diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index bbba8bc8..b8848852 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func POSTLayers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params, e *
 // DELETELayers deletes the specified layer and any child layers that are
 // dependent on the specified layer.
 func DELETELayers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, p httprouter.Params, e *Env) {
-	if err := e.Datastore.DeleteLayer(p.ByName("id")); err != nil {
+	if err := e.Datastore.DeleteLayer(p.ByName("name")); err != nil {
 		httputils.WriteHTTPError(w, 0, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func GETLayers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, p httprouter.Params, e *E
 	_, withFeatures := r.URL.Query()["withFeatures"]
 	_, withVulnerabilities := r.URL.Query()["withVulnerabilities"]
 
-	layer, err := e.Datastore.FindLayer(p.ByName("id"), withFeatures, withVulnerabilities)
+	layer, err := e.Datastore.FindLayer(p.ByName("name"), withFeatures, withVulnerabilities)
 	if err != nil {
 		httputils.WriteHTTPError(w, 0, err)
 		return
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index 41afae74..61f70d1f 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func NewRouterV1(to time.Duration, env *Env) *httprouter.Router {
 
 	// Layers
 	router.POST("/layers", wrap(POSTLayers, env))
-	router.DELETE("/layers/:id", wrap(DELETELayers, env))
-	router.GET("/layers/:id", wrap(GETLayers, env))
+	router.DELETE("/layers/:name", wrap(DELETELayers, env))
+	router.GET("/layers/:name", wrap(GETLayers, env))
 
 	// Vulnerabilities
 	// router.POST("/vulnerabilities", wrap(logic.POSTVulnerabilities))
diff --git a/database/pgsql/layer.go b/database/pgsql/layer.go
index 62b5968c..c98e657e 100644
--- a/database/pgsql/layer.go
+++ b/database/pgsql/layer.go
@@ -350,6 +350,19 @@ func createNV(features []database.FeatureVersion) (map[string]*database.FeatureV
 }
 
 func (pgSQL *pgSQL) DeleteLayer(name string) error {
-	// TODO(Quentin-M): Implement and test me.
+	result, err := pgSQL.Exec(getQuery("r_layer"), name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return handleError("r_layer", err)
+	}
+
+	affected, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return handleError("r_layer.RowsAffected()", err)
+	}
+
+	if affected <= 0 {
+		return cerrors.ErrNotFound
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/database/pgsql/layer_test.go b/database/pgsql/layer_test.go
index 816386e5..530c061f 100644
--- a/database/pgsql/layer_test.go
+++ b/database/pgsql/layer_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/database"
+	cerrors "github.com/coreos/clair/utils/errors"
 	"github.com/coreos/clair/utils/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func TestFindLayer(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInsertLayer(t *testing.T) {
-	datastore, err := OpenForTest("InsertLayer", true)
+	datastore, err := OpenForTest("InsertLayer", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -118,7 +119,20 @@ func TestInsertLayer(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO(Quentin-M)
 
 	// Delete layer.
-	// TODO(Quentin-M)
+	err = datastore.DeleteLayer("TestInsertLayerX")
+	assert.Equal(t, cerrors.ErrNotFound, err)
+
+	err = datastore.DeleteLayer("TestInsertLayer3")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	_, err = datastore.FindLayer("TestInsertLayer3", false, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, cerrors.ErrNotFound, err)
+
+	_, err = datastore.FindLayer("TestInsertLayer4a", false, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, cerrors.ErrNotFound, err)
+
+	_, err = datastore.FindLayer("TestInsertLayer4b", true, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, cerrors.ErrNotFound, err)
 }
 
 func testInsertLayerInvalid(t *testing.T, datastore database.Datastore) {
@@ -135,8 +149,6 @@ func testInsertLayerInvalid(t *testing.T, datastore database.Datastore) {
 }
 
 func testInsertLayerTree(t *testing.T, datastore database.Datastore) {
-	fmt.Println("- testInsertLayerTree")
-
 	f1 := database.FeatureVersion{
 		Feature: database.Feature{
 			Namespace: database.Namespace{Name: "TestInsertLayerNamespace2"},
diff --git a/database/pgsql/queries.go b/database/pgsql/queries.go
index 0da1e32c..ac727c99 100644
--- a/database/pgsql/queries.go
+++ b/database/pgsql/queries.go
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ func init() {
 	    FROM FeatureVersion fv
 	    WHERE fv.id = ANY($3::integer[])`
 
+	queries["r_layer"] = `DELETE FROM Layer WHERE name = $1`
+
 	// lock.go
 	queries["i_lock"] = `INSERT INTO Lock(name, owner, until) VALUES($1, $2, $3)`