Update delete function

[f-odhiambo]

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Fixes #[issue number] or Closes #[issue number]

Engineer Checklist

• [ ] I have run ./gradlew spotlessApply to check my code follows the project's style guide
• [ ] I have built and run the efsity jar to verify my change fixes the issue and/or does not break the application