diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index fafe68c8f..54fb5dd01 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ def save_model_service(service, update_dict=None):
     db.session.commit()
 
 
+def delete_model_service(service):
+    db.session.delete(service)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
 def get_model_services(service_id=None, user_id=None):
     # TODO need better mapping from function params to sql query.
     if user_id and service_id:
diff --git a/app/dao/users_dao.py b/app/dao/users_dao.py
index ca4264cca..5b389e6b7 100644
--- a/app/dao/users_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/users_dao.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ def save_model_user(usr, update_dict={}):
     db.session.commit()
 
 
+def delete_model_user(user):
+    db.session.delete(user)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
 def get_model_users(user_id=None):
     if user_id:
         return User.query.filter_by(id=user_id).one()
diff --git a/app/service/views/rest.py b/app/service/views/rest.py
index 4f5567f56..c31d7146c 100644
--- a/app/service/views/rest.py
+++ b/app/service/views/rest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from flask import (jsonify, request)
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DataError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
-from app.dao.services_dao import (save_model_service, get_model_services)
+from app.dao.services_dao import (
+    save_model_service, get_model_services, delete_model_service)
 from app.dao.users_dao import get_model_users
 from app.dao import DAOException
 from .. import service
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def create_service():
 
 
 # TODO auth to be added
-@service.route('/<int:service_id>', methods=['PUT'])
+@service.route('/<int:service_id>', methods=['PUT', 'DELETE'])
 def update_service(service_id):
     try:
         service = get_model_services(service_id=service_id)
@@ -34,19 +35,24 @@ def update_service(service_id):
         return jsonify(result="error", message="Invalid service id"), 400
     except NoResultFound:
         return jsonify(result="error", message="Service not found"), 404
-    # TODO there has got to be a better way to do the next three lines
-    upd_serv, errors = service_schema.load(request.get_json())
-    if errors:
-        return jsonify(result="error", message=errors), 400
-    update_dict, errors = service_schema.dump(upd_serv)
-    # TODO FIX ME
-    # Remove update_service model which is added to db.session
-    db.session.rollback()
-    try:
-        save_model_service(service, update_dict=update_dict)
-    except DAOException as e:
-        return jsonify(result="error", message=str(e)), 400
-    return jsonify(data=service_schema.dump(service).data)
+    if request.method == 'DELETE':
+        status_code = 202
+        delete_model_service(service)
+    else:
+        status_code = 200
+        # TODO there has got to be a better way to do the next three lines
+        upd_serv, errors = service_schema.load(request.get_json())
+        if errors:
+            return jsonify(result="error", message=errors), 400
+        update_dict, errors = service_schema.dump(upd_serv)
+        # TODO FIX ME
+        # Remove update_service model which is added to db.session
+        db.session.rollback()
+        try:
+            save_model_service(service, update_dict=update_dict)
+        except DAOException as e:
+            return jsonify(result="error", message=str(e)), 400
+    return jsonify(data=service_schema.dump(service).data), status_code
 
 
 # TODO auth to be added.
diff --git a/app/user/views/rest.py b/app/user/views/rest.py
index c0eb533ab..a2633d9f7 100644
--- a/app/user/views/rest.py
+++ b/app/user/views/rest.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ from flask import (jsonify, request)
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DataError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from app.dao.services_dao import get_model_services
-from app.dao.users_dao import (get_model_users, save_model_user)
+from app.dao.users_dao import (
+    get_model_users, save_model_user, delete_model_user)
 from app.schemas import (
     user_schema, users_schema, service_schema, services_schema)
 from .. import user
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def create_user():
 
