diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
index fc7e568..07759e3 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/impl/IntentManager.java
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.core.IdGenerator;
 import org.onosproject.event.AbstractListenerManager;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveService;
+import org.onosproject.net.group.GroupKey;
+import org.onosproject.net.group.GroupService;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentBatchDelegate;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentCompiler;
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentStore;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentStoreDelegate;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.Key;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.impl.compiler.PointToPointIntentCompiler;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.impl.phase.FinalIntentProcessPhase;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.impl.phase.IntentProcessPhase;
 import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
@@ -123,6 +128,9 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ComponentConfigService configService;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected GroupService groupService;
+
     private ExecutorService batchExecutor;
     private ExecutorService workerExecutor;
 
@@ -234,6 +242,15 @@
         checkNotNull(intent, INTENT_NULL);
         IntentData data = new IntentData(intent, IntentState.PURGE_REQ, null);
         store.addPending(data);
+
+        // remove associated group if there is one
+        if (intent instanceof PointToPointIntent) {
+            PointToPointIntent pointIntent = (PointToPointIntent) intent;
+            DeviceId deviceId = pointIntent.ingressPoint().deviceId();
+            GroupKey groupKey = PointToPointIntentCompiler.makeGroupKey(intent.id());
+            groupService.removeGroup(deviceId, groupKey,
+                                     intent.appId());
+        }
     }
 
     @Override