code: public void removeTombstone(final String path) throws FedoraException {
          final HttpDelete delete = httpHelper.createDeleteMethod(path + "/fcr:tombstone");
  
          try {
              final HttpResponse response = httpHelper.execute( delete );
              final StatusLine status = response.getStatusLine();
              final String uri = delete.getURI().toString();
  
              if ( status.getStatusCode() == SC_NO_CONTENT) {
                  LOGGER.debug("triples updated successfully for resource {}", uri);
              } else if ( status.getStatusCode() == SC_NOT_FOUND) {
                  LOGGER.error("resource {} does not exist, cannot update", uri);
                  throw new NotFoundException("resource " + uri + " does not exist, cannot update");
              } else {
                  LOGGER.error("error updating resource {}: {} {}", uri, status.getStatusCode(),
                               status.getReasonPhrase());
                  throw new FedoraException("error updating resource " + uri + ": " + status.getStatusCode() + " " +
                                            status.getReasonPhrase());
              }
          } catch (final FedoraException e) {
              throw e;
          } catch (final Exception e) {
              LOGGER.error("Error executing request", e);
              throw new FedoraException(e);
          } finally {
              delete.releaseConnection();
          }
      }
docs: Remove tombstone located at given path