diff --git a/examples/howto/plot_connectivity.py b/examples/howto/plot_connectivity.py
index eec6e747f5..373cfa278b 100644
--- a/examples/howto/plot_connectivity.py
+++ b/examples/howto/plot_connectivity.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 def get_network(probability=1.0):
     net = jones_2009_model(add_drives_from_params=True)
     net.clear_connectivity()
+    net.clear_drives()
 
     # Pyramidal cell connections
     location, receptor = 'distal', 'ampa'
diff --git a/hnn_core/network.py b/hnn_core/network.py
index 1c2865d918..79b2d86a87 100644
--- a/hnn_core/network.py
+++ b/hnn_core/network.py
@@ -1261,23 +1261,77 @@ def add_connection(self, src_gids, target_gids, loc, receptor,
 
         self.connectivity.append(deepcopy(conn))
 
-    def clear_connectivity(self):
-        """Remove all connections defined in Network.connectivity
+    def _get_expected_connectivities(self, src_types='all'):
+        """Return expected connectivities left after clearng connections.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        src_types : list | all
+            Connection source types to be cleared
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        int
+            Number of connections left after the deletion
+            operation
         """
-        connectivity = list()
-        for conn in self.connectivity:
-            if conn['src_type'] in self.external_drives.keys():
-                connectivity.append(conn)
-        self.connectivity = connectivity
-
-    def clear_drives(self):
-        """Remove all drives defined in Network.connectivity"""
-        connectivity = list()
-        for conn in self.connectivity:
-            if conn['src_type'] not in self.external_drives.keys():
-                connectivity.append(conn)
-        self.external_drives = dict()
-        self.connectivity = connectivity
+        if src_types == 'all':
+            return 0
+        deleted_connectivities = 0
+        for src_type in src_types:
+            deleted_connectivities += len(pick_connection(self,
+                                          src_gids=src_type))
+        return len(self.connectivity) - deleted_connectivities
+
+    def clear_connectivity(self, src_types="all"):
+        """Remove connections with src_type in Network.connectivity.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        src_types : list | 'all' | 'external' | 'internal'
+            Source types of connections to be cleared
+            'all' - Clear all connections (Default)
+            'external' - Clear connections from the external drives to the
+                         local network
+            'internal' - Clear connections between cells of the local network
+
+        """
+        if src_types == "all":
+            src_types = list(self.gid_ranges.keys())
+        elif src_types == "external":
+            src_types = self.drive_names
+        elif src_types == "internal":
+            src_types = list((src_type for src_type in self.gid_ranges.keys()
+                             if src_type not in self.drive_names))
+        _validate_type(src_types, list, 'src_types', 'list, drives, local')
+        # Finding connection indices to be deleted
+        conn_idxs = list()
+        for src_type in src_types:
+            conn_idxs.extend(pick_connection(self, src_gids=src_type))
+
+        # Deleting the indices
+        for conn_idx in sorted(conn_idxs, reverse=True):
+            del self.connectivity[conn_idx]
+
+    def clear_drives(self, drive_names='all'):
+        """Remove all drives defined in Network.connectivity.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        drive_names : list | 'all'
+            The drive_names to remove
+        """
+        if drive_names == 'all':
+            drive_names = self.drive_names
+        _validate_type(drive_names, (list,))
+        for drive_name in drive_names:
+            del self.external_drives[drive_name]
+        self.clear_connectivity(src_types=drive_names)
+
+    @property
+    def drive_names(self):
+        """Returns a list containing names of all external drives."""
+        return list(self.external_drives.keys())
 
     def add_electrode_array(self, name, electrode_pos, *, conductivity=0.3,
                             method='psa', min_distance=0.5):
diff --git a/hnn_core/tests/test_network.py b/hnn_core/tests/test_network.py
index 6a6c5da9d4..42f8303596 100644
--- a/hnn_core/tests/test_network.py
+++ b/hnn_core/tests/test_network.py
@@ -788,10 +788,43 @@ def test_network_connectivity():
             pick_connection(**kwargs)
 
     # Test removing connections from net.connectivity
-    # Needs to be updated if number of drives change in preceeding tests
-    net.clear_connectivity()
-    assert len(net.connectivity) == 4  # 2 drives x 2 target cell types
+    # Test invalid argument type
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="src_types must be an instance of"):
+        net.clear_connectivity(src_types=10)
+
+    # Test Clearing connections of local src_types
+
+    # Deleting all connections with src_type as 'L2_pyramidal'
+    expected_connectivities = (net._get_expected_connectivities(
+                               src_types=['L2_pyramidal']))
+    net.clear_connectivity(src_types=['L2_pyramidal'])
+    assert len(net.connectivity) == expected_connectivities
+
+    # Deleting all local connections
+    src_types = list()
+    external_drives = net.drive_names
+    for conn in net.connectivity:
+        if (conn['src_type'] not in src_types and
+           conn['src_type'] not in external_drives):
+            src_types.append(conn['src_type'])
+    expected_connectivities = (net._get_expected_connectivities(
+                               src_types=src_types))
+    net.clear_connectivity(src_types='internal')
+    assert len(net.connectivity) == expected_connectivities
+
+    # Testing deletion of a custom number of drives
+
+    # Deleting one external drive
+    all_drives = net.drive_names
+    drives_to_be_deleted = all_drives[0:1]
+    expected_connectivities = (net._get_expected_connectivities(
+                               src_types=drives_to_be_deleted))
+    net.clear_drives(drive_names=drives_to_be_deleted)
+    assert len(net.connectivity) == expected_connectivities
+
+    # Deleting all external drives
     net.clear_drives()
+    # All internal and external connections are deleted
     assert len(net.connectivity) == 0
 
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match='No connections'):