diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplCPqD13.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplCPqD13.java
index 93632e7..4e11b28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplCPqD13.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/drivermanager/OFSwitchImplCPqD13.java
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-
     private void createGroupForMplsLabel(int groupId, String nodeId,
             int nextGroupId, boolean bos) {
         List<BucketInfo> buckets = new ArrayList<BucketInfo>();
@@ -1156,6 +1155,25 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private void deleteGroup(int groupId) {
+
+        List<OFMessage> msglist = new ArrayList<OFMessage>();
+        OFGroup group = OFGroup.of(groupId);
+
+        OFMessage gm = factory.buildGroupDelete()
+                .setGroup(group)
+                .setGroupType(OFGroupType.SELECT)
+                .setXid(getNextTransactionId())
+                .build();
+        msglist.add(gm);
+        try {
+            write(msglist);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void modifyEcmpGroup(EcmpInfo ecmpInfo) {
         List<OFMessage> msglist = new ArrayList<OFMessage>();
         OFGroup group = OFGroup.of(ecmpInfo.groupId);