Index: include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
===================================================================
--- include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
+++ include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
@@ -330,6 +330,18 @@
   ProgramStateRef addTaint(const MemRegion *R,
                                TaintTagType Kind = TaintTagGeneric) const;
 
+  /// Create a new state in which the statement is marked as non-tainted.
+  ProgramStateRef removeTaint(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext *LCtx,
+                                  TaintTagType Kind = TaintTagGeneric) const;
+
+  /// Create a new state in which the symbol is marked as non-tainted.
+  ProgramStateRef removeTaint(SymbolRef S, TaintTagType Kind = TaintTagGeneric)
+                                  const;
+
+  /// Create a new state in which the region symbol is marked as non-tainted.
+  ProgramStateRef removeTaint(const MemRegion *R, TaintTagType Kind =
+                                  TaintTagGeneric) const;
+
   /// Check if the statement is tainted in the current state.
   bool isTainted(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext *LCtx,
                  TaintTagType Kind = TaintTagGeneric) const;
@@ -428,6 +440,13 @@
                         InvalidatedSymbols *IS,
                         RegionAndSymbolInvalidationTraits *HTraits,
                         const CallEvent *Call) const;
+
+  SymbolRef
+  getSymbolFromStmt(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext *LCtx) const;
+
+  const MemRegion*
+  getRegionFromStmt(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext *LCtx) const;
+
 };
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
Index: lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/ProgramState.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/ProgramState.cpp
+++ lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/ProgramState.cpp
@@ -648,17 +648,28 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-ProgramStateRef ProgramState::addTaint(const Stmt *S,
-                                           const LocationContext *LCtx,
-                                           TaintTagType Kind) const {
+SymbolRef ProgramState::getSymbolFromStmt(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext
+                                              *LCtx) const {
   if (const Expr *E = dyn_cast_or_null<Expr>(S))
     S = E->IgnoreParens();
 
-  SymbolRef Sym = getSVal(S, LCtx).getAsSymbol();
+  return getSVal(S, LCtx).getAsSymbol();
+
+}
+
+const MemRegion* ProgramState::getRegionFromStmt(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext
+                                                     *LCtx) const {
+  return getSVal(S, LCtx).getAsRegion();
+}
+
+ProgramStateRef ProgramState::addTaint(const Stmt *S,
+                                           const LocationContext *LCtx,
+                                           TaintTagType Kind) const {
+  SymbolRef Sym = getSymbolFromStmt(S, LCtx);
   if (Sym)
     return addTaint(Sym, Kind);
 
-  const MemRegion *R = getSVal(S, LCtx).getAsRegion();
+  const MemRegion *R = getRegionFromStmt(S, LCtx);
   addTaint(R, Kind);
 
   // Cannot add taint, so just return the state.
@@ -684,6 +695,38 @@
   return NewState;
 }
 
+ProgramStateRef ProgramState::removeTaint(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext
+                                              *LCtx, TaintTagType Kind) const {
+  SymbolRef Sym = getSymbolFromStmt(S, LCtx);
+  if (Sym)
+    return removeTaint(Sym, Kind);
+
+  const MemRegion *R = getRegionFromStmt(S, LCtx);
+  removeTaint(R, Kind);
+
+  // Cannot remove taint, so just return the state.
+  return this;
+}
+
+ProgramStateRef ProgramState::removeTaint(const MemRegion *R, TaintTagType Kind)
+                                              const {
+  if (const SymbolicRegion *SR = dyn_cast_or_null<SymbolicRegion>(R))
+    return removeTaint(SR->getSymbol(), Kind);
+  return this;
+}
+
+ProgramStateRef ProgramState::removeTaint(SymbolRef Sym, TaintTagType Kind)
+                                              const {
+  // If this is a symbol cast, remove the cast before removing the taint. Taint
+  // is cast agnostic.
+  while (const SymbolCast *SC = dyn_cast<SymbolCast>(Sym))
+    Sym = SC->getOperand();
+
+  ProgramStateRef NewState = remove<TaintMap>(Sym);
+  assert(NewState);
+  return NewState;
+}
+
 bool ProgramState::isTainted(const Stmt *S, const LocationContext *LCtx,
                              TaintTagType Kind) const {
   if (const Expr *E = dyn_cast_or_null<Expr>(S))