diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerController.java b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerController.java
index 95f1845c..a31d785f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerController.java
@@ -98,8 +98,18 @@ public class HsOfficePartnerController implements HsOfficePartnersApi {
 
     @Override
     @Transactional
-    public ResponseEntity<Void> deletePartnerByUuid(final String currentUser, final String assumedRoles, final UUID userUuid) {
-        return null;
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> deletePartnerByUuid(
+            final String currentUser,
+            final String assumedRoles,
+            final UUID partnerUuid) {
+        context.define(currentUser, assumedRoles);
+
+        final var result = partnerRepo.deleteByUuid(partnerUuid);
+        if (result == 0) {
+            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
+        }
+
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/resources/api-definition/hs-office/hs-office-partners-with-uuid.yaml b/src/main/resources/api-definition/hs-office/hs-office-partners-with-uuid.yaml
index 757f97f7..63562bb2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/api-definition/hs-office/hs-office-partners-with-uuid.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/api-definition/hs-office/hs-office-partners-with-uuid.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ get:
           schema:
               type: string
               format: uuid
+          description: UUID of the partner to fetch.
     responses:
         "200":
             description: OK
@@ -55,21 +56,21 @@ patch:
         "403":
             $ref: './error-responses.yaml#/components/responses/Forbidden'
 
-
 delete:
     tags:
         - hs-office-partners
+    description: 'Delete a single business partner by its uuid, if permitted for the current subject.'
     operationId: deletePartnerByUuid
     parameters:
         - $ref: './auth.yaml#/components/parameters/currentUser'
         - $ref: './auth.yaml#/components/parameters/assumedRoles'
-        - name: userUuid
+        - name: partnerUUID
           in: path
           required: true
           schema:
               type: string
               format: uuid
-          description: UUID of the user to delete.
+          description: UUID of the partner to delete.
     responses:
         "204":
             description: No Content
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest.java b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest.java
index a3765394..892d7b0b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/hostsharing/hsadminng/hs/office/partner/HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import static net.hostsharing.test.IsValidUuidMatcher.isUuidValid;
 import static net.hostsharing.test.JsonMatcher.lenientlyEquals;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assumptions.assumeThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
 
@@ -267,11 +268,89 @@ class HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Nested
+    @Accepts({ "Partner:D(Delete)" })
+    class DeletePartner {
+
+        @Test
+        void globalAdmin_withoutAssumedRole_canDeleteArbitraryPartner() {
+            context.define("superuser-alex@hostsharing.net");
+            final var givenPartner = givenSomeTemporaryPartnerBessler();
+
+            RestAssured // @formatter:off
+                .given()
+                    .header("current-user", "superuser-alex@hostsharing.net")
+                    .port(port)
+                .when()
+                    .delete("http://localhost/api/hs/office/partners/" + toCleanup(givenPartner.getUuid()))
+                .then().log().body().assertThat()
+                    .statusCode(204); // @formatter:on
+
+            // then the given partner is gone
+            assertThat(partnerRepo.findByUuid(givenPartner.getUuid())).isEmpty();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @Accepts({ "Partner:X(Access Control)" })
+        void contactAdminUser_canNotDeleteRelatedPartner() {
+            context.define("superuser-alex@hostsharing.net");
+            final var givenPartner = givenSomeTemporaryPartnerBessler();
+            assumeThat(givenPartner.getContact().getLabel()).isEqualTo("forth contact");
+
+            RestAssured // @formatter:off
+                .given()
+                    .header("current-user", "customer-admin@forthcontact.example.com")
+                    .port(port)
+                .when()
+                    .delete("http://localhost/api/hs/office/partners/" + toCleanup(givenPartner.getUuid()))
+                .then().log().body().assertThat()
+                    .statusCode(403); // @formatter:on
+
+            // then the given partner is still there
+            assertThat(partnerRepo.findByUuid(givenPartner.getUuid())).isNotEmpty();
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        @Accepts({ "Partner:X(Access Control)" })
+        void normalUser_canNotDeleteUnrelatedPartner() {
+            context.define("superuser-alex@hostsharing.net");
+            final var givenPartner = givenSomeTemporaryPartnerBessler();
+            assumeThat(givenPartner.getContact().getLabel()).isEqualTo("forth contact");
+
+            RestAssured // @formatter:off
+                .given()
+                    .header("current-user", "selfregistered-user-drew@hostsharing.org")
+                    .port(port)
+                .when()
+                    .delete("http://localhost/api/hs/office/partners/" + toCleanup(givenPartner.getUuid()))
+                .then().log().body().assertThat()
+                    .statusCode(404); // @formatter:on
+
+            // then the given partner is still there
+            assertThat(partnerRepo.findByUuid(givenPartner.getUuid())).isNotEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
     private UUID toCleanup(final UUID tempPartnerUuid) {
         tempPartnerUuids.add(tempPartnerUuid);
         return tempPartnerUuid;
     }
 
+    private HsOfficePartnerEntity givenSomeTemporaryPartnerBessler() {
+        return jpaAttempt.transacted(() -> {
+            context.define("superuser-alex@hostsharing.net");
+            final var givenPerson = personRepo.findPersonByOptionalNameLike("Erben Bessler").get(0);
+            final var givenContact = contactRepo.findContactByOptionalLabelLike("forth contact").get(0);
+            final var newPartner = HsOfficePartnerEntity.builder()
+                    .uuid(UUID.randomUUID())
+                    .person(givenPerson)
+                    .contact(givenContact)
+                    .build();
+
+            return partnerRepo.save(newPartner);
+        }).assertSuccessful().returnedValue();
+    }
+
     @AfterEach
     void cleanup() {
         tempPartnerUuids.forEach(uuid -> {
@@ -279,7 +358,7 @@ class HsOfficePartnerControllerAcceptanceTest {
                 context.define("superuser-alex@hostsharing.net", null);
                 System.out.println("DELETING temporary partner: " + uuid);
                 final var count = partnerRepo.deleteByUuid(uuid);
-                assertThat(count).isGreaterThan(0);
+                System.out.println("DELETED temporary partner: " + uuid + (count > 0 ? " successful" : " failed"));
             });
         });
     }