diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 1cb9a67..abcc5e2 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class TwitchBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
         return r.json()
 
     def delete(self, id):
-        r = requests.post('{0}/quote/{1}'.format(self.api_url, id),
-                          headers={'X-Quotes-API-Key': self.api_key})
+        r = requests.delete('{0}/quote/{1}'.format(self.api_url, id),
+                            headers={'X-Quotes-API-Key': self.api_key})
         r.raise_for_status()
         return r.json()