def delete(self, remove_tombstone=True):

		'''
		Method to delete resources.

		Args:
			remove_tombstone (bool): If True, will remove tombstone at uri/fcr:tombstone when removing resource.

		Returns:
			(bool)
		'''

		response = self.repo.api.http_request('DELETE', self.uri)

		# update exists
		if response.status_code == 204:
			# removal successful, updating self
			self._empty_resource_attributes()

		if remove_tombstone:
			self.repo.api.http_request('DELETE', '%s/fcr:tombstone' % self.uri)

		return True