diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryShardedJedis.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryShardedJedis.java
index c15efb0..23fd6d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryShardedJedis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryShardedJedis.java
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public class BinaryShardedJedis extends Sharded<Jedis, JedisShardInfo>
 	return j.decr(key);
     }
 
+    public Long del(byte[] key) {
+        Jedis j = getShard(key);
+        return j.del(key);
+    }
+    
     public Long incrBy(byte[] key, long integer) {
 	Jedis j = getShard(key);
 	return j.incrBy(key, integer);