diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell-documents.js b/js/server/tests/shell-documents.js
index 47d68fcf152f..75856989f9aa 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell-documents.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell-documents.js
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@ function readCollectionDocumentSuiteReadDocument () {
       catch (err) {
         assertEqual(ERRORS.ERROR_AVOCADO_CONFLICT.code, err.errorNum);
       }
+
+      var a3 = collection.delete(a1, true);
+
+      assertEqual(a3, true);
+
+      var a4 = collection.delete(a1, true);
+
+      assertEqual(a4, false);
     }
   };
 }
@@ -422,6 +430,38 @@ function readDocumentSuiteReadDocument () {
       assertEqual(a1._id, doc4._id);
       assertEqual(a4._rev, doc4._rev);
       assertEqual(4, doc4.a);
+    },
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief delete a document
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    testDeleteDocument : function () {
+      var a1 = collection.save({ a : 1});
+
+      assertTypeOf("string", a1._id);
+      assertTypeOf("number", a1._rev);
+
+      var a2 = db._replace(a1, { a : 2 });
+
+      assertEqual(a1._id, a2._id);
+      assertNotEqual(a1._rev, a2._rev);
+
+      try {
+        db._delete(a1);
+        fail();
+      }
+      catch (err) {
+        assertEqual(ERRORS.ERROR_AVOCADO_CONFLICT.code, err.errorNum);
+      }
+
+      var a3 = db._delete(a1, true);
+
+      assertEqual(a3, true);
+
+      var a4 = db._delete(a1, true);
+
+      assertEqual(a4, false);
     }
   };
 }