diff --git a/public/src/admin/manage/admins-mods.js b/public/src/admin/manage/admins-mods.js
index 1f7ff012e2..ab873b7251 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/manage/admins-mods.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/manage/admins-mods.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ define('admin/manage/admins-mods', [
 
 			bootbox.confirm('[[admin/manage/users:alerts.confirm-remove-moderator]]', function (confirm) {
 				if (confirm) {
-					api.delete(`/categories/${cid}/moderator/${uid}`, {}, function (err) {
+					api.del(`/categories/${cid}/moderator/${uid}`, {}, function (err) {
 						if (err) {
 							return alerts.error(err);
 						}
diff --git a/public/src/client/chats.js b/public/src/client/chats.js
index f72b1e1aaa..c92bcdcb39 100644
--- a/public/src/client/chats.js
+++ b/public/src/client/chats.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ define('forum/chats', [
 		modal.on('click', '[data-action="kick"]', function () {
 			const uid = parseInt(this.getAttribute('data-uid'), 10);
 
-			api.delete(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${uid}`, {}).then((body) => {
+			api.del(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${uid}`, {}).then((body) => {
 				Chats.refreshParticipantsList(roomId, modal, body);
 			}).catch(alerts.error);
 		});
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ define('forum/chats', [
 				message: '<p>[[modules:chat.leave-prompt]]</p><p class="form-text">[[modules:chat.leave-help]]</p>',
 				callback: function (ok) {
 					if (ok) {
-						api.delete(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${app.user.uid}`, {}).then(() => {
+						api.del(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${app.user.uid}`, {}).then(() => {
 							// Return user to chats page. If modal, close modal.
 							const modal = buttonEl.parents('.chat-modal');
 							if (modal.length) {
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ define('forum/chats', [
 
 	Chats.leave = function (el) {
 		const roomId = el.attr('data-roomid');
-		api.delete(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${app.user.uid}`, {}).then(() => {
+		api.del(`/chats/${roomId}/users/${app.user.uid}`, {}).then(() => {
 			if (parseInt(roomId, 10) === parseInt(ajaxify.data.roomId, 10)) {
 				ajaxify.go('user/' + ajaxify.data.userslug + '/chats');
 			} else {
diff --git a/public/src/client/chats/messages.js b/public/src/client/chats/messages.js
index b93902e829..6acb2fb331 100644
--- a/public/src/client/chats/messages.js
+++ b/public/src/client/chats/messages.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ define('forum/chats/messages', [
 					return;
 				}
 
-				api.delete(`/chats/${roomId}/messages/${messageId}`, {}).then(() => {
+				api.del(`/chats/${roomId}/messages/${messageId}`, {}).then(() => {
 					components.get('chat/message', messageId).toggleClass('deleted', true);
 				}).catch(alerts.error);
 			});
diff --git a/public/src/client/flags/detail.js b/public/src/client/flags/detail.js
index 70dc387d8b..29808a049d 100644
--- a/public/src/client/flags/detail.js
+++ b/public/src/client/flags/detail.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ define('forum/flags/detail', [
 					const datetime = parseInt(this.closest('[data-datetime]').getAttribute('data-datetime'), 10);
 					bootbox.confirm('[[flags:delete-note-confirm]]', function (ok) {
 						if (ok) {
-							api.delete(`/flags/${ajaxify.data.flagId}/notes/${datetime}`, {}).then((payload) => {
+							api.del(`/flags/${ajaxify.data.flagId}/notes/${datetime}`, {}).then((payload) => {
 								alerts.success('[[flags:note-deleted]]');
 								Detail.reloadNotes(payload.notes);
 								Detail.reloadHistory(payload.history);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ define('forum/flags/detail', [
 				case 'delete-flag': {
 					bootbox.confirm('[[flags:delete-flag-confirm]]', function (ok) {
 						if (ok) {
-							api.delete(`/flags/${ajaxify.data.flagId}`, {}).then(() => {
+							api.del(`/flags/${ajaxify.data.flagId}`, {}).then(() => {
 								alerts.success('[[flags:flag-deleted]]');
 								ajaxify.go('flags');
 							}).catch(alerts.error);
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/delete-posts.js b/public/src/client/topic/delete-posts.js
index 49361c4c25..0f5a1c1d9d 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/delete-posts.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/delete-posts.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ define('forum/topic/delete-posts', [
 
 	function deletePosts(btn, route) {
 		btn.attr('disabled', true);
-		Promise.all(postSelect.pids.map(pid => api.delete(route(pid), {})))
+		Promise.all(postSelect.pids.map(pid => api.del(route(pid), {})))
 			.then(closeModal)
 			.catch(alerts.error)
 			.finally(() => {