@Override
    public int run(String[] args) throws Exception {
      if (args.length != 1) {
        System.out.println("Usage : " + Delete.class.getSimpleName() + " <node to delete>");
        return 0;
      }
      byte[] val = Bytes.toBytesBinary(args[0]);

      org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Delete delete = new org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Delete(val);

      try (Connection connection = ConnectionFactory.createConnection(getConf());
        Table table = connection.getTable(getTableName(getConf()))) {
        table.delete(delete);
      }

      System.out.println("Delete successful");
      return 0;
    }
A stand alone program that deletes a single node.
hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/test/IntegrationTestBigLinkedList.java