diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/elasticache.rb b/lib/fog/aws/elasticache.rb
index b448f9bea..e16ca57c1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/elasticache.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/elasticache.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Fog
       request_path 'fog/aws/requests/elasticache'
 
       request :create_cache_cluster
-      #request :delete_cache_cluster
+      request :delete_cache_cluster
       request :describe_cache_clusters
       #request :modify_cache_cluster
       #request :reboot_cache_cluster
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/delete_cache_cluster.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/delete_cache_cluster.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..079923fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/delete_cache_cluster.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class Elasticache
+      class Real
+
+        require 'fog/aws/parsers/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters'
+
+        # Deletes a Cache Cluster
+        #
+        # === Parameter (required):
+        # *  CacheClusterId <~String> - The ID of the cache cluster to delete
+        # === Returns
+        # * response <~Excon::Response>:
+        #   * body <~Hash>
+        def delete_cache_cluster(cluster_id)
+          request(
+            'Action'          => 'DeleteCacheCluster',
+            'CacheClusterId'  => cluster_id,
+            :parser => Fog::Parsers::AWS::Elasticache::DescribeCacheClusters.new
+          )
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+        def describe_cache_clusters
+          Fog::Mock.not_implemented
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters.rb
index 4c61c6035..8e7968c8e 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Fog
 
         require 'fog/aws/parsers/elasticache/describe_cache_clusters'
 
-        # Returns a list of CacheCluster descriptions
+        # Returns a list of Cache Cluster descriptions
         #
         # === Parameters
         # * options <~Hash> (optional):
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/cache_cluster_tests.rb b/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/cache_cluster_tests.rb
index e84755210..5ac07b911 100644
--- a/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/cache_cluster_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/cache_cluster_tests.rb
@@ -44,16 +44,24 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::Elasticache | cache cluster requests', ['aws', 'elasticache']
 
     #cluster = AWS[:elasticache].clusters.get(cluster_id)
     #cluster.wait_for {ready?}
-    #
-    #tests(
-    #'#delete_cache_security_group'
-    #).formats(AWS::Elasticache::Formats::SINGLE_CACHE_CLUSTER) do
-    #  body = AWS[:elasticache].delete_cache_security_group(cluster_id).body
-    #cluster = body['CacheCluster']
-    #returns(cluster_id) { cluster['CacheClusterId'] }
-    #returns('deleting')  { cluster['CacheClusterStatus'] }
-    #body
-    #end
+
+    tests(
+    '#delete_cache_security_group'
+    ).formats(AWS::Elasticache::Formats::CACHE_CLUSTER_RUNNING) do
+      body = AWS[:elasticache].delete_cache_cluster(cluster_id).body
+      # make sure this particular cluster is in the returned list
+      returns(true, "has #{cluster_id}") do
+        body['CacheClusters'].any? do |cluster|
+          cluster['CacheClusterId'] == cluster_id
+        end
+      end
+      # now check that it reports itself as 'deleting'
+      cluster = body['CacheClusters'].find do |cluster|
+        cluster['CacheClusterId'] == cluster_id
+      end
+      returns('deleting')  { cluster['CacheClusterStatus'] }
+      cluster
+    end
   end
 
   tests('failure') do
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/helper.rb b/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/helper.rb
index 38b6c0d22..f9be7d75a 100644
--- a/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/helper.rb
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/elasticache/helper.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class AWS
       }
       CACHE_CLUSTER_RUNNING   = CACHE_CLUSTER.merge(
         'CacheClusterCreateTime'      => DateTime,
-        'PreferredAvailabilityZone'   => String,
-        'CacheNodes'                  => Array
+        'PreferredAvailabilityZone'   => String
       )
       CACHE_CLUSTER_MODIFIED  = CACHE_CLUSTER_RUNNING.merge(
         'NotificationConfiguration'   => Hash,