diff --git a/gtk/gtkflowbox.c b/gtk/gtkflowbox.c
index 188b76c562290dbee01c8473bbd1794147d64630..8b281b860cfc04c28991deb32f1889b41639bbab 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkflowbox.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkflowbox.c
@@ -3085,6 +3085,23 @@ gtk_flow_box_remove (GtkFlowBox *box,
     g_signal_emit (box, signals[SELECTED_CHILDREN_CHANGED], 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_flow_box_remove_all:
+ * @box: a `GtkFlowBox`
+ *
+ * Removes all children from @box.
+ */
+void
+gtk_flow_box_remove_all (GtkFlowBox *box)
+{
+  GtkWidget *child;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_FLOW_BOX (box));
+
+  while ((child = gtk_widget_get_first_child (GTK_WIDGET (box))))
+    gtk_flow_box_remove (box, child);
+}
+
 /* Keynav {{{2 */
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gtk/gtkflowbox.h b/gtk/gtkflowbox.h
index 3625d18ddf278c4cd3bd8a7f77c2f9ad9f6b9d77..2283138206c2b00b388191812cf203df66575367 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkflowbox.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkflowbox.h
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ void                  gtk_flow_box_insert                       (GtkFlowBox
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                  gtk_flow_box_remove                       (GtkFlowBox        *box,
                                                                  GtkWidget         *widget);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void                  gtk_flow_box_remove_all                   (GtkFlowBox        *box);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkFlowBoxChild      *gtk_flow_box_get_child_at_index           (GtkFlowBox        *box,
                                                                  int                idx);
diff --git a/gtk/gtklistbox.c b/gtk/gtklistbox.c
index 95120f8cef21a07b69ca467fca7b239d439c32e0..5013f2210cba9201fe03016f9479936b6e1dcdcd 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklistbox.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklistbox.c
@@ -431,10 +431,7 @@ gtk_list_box_set_property (GObject      *obj,
 static void
 gtk_list_box_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
-  GtkWidget *child;
-
-  while ((child = gtk_widget_get_first_child (GTK_WIDGET (object))))
-    gtk_list_box_remove (GTK_LIST_BOX (object), child);
+  gtk_list_box_remove_all (GTK_LIST_BOX (object));
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_list_box_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
@@ -2428,6 +2425,23 @@ gtk_list_box_remove (GtkListBox *box,
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_list_box_remove_all:
+ * @box: a `GtkListBox`
+ *
+ * Removes all rows from @box.
+ */
+void
+gtk_list_box_remove_all (GtkListBox *box)
+{
+  GtkWidget *child;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_LIST_BOX (box));
+
+  while ((child = gtk_widget_get_first_child (GTK_WIDGET (box))))
+    gtk_list_box_remove (box, child);
+}
+
 static void
 gtk_list_box_compute_expand (GtkWidget *widget,
                              gboolean  *hexpand_p,
diff --git a/gtk/gtklistbox.h b/gtk/gtklistbox.h
index 0e41498bda11d81bd91b4faade944d40852080ae..f14a30fbe3c9c57c68e124ba1d44a52b7ad27de1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklistbox.h
+++ b/gtk/gtklistbox.h
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ void           gtk_list_box_insert                       (GtkListBox
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void           gtk_list_box_remove                       (GtkListBox                    *box,
                                                           GtkWidget                     *child);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void           gtk_list_box_remove_all                   (GtkListBox                    *box);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkListBoxRow* gtk_list_box_get_selected_row             (GtkListBox                    *box);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL