diff --git a/app/routes/friends.py b/app/routes/friends.py
index 37a0d13..4bdbf80 100644
--- a/app/routes/friends.py
+++ b/app/routes/friends.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ async def accept_friend(id: str, current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user))
 )
 async def deny_friend(id: str, current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
     try:
-        result = friends_collection.update_one({"_id": ObjectId(id)}, {"$set": {"status": "denied"}})
+        result = friends_collection.delete_one({"_id": ObjectId(id)})
     except bson.errors.InvalidId:
         objectid_misformatted()