diff --git a/extensions/jets3t/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3Service.java b/extensions/jets3t/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3Service.java
index b9d7a24b72..1630b32b3e 100644
--- a/extensions/jets3t/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3Service.java
+++ b/extensions/jets3t/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3Service.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.jclouds.Utils;
+import org.jclouds.aws.s3.S3Connection;
 import org.jclouds.aws.s3.S3Context;
 import org.jclouds.aws.s3.S3ContextFactory;
 import org.jets3t.service.S3ObjectsChunk;
@@ -51,8 +53,20 @@ public class JCloudsS3Service extends S3Service {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     private final S3Context context;
+    private final S3Connection connection;
+
     private final long requestTimeoutMilliseconds = 10000;
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes a JClouds context to S3.
+     * 
+     * @param awsCredentials
+     *            - credentials to access S3
+     * @param modules
+     *            - Module that configures a FutureHttpClient, if not specified,
+     *            default is URLFetchServiceClientModule
+     * @throws S3ServiceException
+     */
     protected JCloudsS3Service(AWSCredentials awsCredentials, Module... modules)
 	    throws S3ServiceException {
 	super(awsCredentials);
@@ -60,6 +74,7 @@ public class JCloudsS3Service extends S3Service {
 	    modules = new Module[] { new org.jclouds.gae.config.URLFetchServiceClientModule() };
 	context = S3ContextFactory.createS3Context(awsCredentials
 		.getAccessKey(), awsCredentials.getSecretKey(), modules);
+	connection = context.getConnection();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -86,24 +101,44 @@ public class JCloudsS3Service extends S3Service {
 	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * 
+     * @see S3Connection#deleteBucket(org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket)
+     */
     @Override
     protected void deleteBucketImpl(String bucketName)
 	    throws S3ServiceException {
 	try {
-	    context.getConnection().deleteBucket(
+	    connection.deleteBucket(
 		    new org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket(bucketName)).get(
 		    requestTimeoutMilliseconds, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 	} catch (Exception e) {
+	    Utils.<S3ServiceException> rethrowIfRuntimeOrSameType(e);
 	    throw new S3ServiceException(
 		    "error deleting bucket: " + bucketName, e);
 	}
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * 
+     * @see S3Connection#deleteObject(org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket,
+     *      String)
+     */
     @Override
     protected void deleteObjectImpl(String bucketName, String objectKey)
 	    throws S3ServiceException {
-	// TODO Unimplemented
-	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	try {
+	    connection.deleteObject(
+		    new org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket(bucketName),
+		    objectKey).get(requestTimeoutMilliseconds,
+		    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+	} catch (Exception e) {
+	    Utils.<S3ServiceException> rethrowIfRuntimeOrSameType(e);
+	    throw new S3ServiceException(String.format(
+		    "error deleting object: %1s:%2s", bucketName, objectKey), e);
+	}
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extensions/jets3t/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3ServiceTest.java b/extensions/jets3t/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3ServiceTest.java
index 4b8c461882..ae6d0e2e25 100644
--- a/extensions/jets3t/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3ServiceTest.java
+++ b/extensions/jets3t/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/jets3t/JCloudsS3ServiceTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.aws.s3.jets3t;
 
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 import org.jclouds.aws.s3.S3Context;
 import org.jclouds.aws.s3.S3IntegrationTest;
+import org.jclouds.http.config.JavaUrlHttpFutureCommandClientModule;
 import org.jets3t.service.S3Service;
 import org.jets3t.service.S3ServiceException;
 import org.jets3t.service.model.S3Bucket;
@@ -49,6 +51,15 @@ public class JCloudsS3ServiceTest extends S3IntegrationTest {
     AWSCredentials credentials;
     S3Service service;
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean debugEnabled() {
+	return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * overridden only to get access to the amazon credentials used for jets3t
+     * initialization.
+     */
     @Override
     protected S3Context createS3Context(String AWSAccessKeyId,
 	    String AWSSecretAccessKey) {
@@ -56,12 +67,17 @@ public class JCloudsS3ServiceTest extends S3IntegrationTest {
 	return super.createS3Context(AWSAccessKeyId, AWSSecretAccessKey);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * initialize a new JCloudsS3Service, but passing
+     * JavaUrlHttpFutureCommandClientModule(), as it is easier to debug in unit
+     * tests.
+     * 
+     * @throws S3ServiceException
+     */
     @BeforeMethod
     public void testJCloudsS3Service() throws S3ServiceException {
-	service = new JCloudsS3Service(
-		credentials,
-		new org.jclouds.http.config.JavaUrlHttpFutureCommandClientModule());
-
+	service = new JCloudsS3Service(credentials,
+		new JavaUrlHttpFutureCommandClientModule());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -82,17 +98,48 @@ public class JCloudsS3ServiceTest extends S3IntegrationTest {
     @Test
     public void testDeleteBucketImplString() throws S3ServiceException,
 	    InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
-	String name = bucketPrefix + ".testDeleteBucketImplString";
-	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket jcloudsBucket = new org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket(
-		name);
-	client.createBucketIfNotExists(jcloudsBucket).get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-	service.deleteBucket(new S3Bucket(name));
+	String bucketName = bucketPrefix + ".testDeleteBucketImplString";
+	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket jcloudsBucket = createBucket(bucketName);
+
+	service.deleteBucket(new S3Bucket(bucketName));
+
 	assert !client.bucketExists(jcloudsBucket).get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
+    private org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket createBucket(String bucketName)
+	    throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket jcloudsBucket = new org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket(
+		bucketName);
+	client.createBucketIfNotExists(jcloudsBucket).get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+	return jcloudsBucket;
+    }
+
     @Test
-    public void testDeleteObjectImplStringString() {
-	fail("Not yet implemented");
+    public void testDeleteObjectImplStringString() throws InterruptedException,
+	    ExecutionException, TimeoutException, S3ServiceException {
+	String bucketName = bucketPrefix + ".testDeleteObjectImplStringString";
+	String objectKey = "key";
+	String objectValue = "test";
+
+	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket jcloudsBucket = addNewObject(
+		bucketName, objectKey, objectValue);
+
+	service.deleteObject(bucketName, objectKey);
+
+	assertEquals(client.headObject(jcloudsBucket, objectKey).get(10,
+		TimeUnit.SECONDS), org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Object.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+    private org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket addNewObject(String name,
+	    String objectKey, String objectValue) throws InterruptedException,
+	    ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Bucket jcloudsBucket = createBucket(name);
+	org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Object jcloudsObject = new org.jclouds.aws.s3.domain.S3Object(
+		objectKey);
+	jcloudsObject.setContent(objectValue);
+	client.addObject(jcloudsBucket, jcloudsObject)
+		.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+	return jcloudsBucket;
     }
 
     @Test