diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/PubSubDelegate.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/PubSubDelegate.java
index a973788db..822844d57 100644
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/PubSubDelegate.java
+++ b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/PubSubDelegate.java
@@ -218,6 +218,31 @@ public class PubSubDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Delete the public key node of the key with fingerprint {@code fingerprint}.
+     *
+     * @param connection
+     * @param fingerprint
+     * @throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException
+     * @throws SmackException.NotConnectedException
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     * @throws SmackException.NoResponseException
+     */
+    public static void deletePublicKeyNode(XMPPConnection connection, OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint)
+            throws XMPPException.XMPPErrorException, SmackException.NotConnectedException, InterruptedException,
+            SmackException.NoResponseException {
+        PubSubManager pm = PubSubManager.getInstance(connection, connection.getUser().asBareJid());
+        try {
+            pm.deleteNode(PEP_NODE_PUBLIC_KEY(fingerprint));
+        } catch (XMPPException.XMPPErrorException e) {
+            if (e.getXMPPError().getCondition() == StanzaError.Condition.item_not_found) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Node does not exist. No need to delete it.");
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fetch the OpenPGP public key of a {@code contact}, identified by its OpenPGP {@code v4_fingerprint}.
      *