diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
index 16f1bb1..33e69cf 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@
 func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
 	return GetResult{os.Get(client, id)}
 }
+
+func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) os.DeleteResult {
+	return os.Delete(client, id)
+}
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
index 835297c..75d1442 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
@@ -75,3 +75,13 @@
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
 	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expectedInstance, instance)
 }
+
+func TestDeleteInstance(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	os.HandleDeleteInstanceSuccessfully(t, instanceID)
+
+	res := Delete(fake.ServiceClient(), instanceID)
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, res.Err)
+}