diff --git a/ethernet_interface.hpp b/ethernet_interface.hpp
index 36669d6..29d377e 100644
--- a/ethernet_interface.hpp
+++ b/ethernet_interface.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server/object.hpp>
-
 #include <string>
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
 
@@ -94,6 +93,12 @@
          */
         void deleteObject(const std::string& ipaddress);
 
+        /* @brief delete the vlan dbus object of the given interface.
+         *        Also deletes the device file and the network file.
+         * @param[in] interface - VLAN Interface.
+         */
+        void deleteVLANObject(const std::string& interface);
+
         /* @brief creates the dbus object(IPaddres) given in the address list.
          * @param[in] addrs - address list for which dbus objects needs
          *                    to create.