diff --git a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
index 02bc847..a821b05 100644
--- a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
+++ b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ public:
 
     void setTimeController(TimeController *timeController) noexcept;
 
+    /**
+     * Deletes from the controller the variable passed in parameter.
+     *
+     *
+     * @param variable the variable to delete from the controller.
+     */
+    void deleteVariable(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept;
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes from the controller the variables passed in parameter.
+     * @param variables the variables to delete from the controller.
+     * @sa deleteVariable()
+     */
+    void deleteVariables(const QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> > &variables) noexcept;
 
 signals:
     /// Signal emitted when a variable has been created
diff --git a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
index 0ac0a8b..4c6b3dc 100644
--- a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ void VariableController::setTimeController(TimeController *timeController) noexc
     impl->m_TimeController = timeController;
 }
 
+void VariableController::deleteVariable(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept
+{
+    if (!variable) {
+        qCCritical(LOG_VariableController()) << "Can't delete variable: variable is null";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /// @todo ALX
+
+
+void VariableController::deleteVariables(
+    const QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> > &variables) noexcept
+{
+    for (auto variable : qAsConst(variables)) {
+        deleteVariable(variable);
+    }
+}
+
 void VariableController::createVariable(const QString &name,
                                         std::shared_ptr<IDataProvider> provider) noexcept
 {