diff --git a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
index ec431efed..52cd7fc02 100644
--- a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
@@ -231,4 +231,20 @@ void ListController::editExpression(Shared::Function * function, Ion::Events::Ev
   editExpression(sequence, sequenceDefinitionForRow(m_selectableTableView.selectedRow()), event);
 }
 
+void ListController::reinitExpression(Shared::Function * function) {
+  Sequence * sequence = (Sequence *)function;
+  switch (sequenceDefinitionForRow(m_selectableTableView.selectedRow())) {
+    case 1:
+     sequence->setFirstInitialConditionContent("");
+     break;
+   case 2:
+     sequence->setSecondInitialConditionContent("");
+     break;
+   default:
+     sequence->setContent("");
+     break;
+  }
+  m_selectableTableView.reloadData();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
index af897c037..8179e343d 100644
--- a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
+++ b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ private:
   int sequenceDefinitionForRow(int j);
   void addEmptyFunction() override;
   void editExpression(Shared::Function * function, Ion::Events::Event event) override;
+  void reinitExpression(Shared::Function * function) override;
   static constexpr KDCoordinate k_emptySubRowHeight = 30;
   constexpr static int k_maxNumberOfRows = 9;
   SequenceStore * m_sequenceStore;
diff --git a/apps/shared/list_controller.cpp b/apps/shared/list_controller.cpp
index 77e18368e..e9bd10541 100644
--- a/apps/shared/list_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/shared/list_controller.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ bool ListController::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
       }
     }
   }
+  if (event == Ion::Events::Backspace && m_selectableTableView.selectedColumn() == 1) {
+    Shared::Function * function = m_functionStore->functionAtIndex(functionIndexForRow(m_selectableTableView.selectedRow()));
+    reinitExpression(function);
+  }
   if ((event.hasText() || event == Ion::Events::XNT)
       && m_selectableTableView.selectedColumn() == 1
       && (m_selectableTableView.selectedRow() != numberOfRows() - 1
@@ -193,6 +197,11 @@ void ListController::configureFunction(Shared::Function * function) {
   stack->push(parameterController());
 }
 
+void ListController::reinitExpression(Function * function) {
+  function->setContent("");
+  m_selectableTableView.reloadData();
+}
+
 Responder * ListController::tabController() const{
   return (parentResponder()->parentResponder()->parentResponder());
 }
diff --git a/apps/shared/list_controller.h b/apps/shared/list_controller.h
index 89c9ed2fa..d79fdda5d 100644
--- a/apps/shared/list_controller.h
+++ b/apps/shared/list_controller.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public:
 protected:
   static constexpr KDCoordinate k_emptyRowHeight = 50;
   StackViewController * stackController() const;
-  void configureFunction(Shared::Function * function);
+  void configureFunction(Function * function);
+  virtual void reinitExpression(Function * function);
   SelectableTableView m_selectableTableView;
   FunctionStore * m_functionStore;
 private: