diff --git a/tools/xen/scripts/templatedelete.sh b/tools/xen/scripts/templatedelete.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#Usage: ./templatedelete.sh <template-uuid>
+
+templateuuid="$1"
+
+xe template-param-set other-config:default_template=false uuid="$templateuuid"
+xe template-param-set is-a-template=false uuid="$templateuuid"
+xe vm-destroy uuid="$templateuuid"