Abstract: Apparatus for removing the metal layer from a metal-plastic multilayer pipe (20) where the pipe has a plastic inner pipe (30), a metal layer (32) around the plastic inner pipe (30), the metal layer (32) of uniform thickness and is applied to the plastic inner pipe (30) so that it completely encircles the plastic inner pipe (30), with the feature that the apparatus has: a pipe holding post (70); a blade (52) secured to the post and positioned with the cutting-edge (51) thereof along the post; means (80) for guiding insertion of the post into the end of the pipe (20) so that the blade (52) cuts into the metal layer (32) down to the inner plastic pipe (30); and means (60) enabling rotating the post (70) and blade (52) with respect to the pipe (20) or rotating the pipe with respect to the post and blade in a direction so that the metal layer (32) thereon is peeled from the end of the tube down to the plastic inner pipe (30).