[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [lite](./firestore_lite.md) > [WriteBatch](./firestore_lite.writebatch.md) > [delete](./firestore_lite.writebatch.delete.md) ## WriteBatch.delete() method Deletes the document referred to by the provided [DocumentReference](./firestore_.documentreference.md). Signature: ```typescript delete(documentRef: DocumentReference): WriteBatch; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | documentRef | [DocumentReference](./firestore_lite.documentreference.md)<unknown> | A reference to the document to be deleted. | Returns: [WriteBatch](./firestore_lite.writebatch.md) This `WriteBatch` instance. Used for chaining method calls.