diff --git a/basic/delete.go b/basic/delete.go
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index 0000000..1f6d5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic/delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package main
+
+func (b *BasicRelay) DeleteEvent(id string, pubkey string) error {
+	_, err := b.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM events WHERE id = $1 AND pubkey = $2")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/closedrelay/delete.go b/closedrelay/delete.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9c5c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/closedrelay/delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package main
+
+func (b *ClosedRelay) DeleteEvent(id string, pubkey string) error {
+	_, err := b.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM events WHERE id = $1 AND pubkey = $2")
+	return err
+}