diff --git a/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md b/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
index e91376eda..8ccfb2ccf 100644
--- a/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
+++ b/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@
 - [ ] delete_group_policy
 - [ ] delete_instance_profile
 - [X] delete_login_profile
-- [ ] delete_open_id_connect_provider
+- [X] delete_open_id_connect_provider
 - [X] delete_policy
 - [X] delete_policy_version
 - [X] delete_role
diff --git a/moto/iam/models.py b/moto/iam/models.py
index b95c37df7..6c790c15f 100644
--- a/moto/iam/models.py
+++ b/moto/iam/models.py
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@ class IAMBackend(BaseBackend):
         self.open_id_providers[open_id_provider.arn] = open_id_provider
         return open_id_provider
 
+    def delete_open_id_connect_provider(self, arn):
+        self.open_id_providers.pop(arn, None)
+
     def get_open_id_connect_provider(self, arn):
         open_id_provider = self.open_id_providers.get(arn)
 
diff --git a/moto/iam/responses.py b/moto/iam/responses.py
index 06ad7b7ce..819f0e649 100644
--- a/moto/iam/responses.py
+++ b/moto/iam/responses.py
@@ -765,6 +765,14 @@ class IamResponse(BaseResponse):
         template = self.response_template(CREATE_OPEN_ID_CONNECT_PROVIDER_TEMPLATE)
         return template.render(open_id_provider=open_id_provider)
 
+    def delete_open_id_connect_provider(self):
+        open_id_provider_arn = self._get_param('OpenIDConnectProviderArn')
+
+        iam_backend.delete_open_id_connect_provider(open_id_provider_arn)
+
+        template = self.response_template(DELETE_OPEN_ID_CONNECT_PROVIDER_TEMPLATE)
+        return template.render()
+
     def get_open_id_connect_provider(self):
         open_id_provider_arn = self._get_param('OpenIDConnectProviderArn')
 
@@ -2004,6 +2012,13 @@ CREATE_OPEN_ID_CONNECT_PROVIDER_TEMPLATE = """<CreateOpenIDConnectProviderRespon
 </CreateOpenIDConnectProviderResponse>"""
 
 
+DELETE_OPEN_ID_CONNECT_PROVIDER_TEMPLATE = """<DeleteOpenIDConnectProviderResponse xmlns="https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/">
+  <ResponseMetadata>
+    <RequestId>b5e49e29-4f64-11e4-aefa-bfd6aEXAMPLE</RequestId>
+  </ResponseMetadata>
+</DeleteOpenIDConnectProviderResponse>"""
+
+
 GET_OPEN_ID_CONNECT_PROVIDER_TEMPLATE = """<GetOpenIDConnectProviderResponse xmlns="https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/">
   <GetOpenIDConnectProviderResult>
     <ThumbprintList>
diff --git a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
index ea0434bff..cffa00a37 100644
--- a/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
+++ b/tests/test_iam/test_iam.py
@@ -1699,6 +1699,32 @@ def test_create_open_id_connect_provider_errors():
     )
 
 
+@mock_iam
+def test_delete_open_id_connect_provider():
+    client = boto3.client('iam', region_name='us-east-1')
+    response = client.create_open_id_connect_provider(
+        Url='https://example.com',
+        ThumbprintList=[]
+    )
+    open_id_arn = response['OpenIDConnectProviderArn']
+
+    client.delete_open_id_connect_provider(
+        OpenIDConnectProviderArn=open_id_arn
+    )
+
+    client.get_open_id_connect_provider.when.called_with(
+        OpenIDConnectProviderArn=open_id_arn
+    ).should.throw(
+        ClientError,
+        'OpenIDConnect Provider not found for arn {}'.format(open_id_arn)
+    )
+
+    # deleting a non existing provider should be successful
+    client.delete_open_id_connect_provider(
+        OpenIDConnectProviderArn=open_id_arn
+    )
+
+
 @freeze_time('2019-01-01 00:00:00')
 @mock_iam
 def test_get_open_id_connect_provider():
@@ -1730,7 +1756,7 @@ def test_get_open_id_connect_provider():
 
 @mock_iam
 def test_get_open_id_connect_provider_errors():
-    client = boto3.client('iam', region_name = 'us-east-1')
+    client = boto3.client('iam', region_name='us-east-1')
     response = client.create_open_id_connect_provider(
         Url='https://example.com',
         ThumbprintList=[
@@ -1743,7 +1769,7 @@ def test_get_open_id_connect_provider_errors():
     open_id_arn = response['OpenIDConnectProviderArn']
 
     client.get_open_id_connect_provider.when.called_with(
-        OpenIDConnectProviderArn = open_id_arn + '-not-existing'
+        OpenIDConnectProviderArn=open_id_arn + '-not-existing'
     ).should.throw(
         ClientError,
         'OpenIDConnect Provider not found for arn {}'.format(open_id_arn + '-not-existing')