Device:

OpenConfig Driver:
- updated delete operation for interfaces to just remove its description

src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/interface/edit_config.xml

 <interfaces xmlns="http://openconfig.net/yang/interfaces">
-    <interface{% if operation is defined %} xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" nc:operation="{{operation}}"{% endif %}>
+    <interface{% if operation is defined and operation != 'delete' %} xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" nc:operation="{{operation}}"{% endif %}>
         <name>{{name}}</name>
-        {% if operation is not defined or operation != 'delete' %}
         <config>
             <name>{{name}}</name>
+            {% if operation is defined and operation == 'delete' %}
+            <description></description>
+            {% else %}
             <description>{{description}}</description>
             <mtu>{{mtu}}</mtu>
+            {% endif %}
         </config>
-        {% endif %}
     </interface>
 </interfaces>