diff --git a/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb b/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
index 7234bc17425..79f90994e42 100644
--- a/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
+++ b/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
@@ -202,10 +202,9 @@ def destroy_repo
 
   def del_content
     return true unless self.content_id
-
     if other_repos_with_same_product_and_content.empty?
       self.product.remove_content_by_id self.content_id
-      if other_repos_with_same_content.empty?
+      if other_repos_with_same_content.empty? && !self.product.provider.redhat_provider?
         Candlepin::Content.destroy(self.content_id)
       end
     end
diff --git a/src/spec/models/repo_spec.rb b/src/spec/models/repo_spec.rb
index e95465b34c4..6687977f0f6 100644
--- a/src/spec/models/repo_spec.rb
+++ b/src/spec/models/repo_spec.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
     }
     end
 
-
-
   before :each do
     disable_repo_orchestration
     disable_org_orchestration
@@ -37,11 +35,19 @@
       p.organization = @organization
     end
 
+    
+
     @product1 = Product.create!({:cp_id => "product1_id", :name=> "product1", :productContent => [], :provider => @provider, :environments => [@organization.library]})
     ep = EnvironmentProduct.find_or_create(@organization.library, @product1)
     RepoTestData::REPO_PROPERTIES.merge!(:environment_product => ep)
 
     @repo = Repository.create!(RepoTestData::REPO_PROPERTIES)
+
+    @rh_product =  Product.create!({:cp_id => "rh_product1_id", :name=> "rh_product1", :productContent => [], 
+                                    :provider => @organization.redhat_provider, :environments => [@organization.library]})
+    ep2 = EnvironmentProduct.find_or_create(@organization.library, @rh_product)
+    @rh_repo = Repository.create!(:name=>"red hat repo", :environment_product=>ep2, :pulp_id=>"redhat_pulp_id", :uri=>"http://redhat.com/cdn/content")
+
   end
 
   context "Create & destroy a repo" do
@@ -57,11 +63,25 @@
       @repo.create_pulp_repo
     end
 
-    it "should call the Pulp's delete api on destroy" do
+    it "should call  Pulp and candlepin's delete api on destroy for custom providers" do
       @repo.stub(:update_packages_index).and_return
       @repo.stub(:update_errata_index).and_return
+      @repo.stub(:content_id).and_return("124321323")
+      Candlepin::Product.should_receive(:remove_content)
+      Candlepin::Content.should_receive(:destroy)
       Pulp::Repository.should_receive(:destroy).with(RepoTestData::REPO_ID)
-      @repo.destroy_repo
+      @repo.destroy
+    end
+
+    it "should only call Pulp's repo delete api on destroy for redhat providers" do
+      @rh_repo.stub(:update_packages_index).and_return
+      @rh_repo.stub(:update_errata_index).and_return
+      @rh_repo.stub(:content_id).and_return("124321323")
+      Pulp::Repository.stub(:find).and_return({:groupid=>["product:123", "env:123", "org:123"]})
+      Candlepin::Product.should_receive(:remove_content)
+      Candlepin::Content.should_not_receive(:destroy)
+      Pulp::Repository.should_receive(:destroy).with(@rh_repo.pulp_id)
+      @rh_repo.destroy
     end
   end