1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider.rb b/lib/puppet/provider.rb
index f51ea4450..04169e6e1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider.rb
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ class Puppet::Provider
         return true
     end
 
-    # Remove the reference to the model, so GC can clean up.
     def clear
-        @model = nil
     end
 
     # Retrieve a named command.
@@ -157,6 +155,11 @@ class Puppet::Provider
         @model.name
     end
 
+    # Remove the reference to the model, so GC can clean up.
+    def remove
+        @model = nil
+    end
+
     def to_s
         "%s(provider=%s)" % [@model.to_s, self.class.name]
     end