diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/LayoutDirectivesTest.php b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/LayoutDirectivesTest.php
index 2334daeea47c5..f51b90175311e 100755
--- a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/LayoutDirectivesTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/LayoutDirectivesTest.php
@@ -198,6 +198,18 @@ public function testRemove()
         $this->assertTrue($layout->isBlock('child_block2'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoAppIsolation enabled
+     */
+    public function testRemoveCancellation()
+    {
+        $layout = $this->_getLayoutModel('remove_cancellation.xml');
+        $this->assertTrue($layout->isContainer('container1'));
+        $this->assertTrue($layout->isBlock('child_block1'));
+        $this->assertTrue($layout->isBlock('no_name2'));
+        $this->assertFalse($layout->getBlock('not_exist'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @magentoAppIsolation enabled
      */
diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/_files/layout_directives_test/remove_cancellation.xml b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/_files/layout_directives_test/remove_cancellation.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4e73e625aa5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/View/_files/layout_directives_test/remove_cancellation.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--
+/**
+ * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+-->
+<layout>
+    <container name="container1" label="Container 1">
+        <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Text" name="no_name2"/>
+    </container>
+    <referenceContainer name="container1" remove="true"/>
+    <referenceBlock name="child_block1" remove="true"/>
+    <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Text" name="block_container" as="block.container">
+        <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Text" name="child_block1"/>
+        <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Text" name="child_block2"/>
+    </block>
+    <referenceContainer name="not_exist" remove="false"/>
+    <referenceContainer name="container1" remove="false"/>
+    <referenceBlock name="child_block1" remove="false"/>
+</layout>
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Block.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Block.php
index f89344be1208f..6d2593389840f 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Block.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Block.php
@@ -207,13 +207,15 @@ protected function scheduleReference(
         $elementRemove = filter_var($currentElement->getAttribute('remove'), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
         if ($elementRemove) {
             $scheduledStructure->setElementToRemoveList($elementName);
-        } else {
-            $data = $scheduledStructure->getStructureElementData($elementName, []);
-            $data['attributes'] = $this->mergeBlockAttributes($data, $currentElement);
-            $this->updateScheduledData($currentElement, $data);
-            $this->evaluateArguments($currentElement, $data);
-            $scheduledStructure->setStructureElementData($elementName, $data);
+            return;
+        } elseif ($currentElement->getAttribute('remove')) {
+            $scheduledStructure->unsetElementFromListToRemove($elementName);
         }
+        $data = $scheduledStructure->getStructureElementData($elementName, []);
+        $data['attributes'] = $this->mergeBlockAttributes($data, $currentElement);
+        $this->updateScheduledData($currentElement, $data);
+        $this->evaluateArguments($currentElement, $data);
+        $scheduledStructure->setStructureElementData($elementName, $data);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
index 703f49422589f..f5a19e9e8a8cd 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/Reader/Container.php
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ protected function containerReference(
     ) {
         $containerName = $currentElement->getAttribute('name');
         $containerRemove = filter_var($currentElement->getAttribute('remove'), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
-
         if ($containerRemove) {
             $scheduledStructure->setElementToRemoveList($containerName);
-        } else {
-            $this->mergeContainerAttributes($scheduledStructure, $currentElement);
+            return;
+        } elseif ($currentElement->getAttribute('remove')) {
+            $scheduledStructure->unsetElementFromListToRemove($containerName);
         }
+        $this->mergeContainerAttributes($scheduledStructure, $currentElement);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/BlockTest.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/BlockTest.php
index 128ec1fcafd04..a65932e4969c1 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/BlockTest.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/BlockTest.php
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ public function testProcessReference(
         $setCondition,
         $setRemoveCondition
     ) {
+        if ($literal == 'referenceBlock' && $remove == 'false') {
+            $this->scheduledStructure->expects($this->once())
+                ->method('unsetElementFromListToRemove')
+                ->with($literal);
+        }
+
         $this->context->expects($this->once())->method('getScheduledStructure')
             ->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduledStructure));
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/ContainerTest.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/ContainerTest.php
index 4a9cb7ea3c2f9..921c82c342af8 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/ContainerTest.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Test/Unit/Layout/Reader/ContainerTest.php
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ public function testProcess(
             ->with($contextMock, $elementCurrent)
             ->willReturnSelf();
 
+        if ($elementCurrent->getAttribute('remove') == 'false') {
+            $scheduledStructureMock->expects($this->once())
+                ->method('unsetElementFromListToRemove')
+                ->with($elementCurrent->getAttribute('name'));
+        }
+        
         $this->container->interpret($contextMock, $elementCurrent);
     }