diff --git a/core/dictionary.cpp b/core/dictionary.cpp
index d68411a5728..42d9eab3106 100644
--- a/core/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/core/dictionary.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ void Dictionary::erase(const Variant &p_key) {
 	_p->variant_map.erase(p_key);
 }
 
+bool Dictionary::erase_checked(const Variant &p_key) {
+
+	return _p->variant_map.erase(p_key);
+}
+
 bool Dictionary::operator==(const Dictionary &p_dictionary) const {
 
 	return _p == p_dictionary._p;
diff --git a/core/dictionary.h b/core/dictionary.h
index 84a5cafe1d1..00ec67fb992 100644
--- a/core/dictionary.h
+++ b/core/dictionary.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 	bool has_all(const Array &p_keys) const;
 
 	void erase(const Variant &p_key);
+	bool erase_checked(const Variant &p_key);
 
 	bool operator==(const Dictionary &p_dictionary) const;