About the Schematics Engine application Sample
[C#]
RemoveLayer.cs
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls;
namespace SchematicApplication
{
	public sealed class RemoveLayer : BaseCommand  
	{
		private IMapControl3 m_mapControl;
		public RemoveLayer()
		{
			base.m_caption = "Remove Layer";
		}
	
		public override void OnClick()
		{
			ILayer layer =  (ILayer) m_mapControl.CustomProperty;
			m_mapControl.Map.DeleteLayer(layer);
		}
	
		public override void OnCreate(object hook)
		{
			m_mapControl = (IMapControl3) hook;
		}
	}
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
RemoveLayer.vb
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses
Public NotInheritable Class RemoveLayer
    Inherits BaseCommand
    Private m_pMapControl As IMapControl3
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        MyBase.m_caption = "Remove Layer"
    End Sub
    Public Overrides Sub OnCreate(ByVal hook As Object)
		m_pMapControl = TryCast(hook, IMapControl3)
    End Sub
    Public Overrides Sub OnClick()
		Dim pLayer As ILayer
		pLayer = TryCast(m_pMapControl.CustomProperty, ILayer)
		m_pMapControl.Map.DeleteLayer(pLayer)
    End Sub
End Class