diff --git a/moto/iam/models.py b/moto/iam/models.py
index c7ee70ca2..da11d58b2 100644
--- a/moto/iam/models.py
+++ b/moto/iam/models.py
@@ -569,6 +569,13 @@ class IAMBackend(BaseBackend):
                 return role
         raise IAMNotFoundException("Role {0} not found".format(role_name))
 
+    def delete_role(self, role_name):
+        for role in self.get_roles():
+            if role.name == role_name:
+                del self.roles[role.id]
+                return
+        raise IAMNotFoundException("Role {0} not found".format(role_name))
+
     def get_roles(self):
         return self.roles.values()
 
diff --git a/moto/iam/responses.py b/moto/iam/responses.py
index 3c40a323f..138c08d23 100644
--- a/moto/iam/responses.py
+++ b/moto/iam/responses.py
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ class IamResponse(BaseResponse):
         template = self.response_template(GET_ROLE_TEMPLATE)
         return template.render(role=role)
 
+    def delete_role(self):
+        role_name = self._get_param('RoleName')
+        iam_backend.delete_role(role_name)
+        template = self.response_template(GENERIC_EMPTY_TEMPLATE)
+        return template.render(name="DeleteRoleResponse")
+
     def list_role_policies(self):
         role_name = self._get_param('RoleName')
         role_policies_names = iam_backend.list_role_policies(role_name)
diff --git a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
index f2c77685f..46b727360 100644
--- a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
+++ b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from boto.exception import BotoServerError
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from moto import mock_iam, mock_iam_deprecated
 from moto.iam.models import aws_managed_policies
-from nose.tools import assert_raises, assert_equals, assert_not_equals
+from nose.tools import assert_raises, assert_equals
 from nose.tools import raises
 
 from tests.helpers import requires_boto_gte
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ def test_remove_role_from_instance_profile():
     dict(profile.roles).should.be.empty
 
 
+@mock_iam()
+def test_delete_role():
+    conn = boto3.client('iam', region_name='us-east-1')
+
+    with assert_raises(ClientError):
+        conn.delete_role(RoleName="my-role")
+
+    conn.create_role(RoleName="my-role", AssumeRolePolicyDocument="some policy", Path="/my-path/")
+    role = conn.get_role(RoleName="my-role")
+    role.get('Role').get('Arn').should.equal('arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/my-path/my-role')
+
+    conn.delete_role(RoleName="my-role")
+
+    with assert_raises(ClientError):
+        conn.get_role(RoleName="my-role")
+
+
 @mock_iam_deprecated()
 def test_list_instance_profiles():
     conn = boto.connect_iam()