diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 404363e199..7d7c3dc355 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Fix Eclipse JDT on some settings files. ([#1864](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1864) fixes [#1638](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1638))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.0.0` -> `1.0.1`. ([#1855](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1855))
+* Add a Step to remove semicolons from Groovy files. ([#1881](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1881))
 
 ## [2.42.0] - 2023-09-28
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e24feb5cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.diffplug.spotless.groovy;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterFunc;
+import com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterStep;
+
+/**
+ * Removes all semicolons from the end of lines.
+ *
+ * @author Jose Luis Badano
+ */
+public final class RemoveSemicolonsStep {
+	private static final String NAME = "Remove unnecessary semicolons";
+
+	private RemoveSemicolonsStep() {
+		// do not instantiate
+	}
+
+	public static FormatterStep create() {
+		return FormatterStep.createLazy(NAME,
+				State::new,
+				RemoveSemicolonsStep.State::toFormatter);
+	}
+
+	private static final class State implements Serializable {
+		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+		FormatterFunc toFormatter() {
+			return raw -> {
+				try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(raw))) {
+					StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+					String line;
+					while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+						result.append(removeSemicolon(line));
+						result.append(System.lineSeparator());
+					}
+					return result.toString();
+				}
+			};
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Removes the last semicolon in a line if it exists.
+		 *
+		 * @param line the line to remove the semicolon from
+		 * @return the line without the last semicolon
+		 */
+		private String removeSemicolon(String line) {
+			// find last semicolon in a string a remove it
+			int lastSemicolon = line.lastIndexOf(";");
+			if (lastSemicolon != -1 && lastSemicolon == line.length() - 1) {
+				return line.substring(0, lastSemicolon);
+			} else {
+				return line;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 32bf1bd7c0..03ddf370f4 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Check if EditorConfig file exist for Ktlint in KotlinGradleExtension. ([#1889](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1889))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.0.0` -> `1.0.1`. ([#1855](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1855))
+* Add a Step to remove semicolons from Groovy files. ([#1881](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1881))
 ### Fixed
 * Fix `GoogleJavaFormatConfig.reorderImports` not working. ([#1872](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1872))
 
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/README.md b/plugin-gradle/README.md
index 6232f9c0e1..4f6b74bdb7 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/README.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/README.md
@@ -320,13 +320,18 @@ spotless {
     // optional: instead of specifying import groups directly you can specify a config file
     // export config file: https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/main/ECLIPSE_SCREENSHOTS.md#creating-spotlessimportorder
     importOrderFile('eclipse-import-order.txt') // import order file as exported from eclipse
-
-    excludeJava() // excludes all Java sources within the Groovy source dirs from formatting
+    // removes semicolons at the end of lines
+    removeSemicolons()
     // the Groovy Eclipse formatter extends the Java Eclipse formatter,
     // so it formats Java files by default (unless `excludeJava` is used).
     greclipse() // has its own section below
+    
+    licenseHeader('/* (C) $YEAR */') // or licenseHeaderFile
 
-    licenseHeader '/* (C) $YEAR */' // or licenseHeaderFile
+    //---- Below is for `groovy` only ----
+    
+    // excludes all Java sources within the Groovy source dirs from formatting
+    excludeJava()
   }
   groovyGradle {
     target '*.gradle' // default target of groovyGradle
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/BaseGroovyExtension.java b/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/BaseGroovyExtension.java
index 6aa28d1853..657ef06a66 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/BaseGroovyExtension.java
+++ b/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/BaseGroovyExtension.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import com.diffplug.spotless.extra.EquoBasedStepBuilder;
 import com.diffplug.spotless.extra.groovy.GrEclipseFormatterStep;
+import com.diffplug.spotless.groovy.RemoveSemicolonsStep;
 import com.diffplug.spotless.java.ImportOrderStep;
 
 abstract class BaseGroovyExtension extends FormatExtension {
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ public void importOrderFile(Object importOrderFile) {
 		addStep(ImportOrderStep.forGroovy().createFrom(getProject().file(importOrderFile)));
 	}
 
+	public void removeSemicolons() {
+		addStep(RemoveSemicolonsStep.create());
+	}
+
 	public GrEclipseConfig greclipse() {
 		return greclipse(GrEclipseFormatterStep.defaultVersion());
 	}
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/GroovyExtensionTest.java b/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/GroovyExtensionTest.java
index c38df40d54..7f87d8793c 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/GroovyExtensionTest.java
+++ b/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/GroovyExtensionTest.java
@@ -88,6 +88,27 @@ void excludeJavaWithCustomTarget() throws IOException {
 		assertThat(error).hasMessageContaining("'excludeJava' is not supported");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void removeSemicolons() throws IOException {
+		setFile("build.gradle").toLines(
+				"plugins {",
+				"    id 'com.diffplug.spotless'",
+				"}",
+				"apply plugin: 'groovy'",
+				"",
+				"spotless {",
+				"    groovy {",
+				"        removeSemicolons()",
+				"    }",
+				"}");
+
+		String withSemicolons = getTestResource("groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolons.test");
+		String withoutSemicolons = getTestResource("groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolonsFormatted.test");
+		setFile("src/main/groovy/test.groovy").toContent(withSemicolons);
+		gradleRunner().withArguments("spotlessApply").build();
+		assertFile("src/main/groovy/test.groovy").hasContent(withoutSemicolons);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void groovyPluginMissingCheck() throws IOException {
 		setFile("build.gradle").toLines(
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 5122402019..78fb6f84ca 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Fix Eclipse JDT on some settings files. ([#1864](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1864) fixes [#1638](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1638))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.0.0` -> `1.0.1`. ([#1855](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1855))
+* Add a Step to remove semicolons from Groovy files. ([#1881](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1881))
 
