diff --git a/quantum/agent/linux/ip_lib.py b/quantum/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
index 3670fccf58..9d548b9d95 100644
--- a/quantum/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
+++ b/quantum/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@ class IpNetnsCommand(IpCommandBase):
         return IPWrapper(self._parent.root_helper, name)
 
     def delete(self, name):
-        self._as_root('delete', name)
+        if not self._parent.root_helper:
+            raise exceptions.SudoRequired()
+        else:
+            return utils.execute(
+                ['ip', 'netns', 'delete', name],
+                root_helper=self._parent.root_helper)
 
     def execute(self, cmds):
         if not self._parent.root_helper:
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
index 068aaf1e1d..cb432e7f0f 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
@@ -423,8 +423,10 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
         self.assertEqual(ns.namespace, 'ns')
 
     def test_delete_namespace(self):
-        self.netns_cmd.delete('ns')
-        self._assert_sudo([], ('delete', 'ns'))
+        with mock.patch('quantum.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+            self.netns_cmd.delete('ns')
+            execute.assert_called_once_with(['ip', 'netns', 'delete', 'ns'],
+                                            root_helper='sudo')
 
     def test_namespace_exists(self):
         retval = '\n'.join(NETNS_SAMPLE)