def hosts_remove(hostsfile='/etc/hosts', entries=None):
    '''
    Remove a host from the /etc/hosts file. If doing so will leave a line
    containing only an IP address, then the line will be deleted. This function
    will leave comments and blank lines intact.

    CLI Examples:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' dnsutil.hosts_remove /etc/hosts ad1.yuk.co
        salt '*' dnsutil.hosts_remove /etc/hosts ad2.yuk.co,ad1.yuk.co
    '''
    with salt.utils.files.fopen(hostsfile, 'r') as fp_:
        hosts = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(fp_.read())

    host_list = entries.split(',')
    with salt.utils.files.fopen(hostsfile, 'w') as out_file:
        for line in hosts.splitlines():
            if not line or line.strip().startswith('#'):
                out_file.write(salt.utils.stringutils.to_str('{0}\n'.format(line)))
                continue
            comps = line.split()
            for host in host_list:
                if host in comps[1:]:
                    comps.remove(host)
            if len(comps) > 1:
                out_file.write(salt.utils.stringutils.to_str(' '.join(comps)))
                out_file.write(salt.utils.stringutils.to_str('\n'))