diff --git a/entities.go b/entities.go
index 7809bb9..6165044 100644
--- a/entities.go
+++ b/entities.go
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ type creater interface {
 	create(*entity, string, *Claims) *appError
 	unmarshal([]byte) (entity, error)
 }
+type deleter interface {
+	delete(int64, string, *Claims) *appError
+}
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 258abc6..10d1a23 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func Handler() http.Handler {
 		r{handleLister(measurementService), "GET", "/measurements"},
 		r{handleGetter(measurementService), "GET", "/measurements/{Id:.+}"},
 		r{handleUpdater(measurementService), "PUT", "/measurements/{Id:.+}"},
+		r{handleDeleter(measurementService), "DELETE", "/measurements/{Id:.+}"},
 	}
 
 	for _, route := range routes {
@@ -235,6 +236,24 @@ func handleCreater(c creater) errorHandler {
 	}
 }
 
+func handleDeleter(d deleter) errorHandler {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *appError {
+		id, err := strconv.ParseInt(mux.Vars(r)["Id"], 10, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return newJSONError(err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
+
+		claims := getClaims(r)
+
+		appErr := d.delete(id, mux.Vars(r)["genus"], &claims)
+		if appErr != nil {
+			return appErr
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func tokenHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	token := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
diff --git a/measurements.go b/measurements.go
index b2be185..543095b 100644
--- a/measurements.go
+++ b/measurements.go
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ func (s MeasurementService) update(id int64, e *entity, genus string, claims *Cl
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m MeasurementService) delete(id int64, genus string, claims *Claims) *appError {
+	q := `DELETE FROM measurements WHERE id=$1;`
+	_, err := DBH.Exec(q, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newJSONError(err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func listMeasurements(opt MeasurementListOptions, claims *Claims) (*Measurements, error) {
 	var vals []interface{}