diff --git a/libraries/joomla/observer/updater.php b/libraries/joomla/observer/updater.php
index 14f84f09d062a..4131f1a3abf64 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/observer/updater.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/observer/updater.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function __construct(JObservableInterface $observable)
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds an observer to the JObservableInterface instance updated by this
-	 * This method can be called fron JObservableInterface::attachObserver
+	 * This method can be called from JObservableInterface::attachObserver
 	 *
 	 * @param   JObserverInterface  $observer  The observer object
 	 *
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ public function attachObserver(JObserverInterface $observer)
 		$this->observers[get_class($observer)] = $observer;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Removes an observer from the JObservableInterface instance updated by this
+	 * This method can be called from JObservableInterface::attachObserver
+	 *
+	 * @param   String  $observer  The observer class name
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.6.0
+	 */
+	public function detachObserver($observer)
+	{
+		if (isset($this->observers[$observer]))
+		{
+			unset($this->observers[$observer]);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the instance of the observer of class $observerClass
 	 *