDeviceManagerService.DEVICE_TYPE_TEST);
+
         Assert.assertEquals(targetProvider.getProviderType(), sourceProvider.getProviderType());
     }
 
+    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testAddDeviceManagementService")
+    public void testRemoveDeviceManagementService() {
+        DeviceManagerService sourceProvider = new TestDeviceManagerService();
+        this.getRepository().removeDeviceManagementProvider(sourceProvider);
+
+        DeviceManagerService targetProvider =
+                this.getRepository().getDeviceManagementProvider(TestDeviceManagerService.DEVICE_TYPE_TEST);
+        Assert.assertNull(targetProvider);
+    }
+
+    private DeviceManagementRepository getRepository() {
+        return repository;
+    }
+
 }