private bool DeleteInstanceInternal(IComparable instanceId, bool replicate, long evictionVersion)
        {
            Requires.Argument("instanceId", instanceId).NotNull();

            StatefulServiceExecutionContext executionContext = StatefulServiceExecutionContext.Current as StatefulServiceExecutionContext;

            if (executionContext == null || executionContext.Partition == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Program instance cannot be obtained outside context of a partition. Please ensure that StatefulServiceReplicaT.Invoke is called.");
            }

            StatefulProgramInstance instance = null;
            ItemCollection <IComparable, StatefulProgramInstance> instances;

            using (this.instanceManager.GetInstances(LockPermission.Write, out instances))
            {
                if (instances.Contains(instanceId))
                {
                    instance = (StatefulProgramInstance)instances[instanceId];
                    if (evictionVersion != -2 && !instance.CanEvict(evictionVersion))
                    {
                        return(false);
                    }

                    instances.Remove(instanceId);
                    ((IDisposable)instance).Dispose();
                }
            }

            if (instance != null)
            {
                if (replicate)
                {
                    Replicable <StatefulProgramInstance> replicable = new Replicable <StatefulProgramInstance>(instance.Id.ToString(), instance);
                    ReplicationScope replicationScope = new ReplicationScope(new Replicable[] { replicable }, ReplicationOperationType.Evict);
                    replicationScope.ReplicateAsync().ContinueWith(
                        task =>
                    {
                        ReplicationResult result = task.IsFaulted ? ReplicationResult.Failed : task.Result;
                        if (result != ReplicationResult.Success)
                        {
                            AppTrace.TraceMsg(TraceLogEventType.Warning, "StatefulServiceReplicaT.DeleteInstanceInternal", "Replication call to dispose the instance with id {0} failed.", instance.Id);
                        }
                    },
                        TaskContinuationOptions.ExecuteSynchronously);
                }

                return(true);
            }
            else
            {
                return(false);
            }
        }