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_yum.list_installed`,
        not the package name.
    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash
        salt '*' kernelpkg.remove 3.10.0-327.el7
    """
    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_name(), release)
    log.info("Removing kernel package %s", target)
    old = __salt__["pkg.list_pkgs"]()
    # Build the command string
    cmd = []
    if salt.utils.systemd.has_scope(__context__) and __salt__["config.get"](
        "systemd.scope", True
    ):
        cmd.extend(["systemd-run", "--scope"])
    cmd.extend([_yum(), "-y", "remove", target])  # pylint: disable=not-callable
    # Execute the command
    out = __salt__["cmd.run_all"](cmd, output_loglevel="trace", python_shell=False)
    # Look for the changes in installed packages
    __context__.pop("pkg.list_pkgs", None)
    new = __salt__["pkg.list_pkgs"]()
    ret = salt.utils.data.compare_dicts(old, new)
    # Look for command execution errors
    if out["retcode"] != 0:
        raise CommandExecutionError(
            "Error occurred removing package(s)",
            info={"errors": [out["stderr"]], "changes": ret},
        )
    return {"removed": [target]}