diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
index 3d549405592d6..14ee21ea5614c 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
@@ -5135,9 +5135,30 @@ def delete(self, loc):
         """
         Make new Index with passed location(-s) deleted.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        loc : int or list of int
+            Location of item(-s) which will be deleted.
+            Use a list of locations to delete more than one value at the same time.
+
         Returns
         -------
-        new_index : Index
+        Index
+            New Index with passed location(-s) deleted.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        numpy.delete : Delete any rows and column from NumPy array (ndarray).
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> idx = pd.Index(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+        >>> idx.delete(1)
+        Index(['a', 'c'], dtype='object')
+
+        >>> idx = pd.Index(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+        >>> idx.delete([0, 2])
+        Index(['b'], dtype='object')
         """
         return self._shallow_copy(np.delete(self._data, loc))