diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/admins_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/admins_controller.rb
index 6d239fcb9..0751c6646 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/admins_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/admins_controller.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ def add_to_order
         render json: AddToOrder.new(params).process.to_hash
       end
 
+      def destroy_portfolio_item
+        PortfolioItem.find(params.require(:portfolio_item_id)).destroy
+        head :no_content
+      end
+
       private
       def portfolio_item_params
         params.permit(:service_offering_ref)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 0c8027ae3..b69accf84 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def add_swagger_route(http_method, path, opts = {})
   add_swagger_route 'GET', '/portfolios/{portfolio_id}', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'fetch_portfolio_with_id'
   add_swagger_route 'PATCH', '/portfolios/{portfolio_id}', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'edit_portfolio'
   add_swagger_route 'DELETE', '/portfolios/{portfolio_id}', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'destroy_portfolio'
+  add_swagger_route 'DELETE', '/portfolio_items/{portfolio_item_id}', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'destroy_portfolio_item'
   add_swagger_route 'GET', '/orders/{order_id}/items/{order_item_id}', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'list_order_item'
   add_swagger_route 'GET', '/orders/{order_id}/items', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'list_order_items'
   add_swagger_route 'GET', '/orders', :controller_name => 'admins', :action_name => 'list_orders'
diff --git a/public/doc/swagger-2.yaml b/public/doc/swagger-2.yaml
index 038d577b4..214ae52bb 100644
--- a/public/doc/swagger-2.yaml
+++ b/public/doc/swagger-2.yaml
@@ -298,6 +298,23 @@ paths:
           description: Service Offering not found
         '422':
           $ref: '#/responses/InvalidEntity'
+  '/portfolio_items/{portfolio_item_id}':
+    delete:
+      tags:
+        - admins
+      summary: Delete an existing portfolio item
+      operationId: destroyPortfolioItem
+      description: |
+        Deletes the portfolio item id passed in as the param.
+      produces:
+        - application/json
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/parameters/PortfolioItemID'
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: Portfolio Item deleted
+        404:
+          description: Portfolio Item not Found
   '/portfolio_items/{portfolio_item_id}/service_plans':
     get:
       tags:
diff --git a/spec/requests/portfolio_items_spec.rb b/spec/requests/portfolio_items_spec.rb
index ec8524ebd..e062dca18 100644
--- a/spec/requests/portfolio_items_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/portfolio_items_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   let(:service_offering_ref) { "998" }
   let(:order)                { create(:order) }
   let(:portfolio_item)       { create(:portfolio_item, :service_offering_ref => service_offering_ref) }
+  let(:portfolio_item_id)    { portfolio_item.id }
   let(:svc_object)           { instance_double("ServiceCatalog::ServicePlans") }
   let(:plans)                { [{}, {}] }
   let(:topo_ex)              { ServiceCatalog::TopologyError.new("kaboom") }
@@ -12,6 +13,20 @@
     allow(ServiceCatalog::ServicePlans).to receive(:new).with(portfolio_item.id.to_s).and_return(svc_object)
   end
 
+  describe 'DELETE admin tagged /portfolio_items/:portfolio_item_id' do
+    let(:valid_attributes) { { :name => 'PatchPortfolio', :description => 'description for patched portfolio' } }
+
+    context 'when :portfolio_item_id is valid' do
+      before do
+        delete "/api/v0.0/portfolio_items/#{portfolio_item_id}", :headers => admin_headers, :params => valid_attributes
+      end
+
+      it 'deletes the record' do
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(204)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   it "fetches plans" do
     allow(svc_object).to receive(:process).and_return(svc_object)
     allow(svc_object).to receive(:items).and_return(plans)