diff --git a/lib/datasource.js b/lib/datasource.js
index 29249b9d5..339fb00f8 100644
--- a/lib/datasource.js
+++ b/lib/datasource.js
@@ -844,6 +844,16 @@ DataSource.prototype.deleteModelByName = function(modelName) {
   delete this.connector._models[modelName];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Remove all models from the registry, but keep the connector instance
+ * (including the pool of database connections).
+ */
+DataSource.prototype.deleteAllModels = function() {
+  for (const m in this.modelBuilder.models) {
+    this.deleteModelByName(m);
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Mixin DataAccessObject methods.
  *
diff --git a/test/datasource.test.js b/test/datasource.test.js
index adb632820..a3795cd66 100644
--- a/test/datasource.test.js
+++ b/test/datasource.test.js
@@ -517,6 +517,34 @@ describe('DataSource', function() {
       });
     }
   });
+
+  describe('deleteAllModels', () => {
+    it('removes all model definitions', () => {
+      const ds = new DataSource({connector: 'memory'});
+      ds.define('Category');
+      ds.define('Product');
+
+      Object.keys(ds.modelBuilder.definitions)
+        .should.deepEqual(['Category', 'Product']);
+      Object.keys(ds.modelBuilder.models)
+        .should.deepEqual(['Category', 'Product']);
+      Object.keys(ds.connector._models)
+        .should.deepEqual(['Category', 'Product']);
+
+      ds.deleteAllModels();
+
+      Object.keys(ds.modelBuilder.definitions).should.be.empty();
+      Object.keys(ds.modelBuilder.models).should.be.empty();
+      Object.keys(ds.connector._models).should.be.empty();
+    });
+
+    it('preserves the connector instance', () => {
+      const ds = new DataSource({connector: 'memory'});
+      const connector = ds.connector;
+      ds.deleteAllModels();
+      ds.connector.should.equal(connector);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 function givenMockConnector(props) {
diff --git a/types/datasource.d.ts b/types/datasource.d.ts
index b7fadf827..a843cb5a1 100644
--- a/types/datasource.d.ts
+++ b/types/datasource.d.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ export declare class DataSource extends EventEmitter {
 
   getModel(modelName: string): ModelBaseClass | undefined;
 
+  /**
+   * Remove a model from the registry.
+   *
+   * @param modelName
+   */
+  deleteModelByName(modelName: string): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Remove all models from the registry, but keep the connector instance
+   * (including the pool of database connections).
+   */
+  deleteAllModels(): void;
+
   /**
    * Attach an existing model to a data source.
    * This will mixin all of the data access object functions (DAO) into your