diff --git a/doc/epp_request_examples.xml b/doc/epp_request_examples.xml
index 5321241d0..f84917611 100644
--- a/doc/epp_request_examples.xml
+++ b/doc/epp_request_examples.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@
   </command>
 </epp>
 
+<!-- DOMAIN DELETE -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+  <command>
+    <delete>
+      <domain:delete
+       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+        <domain:name>example.ee</domain:name>
+      </domain:delete>
+    </delete>
+    <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
+  </command>
+</epp>
+
 <!-- CREATE CONTACT -->
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
diff --git a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
index b73b9fe9e..d0e08033d 100644
--- a/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ describe 'EPP Domain', epp: true do
         expect(d.auth_info).to eq('2BARfoo')
       end
 
-      it 'does not delete domain if there are relations' do
+      it 'deletes domain' do
         expect(DomainContact.count).to eq(1)
-        response = epp_request('domains/delete.xml')
+        response = epp_request(domain_delete_xml, :xml)
         expect(response[:result_code]).to eq('1000')
 
         expect(Domain.first).to eq(nil)
diff --git a/spec/epp/epp_helper_spec.rb b/spec/epp/epp_helper_spec.rb
index e4d02919f..f2dfb20e8 100644
--- a/spec/epp/epp_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/epp/epp_helper_spec.rb
@@ -320,5 +320,42 @@ describe 'EPP Helper', epp: true do
       generated = Nokogiri::XML(xml).to_s.squish
       expect(generated).to eq(expected)
     end
+
+    it 'generates valid delete xml' do
+      expected = Nokogiri::XML('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+        <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+          <command>
+            <delete>
+              <domain:delete
+               xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+                <domain:name>example.ee</domain:name>
+              </domain:delete>
+            </delete>
+            <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
+          </command>
+        </epp>
+      ').to_s.squish
+
+      generated = Nokogiri::XML(domain_delete_xml).to_s.squish
+      expect(generated).to eq(expected)
+
+
+      expected = Nokogiri::XML('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+        <epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+          <command>
+            <delete>
+              <domain:delete
+               xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+                <domain:name>one.ee</domain:name>
+              </domain:delete>
+            </delete>
+            <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
+          </command>
+        </epp>
+      ').to_s.squish
+
+      generated = Nokogiri::XML(domain_delete_xml(name: 'one.ee')).to_s.squish
+      expect(generated).to eq(expected)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/epp/requests/domains/delete.xml b/spec/epp/requests/domains/delete.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 868b4b24f..000000000
--- a/spec/epp/requests/domains/delete.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
-  <command>
-    <delete>
-      <domain:delete
-       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
-        <domain:name>example.ee</domain:name>
-      </domain:delete>
-    </delete>
-    <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
-  </command>
-</epp>
diff --git a/spec/support/epp.rb b/spec/support/epp.rb
index 9ad726388..111fbc8c0 100644
--- a/spec/support/epp.rb
+++ b/spec/support/epp.rb
@@ -216,6 +216,25 @@ module Epp
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def domain_delete_xml(xml_params = {})
+    xml_params[:name] = xml_params[:name] || 'example.ee'
+    xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new
+
+    xml.instruct!(:xml, standalone: 'no')
+    xml.epp('xmlns' => 'urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0') do
+      xml.command do
+        xml.delete do
+          xml.tag!('domain:delete', 'xmlns:domain' => 'urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0') do
+            if xml_params[:name] != false
+              xml.tag!('domain:name', xml_params[:name])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        xml.clTRID 'ABC-12345'
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |c|