--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function error
+{
+ echo $1 >&2
+ exit 1
+}
+
+function is_switch_running
+{
+ ovs-appctl version >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+ error "Usage: ${0##*/} <bridge name>"
+fi
+
+W=
+if ! is_switch_running; then
+ W="--no-wait"
+fi
+
+if ovs-vsctl br-exists "$1"; then
+ ovs-vsctl $W del-br $1
+fi