diff --git a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
index a96b28007..a3608cdeb 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ public function deleteSubmission(int $formId, int $submissionId): DataResponse {
 			throw new OCSBadRequestException('Submission doesn\'t belong to given form');
 		}
 
-		// The current user has permissions to remove own submission
-		if (!$this->formsService->canDeleteSubmission($form, $submission)) {
-			$this->logger->debug('The user cannot delete own submission because AllowEdit is not set');
+		// The current user has permissions to remove submissions
+		if (!$this->formsService->canDeleteResults($form)) {
+			$this->logger->debug('This form is not owned by the current user and user has no `results_delete` permission');
 			throw new OCSForbiddenException();
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/FormsService.php b/lib/Service/FormsService.php
index 699cedb33..55382fc1d 100644
--- a/lib/Service/FormsService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/FormsService.php
@@ -373,28 +373,6 @@ public function canDeleteResults(Form $form): bool {
 		return !$this->isFormArchived($form);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Can the current user delete own submission
-	 *
-	 * @param Form $form
-	 * @param Submission $submission
-	 * @return boolean
-	 */
-	public function canDeleteSubmission(Form $form, Submission $submission): bool {
-
-		// Do not allow deleting results on archived forms
-		if ($this->isFormArchived($form)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		// if AllowEdit then the current user can delete own submission
-		if ($form->getAllowEdit() && $submission->getUserId() == $this->currentUser->getUID()) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Can the user submit a form
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
index 4d7f229a7..879385473 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ public function testDeleteSubmissionNoPermission($submissionData, $formData) {
 
 		$this->formsService
 			->expects($this->once())
-			->method('canDeleteSubmission')
+			->method('canDeleteResults')
 			->with($form)
 			->willReturn(false);
 
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ public function testDeleteSubmission($submissionData, $formData) {
 
 		$this->formsService
 			->expects($this->once())
-			->method('canDeleteSubmission')
+			->method('canDeleteResults')
 			->with($form)
 			->willReturn(true);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Service/FormsServiceTest.php b/tests/Unit/Service/FormsServiceTest.php
index 0e66c5280..db6556a31 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Service/FormsServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Service/FormsServiceTest.php
@@ -959,59 +959,6 @@ public function testCanDeleteResults(string $ownerId, array $sharesArray, bool $
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->formsService->canDeleteResults($form));
 	}
 
-	public function dataCanDeleteSubmission() {
-		return [
-			'disallowNoAllowEdit' => [
-				'formArchived' => false,
-				'submissionUserId' => 'currentUser',
-				'allowEdit' => false,
-				'expected' => false
-			],
-			'disallowArchivedForm' => [
-				'formArchived' => true,
-				'submissionUserId' => 'currentUser',
-				'allowEdit' => false,
-				'expected' => false
-			],
-			'allowAllowEdit' => [
-				'formArchived' => false,
-				'submissionUserId' => 'currentUser',
-				'allowEdit' => true,
-				'expected' => true
-			],
-			'disallowAllowEditOtherUser' => [
-				'formArchived' => false,
-				'submissionUserId' => 'otherUser',
-				'allowEdit' => true,
-				'expected' => false
-			],
-		];
-	}
-	/**
-	 * @dataProvider dataCanDeleteSubmission
-	 *
-	 * @param bool $formArchived
-	 * @param string $submissionUserId,
-	 * @param bool $allowEdit
-	 * @param bool $expected
-	 */
-	public function testCanDeleteSubmission(bool $formArchived, string $submissionUserId, bool $allowEdit, bool $expected) {
-		$form = new Form();
-		$form->setId(42);
-		$form->setAccess([
-			'permitAllUsers' => false,
-			'showToAllUsers' => false,
-		]);
-		$form->setState($formArchived?Constants::FORM_STATE_ARCHIVED:Constants::FORM_STATE_ACTIVE);
-		$form->setAllowEdit($allowEdit);
-
-		$submission = new Submission();
-		$submission->setFormId(42);
-		$submission->setUserId($submissionUserId);
-
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->formsService->canDeleteSubmission($form, $submission));
-	}
-
 	public function dataCanSubmit() {
 		return [
 			'allowFormOwner' => [