diff --git a/lib/fog/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key.rb b/lib/fog/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key.rb
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+++ b/lib/fog/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key.rb
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+module Fog
+  module Compute
+    class DigitalOcean 
+      class Real
+
+        #
+        # Delete a SSH public key from your account
+        #
+        # @see https://www.digitalocean.com/api#ssh_keys
+        #
+        def destroy_ssh_key(id)
+          request(
+            :expects  => [200],
+            :method   => 'GET',
+            :path     => "ssh_keys/#{id}/destroy"
+          )
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+
+        def destroy_ssh_key(id)
+          response = Excon::Response.new
+          response.status = 200
+          if self.data[:ssh_keys].reject! { |k| k['id'] == id }
+            response.body = { "status" => "OK" }
+          else
+            response.body = { "status" => "ERROR" }
+          end
+          response
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/tests/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key_tests.rb b/tests/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key_tests.rb
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+++ b/tests/digitalocean/requests/compute/destroy_ssh_key_tests.rb
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+Shindo.tests('Fog::Compute[:digitalocean] | destroy_ssh_key request', ['digitalocean', 'compute']) do
+
+  service = Fog::Compute[:digitalocean]
+
+  tests('success') do
+
+    test('#destroy_ssh_key') do
+      key = service.create_ssh_key 'fookey', 'fookey'
+      service.destroy_ssh_key(key.body['ssh_key']['id']).body['status'] == 'OK'
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+  tests('failures') do
+    test 'delete invalid key' do
+      # DigitalOcean API returns 500 with this sometimes
+      # so mark it as pending in real mode
+      pending unless Fog.mocking?
+      service.destroy_ssh_key('00000000000').body['status'] == 'ERROR'
+    end
+  end 
+
+end