def repository_delete(name, hosts=None, profile=None):
    '''
    .. versionadded:: 2017.7.0

    Delete existing repository.

    name
        Repository name

    CLI example::

        salt myminion elasticsearch.repository_delete testrepo
    '''
    es = _get_instance(hosts, profile)

    try:
        result = es.snapshot.delete_repository(repository=name)

        return result.get('acknowledged', False)
    except elasticsearch.NotFoundError:
        return True
    except elasticsearch.TransportError as e:
        raise CommandExecutionError("Cannot delete repository {0}, server returned code {1} with message {2}".format(name, e.status_code, e.error))