diff --git a/src/partition.rs b/src/partition.rs
index deead6e..aa97ee0 100644
--- a/src/partition.rs
+++ b/src/partition.rs
@@ -290,4 +290,14 @@ impl Context {
             v => Err(nix::Error::from_errno(nix::errno::from_i32(-v)).into()),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Delete the specified partition
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `patno` - partition number (0 is the first partition)
+    pub fn delete_partition(&self, no: usize) -> Result<()> {
+        match unsafe { fdisk_sys::fdisk_delete_partition(self.ptr, no) } {
+            0 => Ok(()),
+            v => Err(nix::Error::from_errno(nix::errno::from_i32(-v)).into()),
+        }
+    }
 }