 
 # TODO auth to be added
-@user.route('/<int:user_id>', methods=['PUT'])
+@user.route('/<int:user_id>', methods=['PUT', 'DELETE'])
 def update_user(user_id):
     try:
         user = get_model_users(user_id=user_id)
@@ -28,16 +29,21 @@ def update_user(user_id):
         return jsonify(result="error", message="Invalid user id"), 400
     except NoResultFound:
         return jsonify(result="error", message="User not found"), 404
-    # TODO there has got to be a better way to do the next three lines
-    update_user, errors = user_schema.load(request.get_json())
-    if errors:
-        return jsonify(result="error", message=errors), 400
-    update_dict, errors = user_schema.dump(update_user)
-    # TODO FIX ME
-    # Remove update_service model which is added to db.session
-    db.session.rollback()
-    save_model_user(user, update_dict=update_dict)
-    return jsonify(data=user_schema.dump(user).data)
+    if request.method == 'DELETE':
+        status_code = 202
+        delete_model_user(user)
+    else:
+        status_code = 200
+        # TODO there has got to be a better way to do the next three lines
+        update_user, errors = user_schema.load(request.get_json())
+        if errors:
+            return jsonify(result="error", message=errors), 400
+        update_dict, errors = user_schema.dump(update_user)
+        # TODO FIX ME
+        # Remove update_service model which is added to db.session
+        db.session.rollback()
+        save_model_user(user, update_dict=update_dict)
+    return jsonify(data=user_schema.dump(user).data), status_code
 
 
 # TODO auth to be added.
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
index a6b4abe68..66c377e4d 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 from app.dao.services_dao import (
-    save_model_service, get_model_services, DAOException)
+    save_model_service, get_model_services, DAOException, delete_model_service)
 from tests.app.conftest import sample_service as create_sample_service
 from app.models import Service
 
@@ -62,3 +62,9 @@ def test_missing_user_attribute(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session):
         pytest.fail("DAOException not thrown")
     except DAOException as e:
         assert "Missing data for required attribute" in str(e)
+
+
+def test_delete_service(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
+    assert Service.query.count() == 1
+    delete_model_service(sample_service)
+    assert Service.query.count() == 0
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
index 443a1cf22..6190ab20b 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DataError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
-from app.dao.users_dao import (save_model_user, get_model_users)
+from app.dao.users_dao import (
+    save_model_user, get_model_users, delete_model_user)
 from tests.app.conftest import sample_user as create_sample_user
 from app.models import User
 
@@ -47,3 +48,9 @@ def test_get_user_invalid_id(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session):
         pytest.fail("DataError exception not thrown.")
     except DataError:
         pass
+
+
+def test_delete_users(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user):
+    assert User.query.count() == 1
+    delete_model_user(sample_user)
+    assert User.query.count() == 0
diff --git a/tests/app/service/views/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/views/test_rest.py
index 2e0cd3e8a..450b7979a 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/views/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/views/test_rest.py
@@ -209,3 +209,15 @@ def test_put_service_remove_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sampl
             assert len(json_resp['data']['users']) == 1
             assert sample_user.id not in json_resp['data']['users']
             assert another_user.id in json_resp['data']['users']
+
+
+def test_delete_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
+    with notify_api.test_request_context():
+        with notify_api.test_client() as client:
+            service = Service.query.first()
+            resp = client.delete(
+                url_for('service.update_service', service_id=service.id),
+                headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json')])
+            assert resp.status_code == 202
+            json_resp = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True))
+            assert Service.query.count() == 0
diff --git a/tests/app/user/views/test_rest.py b/tests/app/user/views/test_rest.py
index 9b6e7ac6f..f59804c96 100644
--- a/tests/app/user/views/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/user/views/test_rest.py
@@ -195,3 +195,15 @@ def test_get_user_service_service_not_exists(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_se
             assert resp.status_code == 404
             json_resp = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True))
             assert "Service not found" in json_resp['message']
+
+
+def test_delete_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user):
+    with notify_api.test_request_context():
+        with notify_api.test_client() as client:
+            user = User.query.first()
+            resp = client.delete(
+                url_for('user.update_user', user_id=user.id),
+                headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json')])
+            assert resp.status_code == 202
+            json_resp = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True))
+            assert User.query.count() == 0