diff --git a/chain/src/store.rs b/chain/src/store.rs
index c0765c440..f45736ca3 100644
--- a/chain/src/store.rs
+++ b/chain/src/store.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ impl ChainStore for ChainKVStore {
 			)?;
 		batch.write()
 	}
+	
+	/// Delete a full block. Does not delete any record associated with a block
+	/// header.
+	fn delete_block(&self, bh: &Hash) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		self.db.delete(&to_key(BLOCK_PREFIX, &mut bh.to_vec())[..])
+	}
 
 	fn is_on_current_chain(&self, header: &BlockHeader) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let header_at_height = self.get_header_by_height(header.height)?;
diff --git a/chain/src/types.rs b/chain/src/types.rs
index d3f67cf0e..43ab71fbd 100644
--- a/chain/src/types.rs
+++ b/chain/src/types.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ pub trait ChainStore: Send + Sync {
 	/// Save the provided block in store
 	fn save_block(&self, b: &Block) -> Result<(), store::Error>;
 
+	/// Delete a full block. Does not delete any record associated with a block
+	/// header.
+	fn delete_block(&self, bh: &Hash) -> Result<(), store::Error>;
+
 	/// Save the provided block header in store
 	fn save_block_header(&self, bh: &BlockHeader) -> Result<(), store::Error>;