diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-fields-controller.php b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-fields-controller.php
index 8b2b3a6e3..578d07ea3 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-fields-controller.php
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-fields-controller.php
@@ -230,14 +230,13 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Fields_Controller extends TAINACAN_REST_Controller {
 	 * @return WP_Error|WP_REST_Response
 	 */
 	public function delete_item( $request ) {
-		if(!empty($request->get_body())){
-			$body = json_decode($request->get_body());
+			$field_id = $request['field_id'];
 
-			$collection_id = $request['collection_id'];
-			$field_id = $body['field_id'];
+			$field_trashed = $this->field_repository->delete($field_id);
 
-			return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Not Implemented.'], 400);
-		}
+			$prepared = $this->prepare_item_for_response($field_trashed, $request);
+
+			return new WP_REST_Response($prepared, 200);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-item-metadata-controller.php b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-item-metadata-controller.php
index 86619a16f..3e92b438c 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-item-metadata-controller.php
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-item-metadata-controller.php
@@ -142,41 +142,6 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Item_Metadata_Controller extends TAINACAN_REST_Controller {
 		return parent::get_collection_params(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request
-	 *
-	 * @return WP_Error|WP_REST_Response
-	 */
-	public function delete_item( $request ) {
-		if(!empty($request->get_body())){
-			$body = json_decode($request->get_body());
-
-			$collection_id = $request['collection_id'];
-			$field_id = $body['metadata_id'];
-
-			return new WP_REST_Response(['error' => 'Not Implemented.'], 400);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request
-	 *
-	 * @return bool|WP_Error
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function delete_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
-		if(isset($request['item_id'])){
-			$item = $this->item_repository->fetch($request['item_id']);
-
-			if($item instanceof Entities\Item) {
-				return $item->can_delete();
-			}
-
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request
 	 *
diff --git a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-fields.php b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-fields.php
index 99e6470dc..142123689 100644
--- a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-fields.php
+++ b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-fields.php
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ class Fields extends Repository {
 		return $this->insert($object);
     }
 
-    public function delete($object){
-
+    public function delete($field_id){
+		return new Entities\Field( wp_trash_post( $field_id ) );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-item-metadata.php b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-item-metadata.php
index 19455a9d2..7a8a8cbfc 100644
--- a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-item-metadata.php
+++ b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-item-metadata.php
@@ -39,23 +39,11 @@ class Item_Metadata extends Repository {
     }
 
 	/**
-	 * Delete Item Field
-	 *
 	 * @param $item_metadata
 	 *
 	 * @return mixed|void
 	 */
-	public function delete($item_metadata){
-//    	if(is_array($item_metadata->get_value())){
-//    		$values = $item_metadata->get_value();
-//
-//    		foreach ($values as $value){
-//    			delete_post_meta($item_metadata->item->get_id(), $item_metadata->field->get_id(), wp_slash($value));
-//		    }
-//	    } else {
-//    		delete_post_meta($item_metadata->item->get_id(), $item_metadata->field->get_id(), wp_slash($item_metadata->get_value()));
-//	    }
-    }
+	public function delete($item_metadata){}
 
     public function save_core_field_value(\Tainacan\Entities\Item_Metadata_Entity $item_metadata) {
         $field_type = $item_metadata->get_field()->get_field_type_object();
diff --git a/tests/test-api-metadata.php b/tests/test-api-metadata.php
index 684bf2d2f..793ee6b9b 100644
--- a/tests/test-api-metadata.php
+++ b/tests/test-api-metadata.php
@@ -210,6 +210,43 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Metadata_Controller extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
         
 	}
 
+	public function test_trash_field(){
+		$collection = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'collection',
+			array(
+				'name'        => 'Statement',
+				'description' => 'No Statement'
+			),
+			true
+		);
+
+		$field = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'field',
+			array(
+				'name'        => 'Field Statement',
+				'description' => 'No Statement',
+				'collection'  => $collection,
+				'status'      => 'publish',
+				'field_type'  => 'Tainacan\Field_Types\Text',
+				'multiple'    => 'yes'
+			),
+			true
+		);
+
+		$trash_field_request = new \WP_REST_Request(
+			'DELETE',
+			$this->namespace . '/collection/'. $collection->get_id() . '/fields/' . $field->get_id()
+		);
+
+		$trash_field_response = $this->server->dispatch($trash_field_request);
+		$data1 = $trash_field_response->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertEquals($field->get_id(), $data1['id']);
+
+		$field_trashed = get_post($data1['id']);
+		$this->assertEquals('trash', $field_trashed->post_status);
+	}
+
 }
 
 ?>
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