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                log("\n");
                log("    select [ -add | -del | -set <name> ] {-read <filename> | <selection>}\n");
+               log("    select [ -unset <name> ]\n");
                log("    select [ <assert_option> ] {-read <filename> | <selection>}\n");
                log("    select [ -list | -write <filename> | -count | -clear ]\n");
                log("    select -module <modname>\n");
                log("        under the given name (see @<name> below). to save the current selection,\n");
                log("        use \"select -set <name> %%\"\n");
                log("\n");
+               log("    -unset <name>\n");
+               log("        do not modify the current selection. instead remove a previously saved\n");
+               log("        selection under the given name (see @<name> below).");
+               log("\n");
                log("    -assert-none\n");
                log("        do not modify the current selection. instead assert that the given\n");
                log("        selection is empty. i.e. produce an error if any object matching the\n");
                int assert_max = -1;
                int assert_min = -1;
                std::string write_file, read_file;
-               std::string set_name, sel_str;
+               std::string set_name, unset_name, sel_str;
 
                work_stack.clear();
 
                                set_name = RTLIL::escape_id(args[++argidx]);
                                continue;
                        }
+                       if (arg == "-unset" && argidx+1 < args.size()) {
+                               unset_name = RTLIL::escape_id(args[++argidx]);
+                               continue;
+                       }
                        if (arg.size() > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
                                log_cmd_error("Unknown option %s.\n", arg.c_str());
                        bool disable_empty_warning = count_mode || assert_none || assert_any || (assert_count != -1) || (assert_max != -1) || (assert_min != -1);
                if ((list_mode || !write_file.empty() || count_mode) && (add_mode || del_mode || assert_none || assert_any || assert_count >= 0 || assert_max >= 0 || assert_min >= 0))
                        log_cmd_error("Options -list, -write and -count can not be combined with -add, -del, -assert-none, -assert-any, assert-count, -assert-max, or -assert-min.\n");
 
-               if (!set_name.empty() && (list_mode || !write_file.empty() || count_mode || add_mode || del_mode || assert_none || assert_any || assert_count >= 0 || assert_max >= 0 || assert_min >= 0))
-                       log_cmd_error("Option -set can not be combined with -list, -write, -count, -add, -del, -assert-none, -assert-any, -assert-count, -assert-max, or -assert-min.\n");
+               if (!set_name.empty() && (list_mode || !write_file.empty() || count_mode || add_mode || !unset_name.empty() || del_mode || assert_none || assert_any || assert_count >= 0 || assert_max >= 0 || assert_min >= 0))
+                       log_cmd_error("Option -set can not be combined with -list, -write, -count, -add, -del, -unset, -assert-none, -assert-any, -assert-count, -assert-max, or -assert-min.\n");
+
+               if (!unset_name.empty() && (list_mode || !write_file.empty() || count_mode || add_mode || !set_name.empty() || del_mode || assert_none || assert_any || assert_count >= 0 || assert_max >= 0 || assert_min >= 0))
+                       log_cmd_error("Option -unset can not be combined with -list, -write, -count, -add, -del, -set, -assert-none, -assert-any, -assert-count, -assert-max, or -assert-min.\n");
 
                if (work_stack.size() == 0 && got_module) {
                        RTLIL::Selection sel;
                        return;
                }
 
+               if (!unset_name.empty())
+               {
+                       if (!design->selection_vars.erase(unset_name))
+                               log_error("Selection '%s' does not exist!\n", unset_name.c_str());
+                       return;
+               }
+
                if (work_stack.size() == 0) {
                        RTLIL::Selection &sel = design->selection_stack.back();
                        if (sel.full_selection)