def METHOD_NAME(release):
    """
    Remove a specific version of the kernel.
    release
        The release number of an installed kernel. This must be the entire release
        number as returned by :py:func:`~salt.modules.kernelpkg_linux_apt.list_installed`,
        not the package name.
    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash
        salt '*' kernelpkg.remove 4.4.0-70-generic
    """
    if release not in list_installed():
        raise CommandExecutionError(
            "Kernel release '{}' is not installed".format(release)
        )
    if release == active():
        raise CommandExecutionError("Active kernel cannot be removed")
    target = "{}-{}".format(_package_prefix(), release)
    log.info("Removing kernel package %s", target)
    __salt__["pkg.purge"](target)
    return {"removed": [target]}