diff --git a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h
index 51a2278..3b62469 100644
--- a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h
+++ b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ private slots:
     void onUpdateVarDisplaying(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable, const DateTimeRange &range);
 
     void variableUpdated(QUuid id);
+    void variableDeleted(const std::shared_ptr<Variable>&);
 };
 
 #endif // SCIQLOP_VISUALIZATIONGRAPHWIDGET_H
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.cpp
index 0ae7cb6..06e90b1 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ VisualizationGraphWidget::VisualizationGraphWidget(const QString &name, QWidget 
     impl->m_plot->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
     impl->m_plot->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
     impl->m_plot->setParent(this);
+
+    connect(&sqpApp->variableController(), &VariableController2::variableDeleted, this, &VisualizationGraphWidget::variableDeleted);
 }
 
 
@@ -1409,3 +1411,8 @@ void VisualizationGraphWidget::variableUpdated(QUuid id)
     }
     this->impl->rescaleY();
 }
+
+void VisualizationGraphWidget::variableDeleted(const std::shared_ptr<Variable> & variable)
+{
+    this->removeVariable(variable);
+}