diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 73d6dfac7..6ff055358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public class GHRepository {
     private void edit(String key, String value) throws IOException {
         Poster poster = new Poster(root).withCredential();
         if (!key.equals("name"))
-            poster.with("name",name);   // even when we don't change the name, we need to send it in
+            poster.with("name", name);   // even when we don't change the name, we need to send it in
         poster.with(key, value)
                 .to("/repos/" + owner.login + "/" + name, null, "PATCH");
     }
@@ -314,12 +314,7 @@ public class GHRepository {
      * Deletes this repository.
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); // doesn't appear to be available in V3
-//        Poster poster = new Poster(root).withCredential();
-//        String url = "/repos/delete/" + owner.login +"/"+name;
-//
-//        DeleteToken token = poster.to(url, DeleteToken.class);
-//        poster.with("delete_token", token.delete_token).to(url);
+        new Poster(root).withCredential().to("/repos/" + owner.login +"/"+name, null, "DELETE");
     }
 
     /**