A method for removing combustible, metallurgical dust out of the exhaust gas from installations for drawing single silicon crystals is provided. The dust contaminated exhaust gas and a reactive gas, such as air, oxygen or ozone, are fed into a reactor operated at a temperature of 50 to 500° C. where the reactive gas combusts the dust to form solid products. The reactor may be equipped with a catalyst, such as nickel, palladium or platinum, to promote the reaction. The solid products-containing exhaust gas is passed through a filter. By combusting the dust in the reactor, spontaneous explosions can be minimized.