Have you tried gimp-image-remove-layer?

i am looking the PB from gimp 2.7.3.
it says that "gimp-layer-delete" is deprecated and to use instead " gimp-item-delete" that has as argoment the id of the "item"

EDIT
Ninja posted, but Gnu-Tux should know better and anyway better 2 options then none

The standard method of deleting a layer doesn't work?

You need to use the pointer variable name (let* statement) you defined in the script , rather than the textual name in your layers dialog. You may have to save it so you can point back to it later and delete it.

@ O
Graechan is asking how delete a layer in a script-fu

@Graechan
because bruillard uni is the layer name but not the layer ID
I didn't like much script fu also for this type of obstacles, ...you cannot just order to delete the "top" or, the "bottom" layer or the active layer...first you have to recover the ID assigned by gimp to the layer...that has no relation with the layer name


But..sorry i forgot how to, i only remember that was explained in one of the script fu tutorial by FencePost on http://www.gimpdome.com

@Gnu Tux
Ninja posted again !
Still i believe the layer name passed as paramether instead then the layer ID remain a problem

Oh, my, how embarrassing. Forget I did that. Sheesh!

Layer IDs are like definition variables (no quotes). Look at the define variables, and then look at the let* statements. You'll see layers being referred to things like:

text-layer

In this case, GnuTux pointed out that there is a let* statement that defines this layer and he suggested you use the procedure he recommends with that layer variable not the layer name. Make sense?