diff --git a/src/nm-l3-config-data.c b/src/nm-l3-config-data.c
index ed6441099..c13fdbc24 100644
--- a/src/nm-l3-config-data.c
+++ b/src/nm-l3-config-data.c
@@ -1099,8 +1099,8 @@ nm_l3_config_data_add_nameserver (NML3ConfigData *self,
 }
 
 gboolean
-nm_l3_config_data_clear_nameserver (NML3ConfigData *self,
-                                    int addr_family)
+nm_l3_config_data_clear_nameservers (NML3ConfigData *self,
+                                     int addr_family)
 {
 	gs_unref_array GArray *old = NULL;
 
@@ -1197,6 +1197,19 @@ nm_l3_config_data_add_search (NML3ConfigData *self,
 	return _check_and_add_domain (&self->searches_x[NM_IS_IPv4 (addr_family)], search);
 }
 
+gboolean
+nm_l3_config_data_clear_searches (NML3ConfigData *self,
+                                  int addr_family)
+{
+	gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *old = NULL;
+
+	nm_assert (_NM_IS_L3_CONFIG_DATA (self, FALSE));
+	nm_assert_addr_family (addr_family);
+
+	old = g_steal_pointer (&self->searches_x[NM_IS_IPv4 (addr_family)]);
+	return (nm_g_ptr_array_len (old) > 0);
+}
+
 gboolean
 nm_l3_config_data_add_dns_option (NML3ConfigData *self,
                                   int addr_family,
diff --git a/src/nm-l3-config-data.h b/src/nm-l3-config-data.h
index 7878381d0..fe7bac03b 100644
--- a/src/nm-l3-config-data.h
+++ b/src/nm-l3-config-data.h
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ gboolean nm_l3_config_data_add_nameserver (NML3ConfigData *self,
                                            int addr_family,
                                            gconstpointer /* (const NMIPAddr *) */ nameserver);
 
-gboolean nm_l3_config_data_clear_nameserver (NML3ConfigData *self,
-                                             int addr_family);
+gboolean nm_l3_config_data_clear_nameservers (NML3ConfigData *self,
+                                              int addr_family);
 
 gboolean nm_l3_config_data_add_nis_server (NML3ConfigData *self,
                                            in_addr_t nis_server);
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ const char *const*nm_l3_config_data_get_searches (const NML3ConfigData *self,
                                                   int addr_family,
                                                   guint *out_len);
 
+gboolean nm_l3_config_data_clear_searches (NML3ConfigData *self,
+                                           int addr_family);
+
 gboolean nm_l3_config_data_add_search (NML3ConfigData *self,
                                        int addr_family,
                                        const char *search);