diff --git a/influxdb/client.py b/influxdb/client.py
index 23158c06..c3687934 100644
--- a/influxdb/client.py
+++ b/influxdb/client.py
@@ -92,16 +92,25 @@ def write_points_with_precision(self, data, time_precision='s'):
 
     # One Time Deletes
 
-    def delete_points(self, name,
-                      regex=None, start_epoch=None, end_epoch=None):
+    def delete_points(self, name):
         """
-        TODO: Delete a range of data
-
-        2013-11-08: This endpoint has not been implemented yet in ver0.0.8,
-        but it is documented in http://influxdb.org/docs/api/http.html.
-        See also: src/api/http/api.go:l57
+        Delete an entire series
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        url_format = "{0}/db/{1}/series/{2}?u={3}&p={4}"
+
+        response = session.delete(url_format.format(
+            self._baseurl,
+            self._database,
+            name,
+            self._username,
+            self._password),
+            headers=self._headers)
+
+        if response.status_code == 204:
+            return True
+        else:
+            raise Exception(
+                "{0}: {1}".format(response.status_code, response.content))
 
     # Regularly Scheduled Deletes
 
diff --git a/tests/influxdb/client_test.py b/tests/influxdb/client_test.py
index a44a7b23..b7add781 100644
--- a/tests/influxdb/client_test.py
+++ b/tests/influxdb/client_test.py
@@ -77,10 +77,22 @@ def test_write_points_with_precision_fails(self):
             cli = InfluxDBClient('host', 8086, 'username', 'password', 'db')
             cli.write_points_with_precision([])
 
-    @raises(NotImplementedError)
     def test_delete_points(self):
-        cli = InfluxDBClient('host', 8086, 'username', 'password', 'db')
-        cli.delete_points([])
+        with patch.object(session, 'delete') as mocked_post:
+            mocked_post.return_value = _build_response_object(status_code=204)
+            cli = InfluxDBClient('host', 8086, 'username', 'password', 'db')
+            assert cli.delete_points("foo") is True
+
+            assert len(mocked_post.call_args_list) == 1
+            args, kwds = mocked_post.call_args_list[0]
+            assert args[0].endswith('/db/db/series/foo?u=username&p=password')
+
+    @raises(Exception)
+    def test_delete_points_with_wrong_name(self):
+        with patch.object(session, 'delete') as mocked_post:
+            mocked_post.return_value = _build_response_object(status_code=400)
+            cli = InfluxDBClient('host', 8086, 'username', 'password', 'db')
+            cli.delete_points("nonexist")
 
     @raises(NotImplementedError)
     def test_create_scheduled_delete(self):