diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
index 30315b0cc1..038b952bb3 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ class RemoveStatisticsUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
     snapshot_id: int = Field(alias="snapshot-id")
 
 
+class RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
+    action: Literal["remove-partition-specs"] = Field(default="remove-partition-specs")
+    spec_ids: List[int] = Field(alias="spec-ids")
+
+
 class RemoveSchemasUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
     action: Literal["remove-schemas"] = Field(default="remove-schemas")
     schema_ids: List[int] = Field(alias="schema-ids")
@@ -227,6 +232,7 @@ class RemovePartitionStatisticsUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
         RemovePropertiesUpdate,
         SetStatisticsUpdate,
         RemoveStatisticsUpdate,
+        RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate,
         RemoveSchemasUpdate,
         SetPartitionStatisticsUpdate,
         RemovePartitionStatisticsUpdate,
@@ -595,6 +601,21 @@ def _(update: RemoveStatisticsUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _Ta
     return base_metadata.model_copy(update={"statistics": statistics})
 
 
+@_apply_table_update.register(RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate)
+def _(update: RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
+    for remove_spec_id in update.spec_ids:
+        if not any(spec.spec_id == remove_spec_id for spec in base_metadata.partition_specs):
+            raise ValueError(f"Partition spec with id {remove_spec_id} does not exist")
+
+    if base_metadata.default_spec_id in update.spec_ids:
+        raise ValueError(f"Cannot remove default partition spec: {base_metadata.default_spec_id}")
+
+    partition_specs = [spec for spec in base_metadata.partition_specs if spec.spec_id not in update.spec_ids]
+
+    context.add_update(update)
+    return base_metadata.model_copy(update={"partition_specs": partition_specs})
+
+
 @_apply_table_update.register(RemoveSchemasUpdate)
 def _(update: RemoveSchemasUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
     # This method should error if any schemas do not exist.
diff --git a/tests/table/test_init.py b/tests/table/test_init.py
index cd81df4d97..5f64738d9b 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_init.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 )
 from pyiceberg.table.statistics import BlobMetadata, PartitionStatisticsFile, StatisticsFile
 from pyiceberg.table.update import (
+    AddPartitionSpecUpdate,
     AddSnapshotUpdate,
     AddSortOrderUpdate,
     AssertCreate,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     AssertLastAssignedPartitionId,
     AssertRefSnapshotId,
     AssertTableUUID,
+    RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate,
     RemovePartitionStatisticsUpdate,
     RemovePropertiesUpdate,
     RemoveSchemasUpdate,
@@ -1294,6 +1296,38 @@ def test_update_metadata_log_overflow(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     assert len(new_metadata.metadata_log) == 1
 
 
+def test_remove_partition_spec_update(table_v2: Table) -> None:
+    base_metadata = table_v2.metadata
+    new_spec = PartitionSpec(PartitionField(source_id=2, field_id=1001, transform=IdentityTransform(), name="y"), spec_id=1)
+    metadata_with_new_spec = update_table_metadata(base_metadata, (AddPartitionSpecUpdate(spec=new_spec),))
+
+    assert len(metadata_with_new_spec.partition_specs) == 2
+
+    update = RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate(spec_ids=[1])
+    updated_metadata = update_table_metadata(
+        metadata_with_new_spec,
+        (update,),
+    )
+
+    assert len(updated_metadata.partition_specs) == 1
+
+
+def test_remove_partition_spec_update_spec_does_not_exist(table_v2: Table) -> None:
+    update = RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate(
+        spec_ids=[123],
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Partition spec with id 123 does not exist"):
+        update_table_metadata(table_v2.metadata, (update,))
+
+
+def test_remove_partition_spec_update_default_spec(table_v2: Table) -> None:
+    update = RemovePartitionSpecsUpdate(
+        spec_ids=[0],
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot remove default partition spec: 0"):
+        update_table_metadata(table_v2.metadata, (update,))
+
+
 def test_remove_schemas_update(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     base_metadata = table_v2.metadata
     assert len(base_metadata.schemas) == 2