diff --git a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
index dd3d35c40..3fac4d189 100644
--- a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 #include "linphone/api/c-chat-room.h"
 #include "linphone/wrapper_utils.h"
 
-#include "c-wrapper/c-wrapper.h"
 #include "address/identity-address.h"
+#include "c-wrapper/c-wrapper.h"
+#include "chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h"
 #include "chat/chat-room/basic-chat-room.h"
 #include "chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h"
 #include "chat/chat-room/real-time-text-chat-room-p.h"
@@ -183,7 +184,11 @@ int linphone_chat_room_get_history_size (LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
 }
 
 void linphone_chat_room_delete_message (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, LinphoneChatMessage *msg) {
-	L_GET_CPP_PTR_FROM_C_OBJECT(cr)->deleteMessage(L_GET_CPP_PTR_FROM_C_OBJECT(msg));
+	shared_ptr<LinphonePrivate::EventLog> event = LinphonePrivate::MainDb::getEventFromKey(
+		L_GET_PRIVATE_FROM_C_OBJECT(msg)->dbKey
+	);
+	if (event)
+		LinphonePrivate::EventLog::deleteFromDatabase(event);
 }
 
 void linphone_chat_room_delete_history (LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
index 4c70fa249..a49416b49 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.cpp
@@ -383,10 +383,6 @@ void ChatRoom::deleteHistory () {
 	// TODO: history.
 }
 
-void ChatRoom::deleteMessage (const shared_ptr<ChatMessage> &msg) {
-	// TODO: history.
-}
-
 shared_ptr<ChatMessage> ChatRoom::findMessage (const string &messageId) {
 	L_D();
 	shared_ptr<ChatMessage> cm = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.h b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.h
index a4d6c126a..6c988a583 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.h
+++ b/src/chat/chat-room/chat-room.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
 	std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> createMessage (const std::string &msg);
 	std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> createMessage ();
 	void deleteHistory ();
-	void deleteMessage (const std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> &msg);
 	std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> findMessage (const std::string &messageId);
 	std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage> findMessageWithDirection (const std::string &messageId, ChatMessage::Direction direction);
 	std::list<std::shared_ptr<ChatMessage>> getHistory (int nbMessages);