diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/recipes.py b/src/pylorax/api/recipes.py
index 746c7cdc..65885f90 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/recipes.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/recipes.py
@@ -343,6 +343,21 @@ def list_commit_files(repo, commit):
     tree = commit_obj.get_tree()
     return sorted([tree.get(i).get_name() for i in range(0,tree.size())])
 
+def delete_recipe(repo, branch, recipe_name):
+    """Delete a recipe from a branch.
+
+    :param repo: Open repository
+    :type repo: Git.Repository
+    :param branch: Branch name
+    :type branch: str
+    :param recipe_name: Recipe name to delete
+    :type recipe_name: str
+    :returns: OId of the new commit
+    :rtype: Git.OId
+    :raises: Can raise errors from Ggit
+    """
+    return delete_file(repo, branch, recipe_filename(recipe_name))
+
 def delete_file(repo, branch, filename):
     """Delete a file from a branch.
 
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_recipes.py b/tests/pylorax/test_recipes.py
index 825d6a31..fc935763 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_recipes.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_recipes.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class GitRecipesTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_08_delete_recipe(self):
         """Test deleting a file from a branch"""
-        oid = recipes.delete_file(self.repo, "master", "http-server.toml")
+        oid = recipes.delete_recipe(self.repo, "master", "http-server")
         self.assertNotEqual(oid, None)
 
         master_files = recipes.list_branch_files(self.repo, "master")