diff --git a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
index 89866d2b7e..e27b1da1d6 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ import os, re, string, sys
 # Incremented to format 30, 13 August 2010 by rgh
 # Introduced ResetsFont tag for InsetLayout.
 
+# Incremented to format 31, 12 January 2011 by rgh
+# Introducted NoCounter tag.
+
 # Do not forget to document format change in Customization
 # Manual (section "Declaring a new text class").
 
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ import os, re, string, sys
 # development/tools/updatelayouts.sh script to update all
 # layout files to the new format.
 
-currentFormat = 30
+currentFormat = 31
 
 
 def usage(prog_name):
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ def convert(lines):
             continue
         
         # Only new features
-        if format == 29:
+        if format == 29 or format == 30:
           i += 1
           continue
 
diff --git a/src/Counters.cpp b/src/Counters.cpp
index d0bb56faf6..1e865c73d4 100644
--- a/src/Counters.cpp
+++ b/src/Counters.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ void Counters::reset(docstring const & match)
 }
 
 
+bool Counters::remove(docstring const & cnt)
+{
+	return counterList_.erase(cnt);
+}
+
+
 void Counters::copy(Counters & from, Counters & to, docstring const & match)
 {
 	CounterList::iterator it = counterList_.begin();
diff --git a/src/Counters.h b/src/Counters.h
index 59570fba33..41b80e6076 100644
--- a/src/Counters.h
+++ b/src/Counters.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public:
 	void reset();
 	/// Reset counters matched by match string.
 	void reset(docstring const & match);
+	/// Remove counter \p cnt.
+	bool remove(docstring const & cnt);
 	/// Copy counters whose name matches match from the &from to
 	/// the &to array of counters. Empty string matches all.
 	void copy(Counters & from, Counters & to,
diff --git a/src/TextClass.cpp b/src/TextClass.cpp
index 3506afa15d..a43ad9edf9 100644
--- a/src/TextClass.cpp
+++ b/src/TextClass.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace lyx {
 // development/updatelayouts.sh script, to update the format of 
 // all of our layout files.
 //
-int const LAYOUT_FORMAT = 30;
+int const LAYOUT_FORMAT = 31;
 	
 namespace {
 
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ enum TextClassTags {
 	TC_RIGHTMARGIN,
 	TC_FLOAT,
 	TC_COUNTER,
+	TC_NOCOUNTER,
 	TC_IFCOUNTER,
 	TC_NOFLOAT,
 	TC_TITLELATEXNAME,
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ namespace {
 		{ "input",             TC_INPUT },
 		{ "insetlayout",       TC_INSETLAYOUT },
 		{ "leftmargin",        TC_LEFTMARGIN },
+		{ "nocounter",         TC_NOCOUNTER },
 		{ "nofloat",           TC_NOFLOAT },
 		{ "nostyle",           TC_NOSTYLE },
 		{ "outputformat",      TC_OUTPUTFORMAT },
@@ -652,6 +654,14 @@ TextClass::ReturnValues TextClass::read(Lexer & lexrc, ReadType rt)
 			readCiteFormat(lexrc);
 			break;
 
+		case TC_NOCOUNTER:
+			if (lexrc.next()) {
+				docstring const cnt = lexrc.getDocString();
+				if (!counters_.remove(cnt))
+					LYXERR0("Unable to remove counter: " + to_utf8(cnt));
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case TC_IFCOUNTER:
 			ifcounter = true;
 		case TC_COUNTER: