diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index e8034bf5d17a2e..1f2ee638fd9557 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -1235,6 +1235,8 @@
 // This flag is mainly for tools that understand Go version dependencies.
 // Users should prefer 'go get toolchain@version'.
 //
+// The -droptoolchain flag removes the toolchain directive from the go.mod file.
+//
 // The -exclude=path@version and -dropexclude=path@version flags
 // add and drop an exclusion for the given module path and version.
 // Note that -exclude=path@version is a no-op if that exclusion already exists.
@@ -1264,7 +1266,7 @@
 //
 // The -godebug, -dropgodebug, -require, -droprequire, -exclude, -dropexclude,
 // -replace, -dropreplace, -retract, -dropretract, -tool, -droptool, -ignore,
-// and -dropignore editing flags may be repeated, and the changes are applied
+// -dropignore, and -droptoolchain editing flags may be repeated, and the changes are applied
 // in the order given.
 //
 // The -print flag prints the final go.mod in its text format instead of
@@ -1806,7 +1808,7 @@
 // To view the current telemetry mode, run "go telemetry".
 // To disable telemetry uploading, but keep local data collection, run
 // "go telemetry local".
-// To enable both collection and uploading, run “go telemetry on”.
+// To enable both collection and uploading, run "go telemetry on".
 // To disable both collection and uploading, run "go telemetry off".
 //
 // The current telemetry mode is also available as the value of the
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
index f73269378a11e1..a1356bba4c6684 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modcmd/edit.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ The -toolchain=version flag sets the Go toolchain to use.
 This flag is mainly for tools that understand Go version dependencies.
 Users should prefer 'go get toolchain@version'.
 
+The -droptoolchain flag removes the toolchain directive from the go.mod file.
+
 The -exclude=path@version and -dropexclude=path@version flags
 add and drop an exclusion for the given module path and version.
 Note that -exclude=path@version is a no-op if that exclusion already exists.
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ for the given path.
 
 The -godebug, -dropgodebug, -require, -droprequire, -exclude, -dropexclude,
 -replace, -dropreplace, -retract, -dropretract, -tool, -droptool, -ignore,
-and -dropignore editing flags may be repeated, and the changes are applied
+-dropignore, and -droptoolchain editing flags may be repeated, and the changes are applied
 in the order given.
 
 The -print flag prints the final go.mod in its text format instead of
@@ -169,13 +171,14 @@ See https://golang.org/ref/mod#go-mod-edit for more about 'go mod edit'.
 }
 
 var (
-	editFmt       = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("fmt", false, "")
-	editGo        = cmdEdit.Flag.String("go", "", "")
-	editToolchain = cmdEdit.Flag.String("toolchain", "", "")
-	editJSON      = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("json", false, "")
-	editPrint     = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("print", false, "")
-	editModule    = cmdEdit.Flag.String("module", "", "")
-	edits         []func(*modfile.File) // edits specified in flags
+	editFmt           = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("fmt", false, "")
+	editGo            = cmdEdit.Flag.String("go", "", "")
+	editToolchain     = cmdEdit.Flag.String("toolchain", "", "")
+	editJSON          = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("json", false, "")
+	editPrint         = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("print", false, "")
+	editModule        = cmdEdit.Flag.String("module", "", "")
+	editDropToolchain = cmdEdit.Flag.Bool("droptoolchain", false, "drop the toolchain directive")
+	edits             []func(*modfile.File) // edits specified in flags
 )
 
 type flagFunc func(string)
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ func runEdit(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		*editJSON ||
 		*editPrint ||
 		*editFmt ||
+		*editDropToolchain ||
 		len(edits) > 0
 
 	if !anyFlags {
@@ -223,6 +227,10 @@ func runEdit(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		base.Fatalf("go: cannot use both -json and -print")
 	}
 
+	if *editToolchain != "" && *editDropToolchain {
+		base.Fatalf("go: -toolchain and -droptoolchain are mutually exclusive")
+	}
+
 	if len(args) > 1 {
 		base.Fatalf("go: too many arguments")
 	}
@@ -278,6 +286,9 @@ func runEdit(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 			base.Fatalf("go: internal error: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
+	if *editDropToolchain {
+		modFile.DropToolchainStmt()
+	}
 
 	if len(edits) > 0 {
 		for _, edit := range edits {
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_droptoolchain.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_droptoolchain.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e635349551f602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_droptoolchain.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Test for go mod edit -droptoolchain
+
+# Setup
+env GO111MODULE=on
+env GOFLAGS=-mod=mod
+
+# Create a new module
+! exists go.mod
+go mod init example.com/test
+exists go.mod
+
+# Check that the toolchain directive is not present initially
+! grep toolchain go.mod
+
+# Add a toolchain directive
+go mod edit -toolchain=go1.21
+grep 'toolchain go1.21' go.mod
+
+# Remove the toolchain directive using -droptoolchain
+go mod edit -droptoolchain
+! grep toolchain go.mod
+
+# Add a toolchain directive again
+go mod edit -toolchain=go1.22
+grep 'toolchain go1.22' go.mod
+
+# Make sure that -toolchain=none still works as before
+go mod edit -toolchain=none
+! grep toolchain go.mod
+
+# Add a toolchain directive again and use -droptoolchain with an argument (should be ignored)
+go mod edit -toolchain=go1.23
+grep 'toolchain go1.23' go.mod
+go mod edit -droptoolchain
+! grep toolchain go.mod 
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