diff --git a/src/rougail/objspace.py b/src/rougail/objspace.py
index dcf8c0e1..3be26728 100644
--- a/src/rougail/objspace.py
+++ b/src/rougail/objspace.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class RougailObjSpace:
for attr, val in child.attrib.items():
if redefine and attr in UNREDEFINABLE:
msg = _(f'cannot redefine attribute "{attr}" for variable "{child.attrib["name"]}"'
- f' in "{xmlfile}", already defined')
+ f' already defined')
raise DictConsistencyError(msg, 48, variableobj.xmlfiles[:-1])
if attr in self.booleans_attributs:
val = convert_boolean(val)
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ class RougailObjSpace:
"""
if child.tag == 'variable':
if child.attrib.get('remove_choice', False):
+ if variableobj.type != 'choice':
+ msg = _(f'cannot remove choices for variable "{variableobj.path}"'
+ f' the variable has type "{variableobj.type}"')
+ raise DictConsistencyError(msg, 33, variableobj.xmlfiles)
variableobj.choice = []
if child.attrib.get('remove_check', False):
self.remove_check(variableobj.name)
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/00-base.xml b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/00-base.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57cc7646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/00-base.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/01-base.xml b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/01-base.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7fb6e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/01-base.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/__init__.py b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/errno_33 b/tests/dictionaries/88remove_choice_not_choice/errno_33
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b