diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/AssetResolver.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/AssetResolver.php
index 7d959d4..89408c9 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/AssetResolver.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/AssetResolver.php
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ public function getCssAssets(AttachedAssetsInterface $assets, $optimize) {
     // Sort CSS items, so that they appear in the correct order.
     uasort($css, 'static::sort');
 
+    // Allow themes to remove CSS files by CSS files full path and file name.
+    // @todo Remove in Drupal 9.0.x
+    if ($stylesheet_remove = $theme_info->getStyleSheetsRemove()) {
+      foreach ($css as $key => $options) {
+        if (isset($stylesheet_remove[$key])) {
+          unset($css[$key]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     if ($optimize) {
       $css = \Drupal::service('asset.css.collection_optimizer')->optimize($css);
     }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscovery.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscovery.php
index bf80a30..bcea7f4 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscovery.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscovery.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public function getLibraryByName($extension, $name) {
     $extension = $this->getLibrariesByExtension($extension);
     if (isset($extension[$name])) {
       // Handle libraries that are marked for override or removal.
-      // @see \Drupal\Core\Asset\LibraryDiscoveryParser::applyLibrariesOverrides()
+      // @see \Drupal\Core\Asset\LibraryDiscoveryParser::applyLibrariesOverride()
       if (isset($extension[$name]['override'])) {
         if ($extension[$name]['override']) {
           list($new_extension, $new_name) = explode('/', $extension[$name]['override']);
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryParser.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryParser.php
index e71dafe..a8048dd 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryParser.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryParser.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function buildByExtension($extension) {
     }
 
     $libraries = $this->parseLibraryInfo($extension, $path);
-    $libraries = $this->applyLibrariesOverrides($libraries, $extension);
+    $libraries = $this->applyLibrariesOverride($libraries, $extension);
 
     foreach ($libraries as $id => &$library) {
       if (!isset($library['js']) && !isset($library['css']) && !isset($library['drupalSettings'])) {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ protected function parseLibraryInfo($extension, $path) {
    * @return array
    *   The modified libraries definitions.
    */
-  protected function applyLibrariesOverrides($libraries, $extension) {
+  protected function applyLibrariesOverride($libraries, $extension) {
     $active_theme = $this->themeManager->getActiveTheme();
     $libraries_overrides = $active_theme->getLibrariesOverride();
     $theme_path = $active_theme->getPath();
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ActiveTheme.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ActiveTheme.php
index 73f40af..361ab77 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ActiveTheme.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ActiveTheme.php
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ class ActiveTheme {
   protected $extension;
 
   /**
+   * The stylesheets which are set to be removed by the theme.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $styleSheetsRemove;
+
+  /**
    * The libraries provided by the theme.
    *
    * @var array
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ public function __construct(array $values) {
       'path' => '',
       'engine' => 'twig',
       'owner' => 'twig',
+      'stylesheets_remove' => [],
       'libraries' => [],
       'extension' => 'html.twig',
       'base_themes' => [],
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ public function __construct(array $values) {
     $this->path = $values['path'];
     $this->engine = $values['engine'];
     $this->owner = $values['owner'];
+    $this->styleSheetsRemove = $values['stylesheets_remove'];
     $this->libraries = $values['libraries'];
     $this->extension = $values['extension'];
     $this->baseThemes = $values['base_themes'];
@@ -157,6 +166,17 @@ public function getLibraries() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns the removed stylesheets by the theme.
+   *
+   * @return mixed
+   *
+   * @deprecated in Drupal 8.0.0, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.
+   */
+  public function getStyleSheetsRemove() {
+    return $this->styleSheetsRemove;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns an array of base theme active theme objects keyed by name.
    *
    * The order starts with the base theme of $this and ends with the root of
@@ -170,6 +190,19 @@ public function getBaseThemes() {
 
   /**
    * Returns the libraries or library assets overridden by the active theme.
+   * 
+   * The array returned is in the form:
+   * @code
+   * [
+   *   'core/drupal.collapse' => 'test_theme/collapse',
+   *   'core/drupal.progress' => FALSE,
+   *   'classy/base/css/theme/css/layout.css' => 'css/test_theme_layout.css',
+   *   'core/drupal.dialog/css/theme/misc/dialog.theme.css' => FALSE,
+   *   'core/jquery/js/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js' => 'js/collapse.js',
+   * ]
+   * @endcode
+   * 
+   * @return array
    */
   public function getLibrariesOverride() {
     return $this->librariesOverride;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeInitialization.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeInitialization.php
index c94826c..a72a3f6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeInitialization.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeInitialization.php
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ public function getActiveTheme(Extension $theme, array $base_themes = []) {
     $values['path'] = $theme_path;
     $values['name'] = $theme->getName();
 
+    // @todo Remove in Drupal 9.0.x
+    $values['stylesheets_remove'] = $this->prepareStylesheetsRemove($theme, $base_themes);
+
     // Prepare libraries overrides from this theme and ancestor themes.
     // This allows child themes to easily remove CSS files from base themes and
     // modules.
@@ -235,8 +238,10 @@ protected function getExtensions() {
    *
    * @return string
    *   CSS file where placeholders are replaced.
+   *
+   * @todo Remove in Drupal 9.0.x
    */
-  protected function resolveStyleSheetPlaceholders($css_file) {
+  private function resolveStyleSheetPlaceholders($css_file) {
     $token_candidate = explode('/', $css_file)[0];
     if (!preg_match('/@[A-z0-9_-]+/', $token_candidate)) {
       return $css_file;
@@ -250,4 +255,42 @@ protected function resolveStyleSheetPlaceholders($css_file) {
       return str_replace($token_candidate, $extensions[$token]->getPath(), $css_file);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Prepares stylesheets-remove specified in the *.info.yml file.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension $theme
+   *   The theme extension object.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension[] $base_themes
+   *   An array of base themes.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *
+   * @todo Remove in Drupal 9.0.x
+   */
+  private function prepareStylesheetsRemove(Extension $theme, $base_themes) {
+    // Prepare stylesheets from this theme as well as all ancestor themes.
+    // We work it this way so that we can have child themes remove CSS files
+    // easily from parent.
+    $stylesheets_remove = array();
+    // Grab stylesheets from base theme.
+     foreach ($base_themes as $base) {
+       $base_theme_path = $base->getPath();
+       if (!empty($base->info['stylesheets-remove'])) {
+         foreach ($base->info['stylesheets-remove'] as $css_file) {
+           $css_file = $this->resolveStyleSheetPlaceholders($css_file);
+           $stylesheets_remove[$css_file] = $css_file;
+         }
+       }
+     }
+
+    // Add stylesheets used by this theme.
+    if (!empty($theme->info['stylesheets-remove'])) {
+      foreach ($theme->info['stylesheets-remove'] as $css_file) {
+        $css_file = $this->resolveStyleSheetPlaceholders($css_file);
+        $stylesheets_remove[$css_file] = $css_file;
+      }
+    }
+    return $stylesheets_remove;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryIntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryIntegrationTest.php
index e0ecd90..2f1e6fb 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Asset/LibraryDiscoveryIntegrationTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testElementInfoByTheme() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests that libraries-overrides are applied to library definitions.
+   * Tests that libraries-override are applied to library definitions.
    */
   public function testLibrariesOverride() {
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeInitializationInterface $theme_initializer */
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/ThemeInfoTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/ThemeInfoTest.php
index bc3acc9..3d376ed 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/ThemeInfoTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/ThemeInfoTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests stylesheets removed by libraries-override.
+   * Tests stylesheets-remove.
    */
   function testStylesheets() {
     $this->themeHandler->install(array('test_basetheme', 'test_subtheme'));
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_basetheme/test_basetheme.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_basetheme/test_basetheme.info.yml
index d545822..dcb1a2f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_basetheme/test_basetheme.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_basetheme/test_basetheme.info.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
 libraries:
   - test_basetheme/global-styling
-libraries-override:
-  theme_test/theme_stylesheets_override_and_remove_test/css/base/css/base-remove.css: false
+stylesheets-remove:
+  - '@theme_test/css/base-remove.css'
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_subtheme/test_subtheme.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_subtheme/test_subtheme.info.yml
index bd6a625..6883e5a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_subtheme/test_subtheme.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_subtheme/test_subtheme.info.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ core: 8.x
 base theme: test_basetheme
 libraries:
   - test_subtheme/global-styling
-libraries-override:
-  theme_test/theme_stylesheets_override_and_remove_test/css/base/css/sub-remove.css: false
-  test_basetheme/global-styling/css/base/base-add.sub-remove.css: false
+stylesheets-remove:
+  - '@theme_test/css/sub-remove.css'
+  - '@test_basetheme/base-add.sub-remove.css'
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Theme/RegistryTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Theme/RegistryTest.php
index 3fe4054..71a71f4 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Theme/RegistryTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Theme/RegistryTest.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function testGetRegistryForModule() {
       'path' => 'core/modules/system/tests/themes/test_theme/test_theme.info.yml',
       'engine' => 'twig',
       'owner' => 'twig',
+      'stylesheets_remove' => [],
       'libraries_override' => [],
       'libraries' => [],
       'extension' => '.twig',