 ## [2.40.0] - 2023-09-28
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/README.md b/plugin-maven/README.md
index f7849fbdfc..857597beb2 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/README.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/README.md
@@ -331,14 +331,16 @@ These mechanisms already exist for the Gradle plugin.
       <include>src/test/groovy/**/*.groovy</include>
     </includes>
 
-    <importOrder /> <!-- standard import order -->
+    <importOrder/> <!-- standard import order -->
     <importOrder>  <!-- or a custom ordering -->
       <order>java|javax,org,com,com.diffplug,,\#com.diffplug,\#</order>  <!-- or use <file>${project.basedir}/eclipse.importorder</file> -->
       <!-- you can use an empty string for all the imports you didn't specify explicitly, '|' to join group without blank line, and '\#` prefix for static imports. -->
     </importOrder>
+    
+    <removeSemicolons/> <!-- removes semicolons at the end of lines -->
+    <greclipse/>          <!-- has its own section below -->
 
-    <greclipse />          <!-- has its own section below -->
-
+    <excludeJava/>
     <licenseHeader>
       <content>/* (C)$YEAR */</content>  <!-- or <file>${project.basedir}/license-header</file> -->
     </licenseHeader>
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/Groovy.java b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/Groovy.java
index 35b91f3677..db4b35dfd6 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/Groovy.java
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/Groovy.java
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ public void addGreclipse(GrEclipse greclipse) {
 	public void addImportOrder(ImportOrder importOrder) {
 		addStepFactory(importOrder);
 	}
+
+	public void addRemoveSemicolons(RemoveSemicolons removeSemicolons) {
+		addStepFactory(removeSemicolons);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolons.java b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolons.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a96a078692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolons.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2023 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.diffplug.spotless.maven.groovy;
+
+import com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterStep;
+import com.diffplug.spotless.groovy.RemoveSemicolonsStep;
+import com.diffplug.spotless.maven.FormatterStepConfig;
+import com.diffplug.spotless.maven.FormatterStepFactory;
+
+public class RemoveSemicolons implements FormatterStepFactory {
+
+	@Override
+	public FormatterStep newFormatterStep(FormatterStepConfig config) {
+		return RemoveSemicolonsStep.create();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsTest.java b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc78c87a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/groovy/RemoveSemicolonsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.diffplug.spotless.maven.groovy;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import com.diffplug.spotless.maven.MavenIntegrationHarness;
+
+class RemoveSemicolonsTest extends MavenIntegrationHarness {
+
+	@Test
+	void testRemoveSemicolonsString() throws Exception {
+		writePomWithGroovySteps("<removeSemicolons/>");
+		runTest("Hello World;", "Hello World");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testNotRemoveSemicolonsString() throws Exception {
+		writePomWithGroovySteps("<removeSemicolons/>");
+		runTest("Hello;World", "Hello;World");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testRemoveSemicolons() throws Exception {
+		writePomWithGroovySteps("<removeSemicolons/>");
+
+		String path = "src/main/groovy/test.groovy";
+		setFile(path).toResource("groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolons.test");
+		mavenRunner().withArguments("spotless:apply").runNoError();
+		assertFile(path).sameAsResource("groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolonsFormatted.test");
+	}
+
+	private void runTest(String sourceContent, String targetContent) throws Exception {
+		String path = "src/main/groovy/test.groovy";
+		setFile(path).toContent(sourceContent);
+		mavenRunner().withArguments("spotless:apply").runNoError();
+		assertFile(path).hasContent(targetContent);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolons.test b/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolons.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b66af4e820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolons.test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import mylib.Unused;
+import mylib.UsedB;
+import mylib.UsedA;
+
+public class SomeClass {
+System.out.println("hello");
+UsedB.someMethod();
+UsedA.someMethod();
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolonsFormatted.test b/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolonsFormatted.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..434addfa68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testlib/src/main/resources/groovy/removeSemicolons/GroovyCodeWithSemicolonsFormatted.test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import mylib.Unused
+import mylib.UsedB
+import mylib.UsedA
+
+public class SomeClass {
+System.out.println("hello")
+UsedB.someMethod()
+UsedA.someMethod()
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file