diff --git a/manager.hpp b/manager.hpp
index ca5e16b..b3891ac 100644
--- a/manager.hpp
+++ b/manager.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@
     explicit Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
 
   private:
+    using EntryID = uint32_t;
+    using InterfaceMap = std::map<InterfaceType, std::experimental::any>;
+    using EntryMap = std::map<EntryID, InterfaceMap>;
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes the entry and any child entries with
+     * the specified ID.
+     *
+     * @param[in] id - the entry ID
+     */
+    void erase(EntryID id);
+
     /**
      * The callback for an interfaces added signal
      *
@@ -130,10 +142,6 @@
      */
     sdbusplus::bus::match_t removeMatch;
 
-    using EntryID = uint32_t;
-    using InterfaceMap = std::map<InterfaceType, std::experimental::any>;
-    using EntryMap = std::map<EntryID, InterfaceMap>;
-
     /**
      * A map of the error log IDs to their IBM interface objects.
      * There may be multiple interfaces per ID.