diff --git a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
index aff026e..f55a701 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var discordCaps = &event.RoomFeatures{
 	ID:       capID(),
 	Reply:    event.CapLevelFullySupported,
 	Reaction: event.CapLevelFullySupported,
+	Delete:   event.CapLevelFullySupported,
 	Formatting: event.FormattingFeatureMap{
 		event.FmtBold:               event.CapLevelFullySupported,
 		event.FmtItalic:             event.CapLevelFullySupported,
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
index c33017a..e757dba 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) HandleMatrixReactionRemove(ctx context.Context, removal
 	return err
 }
 
-func (d *DiscordClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessageRemove) error {
-	//TODO implement me
-	panic("implement me")
+func (d *DiscordClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, removal *bridgev2.MatrixMessageRemove) error {
+	channelID := string(removal.Portal.ID)
+	messageID := string(removal.TargetMessage.ID)
+	return d.Session.ChannelMessageDelete(channelID, messageID)
 }
 
 func (d *DiscordClient) HandleMatrixReadReceipt(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixReadReceipt) error {