diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/controller/SprocketController.java b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/controller/SprocketController.java
index 1f87cc9..8099f70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/controller/SprocketController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/controller/SprocketController.java
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 import com.dev9.dataexample.entity.Sprocket;
 import com.dev9.dataexample.repo.SprocketRepository;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
@@ -43,5 +42,9 @@ public void newSprocket(@RequestBody Sprocket sprocket) {
     public Sprocket getSprocketBySku(@PathVariable("sku") String sku) {
         return sprocketRepository.findBySku(sku);
     }
-
+    
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/sprockets/sku/{sku}", method = {RequestMethod.DELETE})
+    public void deleteSprocketBySku(@PathVariable("sku") String sku) {
+    	sprocketRepository.deleteBySku(sku);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/entity/Sprocket.java b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/entity/Sprocket.java
index 80717c0..e8c4739 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/entity/Sprocket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/entity/Sprocket.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Sprocket implements Serializable {
     private String sku;
 
     private String brand;
-
+    
     public String getDescription() {
         return description;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/repo/SprocketRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/repo/SprocketRepository.java
index e61cb54..3c56b99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/repo/SprocketRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dev9/dataexample/repo/SprocketRepository.java
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 
 
 import com.dev9.dataexample.entity.Sprocket;
+
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Repository
+@Transactional
 public interface SprocketRepository extends CrudRepository<Sprocket, Long> {
 
     Sprocket findBySku(String sku);
     List<Sprocket> findByBrand(String brand);
-
+    
+    void deleteBySku(String sku);
 }