A device for the removal of plastic injection moldings from the mold of an injection molding machine having movable and fixed die chucking plates includes a drive unit for moving an actuating element toward or away from the mold. The actuating element is connected to a spindle mounted in an engagement component. One end of the spindle is connected to a toothed disk. A tubular component is mated with the toothed disk so that the toothed disk is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the tubular disk and is axially movable therein. The tubular component is rotatable by the drive unit for effecting the axial displacement of the actuating element.