diff --git a/api/next/73814.txt b/api/next/73814.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4219f091f19b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/next/73814.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkg expvar, func Delete(string) #73814
diff --git a/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/expvar/73814.md b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/expvar/73814.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4f62f61a10406c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/next/6-stdlib/99-minor/expvar/73814.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<!-- go.dev/issue/73814 -->
+[Delete] has been added to remove named exported variables added by [Publish].
diff --git a/src/expvar/expvar.go b/src/expvar/expvar.go
index 4f66848f1fe4cf..3f1b080b57ca10 100644
--- a/src/expvar/expvar.go
+++ b/src/expvar/expvar.go
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ func Publish(name string, v Var) {
 	slices.Sort(vars.keys)
 }
 
+// Delete removes a named exported variable.
+func Delete(name string) {
+	vars.Delete(name)
+}
+
 // Get retrieves a named exported variable. It returns nil if the name has
 // not been registered.
 func Get(name string) Var {