diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
index 064eca9..8890099 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -465,7 +465,38 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN(ena_subscr_authorizde,
+DEFUN(ena_subscr_delete,
+      ena_subscr_delete_cmd,
+      "subscriber " SUBSCR_TYPES " ID delete",
+	SUBSCR_HELP "Delete subscriber in HLR\n")
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct gsm_network *gsmnet = gsmnet_from_vty(vty);
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr =
+			get_subscr_by_argv(gsmnet, argv[0], argv[1]);
+
+	if (!subscr) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% No subscriber found for %s %s%s",
+			argv[0], argv[1], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	if (subscr->use_count != 1) {
+		vty_out(vty, "Removing active subscriber%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+	}
+
+	rc = db_subscriber_delete(subscr);
+	subscr_put(subscr);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		vty_out(vty, "Failed to remove subscriber%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(ena_subscr_authorized,
       ena_subscr_authorized_cmd,
       "subscriber " SUBSCR_TYPES " ID authorized (0|1)",
 	SUBSCR_HELP "(De-)Authorize subscriber in HLR\n"
@@ -982,6 +1013,7 @@
 	install_element_ve(&show_stats_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_smsqueue_cmd);
 
+	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &ena_subscr_delete_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &ena_subscr_name_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &ena_subscr_extension_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &ena_subscr_authorized_cmd);
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py b/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
index db8294d..ece9ac5 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
+++ b/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
             if classNum != 10:
                 self.assertEquals(res.find("rach access-control-class " + str(classNum) + " barred"), -1)
 
-    def testSubscriberCreate(self):
+    def testSubscriberCreateDelete(self):
         self.vty.enable()
 
         imsi = "204300854013739"
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@
         res = self.vty.command('show subscriber imsi '+imsi)
         self.assert_(res.find("    IMSI: "+imsi) > 0)
 
+        # Delete it
+        res = self.vty.command('subscriber delete imsi '+imsi)
+        self.assert_(res != "")
+
+        # Now it should not be there anymore
+        res = self.vty.command('show subscriber imsi '+imsi)
+        self.assert_(res != '% No subscriber found for imsi '+imsi)
+
     def testShowPagingGroup(self):
         res = self.vty.command("show paging-group 255 1234567")
         self.assertEqual(res, "% can't find BTS 255")