diff --git a/channeldb/nodes.go b/channeldb/nodes.go
index 3b1e7fee..a845744d 100644
--- a/channeldb/nodes.go
+++ b/channeldb/nodes.go
@@ -127,6 +127,24 @@ func putLinkNode(nodeMetaBucket *bolt.Bucket, l *LinkNode) error {
 	return nodeMetaBucket.Put(nodePub, b.Bytes())
 }
 
+// DeleteLinkNode removes the link node with the given identity from the
+// database.
+func (d *DB) DeleteLinkNode(identity *btcec.PublicKey) error {
+	return d.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		return d.deleteLinkNode(tx, identity)
+	})
+}
+
+func (d *DB) deleteLinkNode(tx *bolt.Tx, identity *btcec.PublicKey) error {
+	nodeMetaBucket := tx.Bucket(nodeInfoBucket)
+	if nodeMetaBucket == nil {
+		return ErrLinkNodesNotFound
+	}
+
+	pubKey := identity.SerializeCompressed()
+	return nodeMetaBucket.Delete(pubKey)
+}
+
 // FetchLinkNode attempts to lookup the data for a LinkNode based on a target
 // identity public key. If a particular LinkNode for the passed identity public
 // key cannot be found, then ErrNodeNotFound if returned.
diff --git a/channeldb/nodes_test.go b/channeldb/nodes_test.go
index 7f968efe..755177aa 100644
--- a/channeldb/nodes_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/nodes_test.go
@@ -106,3 +106,35 @@ func TestLinkNodeEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 			addr2.String(), node1DB.Addresses[1].String())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDeleteLinkNode(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cdb, cleanUp, err := makeTestDB()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to make test database: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer cleanUp()
+
+	_, pubKey := btcec.PrivKeyFromBytes(btcec.S256(), key[:])
+	addr := &net.TCPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		Port: 1337,
+	}
+	linkNode := cdb.NewLinkNode(wire.TestNet3, pubKey, addr)
+	if err := linkNode.Sync(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to write link node to db: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := cdb.FetchLinkNode(pubKey); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to find link node: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := cdb.DeleteLinkNode(pubKey); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to delete link node from db: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := cdb.FetchLinkNode(pubKey); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should not have found link node in db, but did")
+	}
+}