diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
index 54850d403..cf3995b2b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
 
   # Destroy the message.
   def destroy
-    @message = Message.where("to_user_id = ? OR from_user_id = ?", current_user.id, current_user.id).find(params[:message_id])
+    @message = Message.where("to_user_id = ? OR from_user_id = ?", current_user.id, current_user.id).find(params[:id])
     @message.from_user_visible = false if @message.sender == current_user
     @message.to_user_visible = false if @message.recipient == current_user
     if @message.save && !request.xhr?
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_message_summary.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_message_summary.html.erb
index 1e4cd8934..b31b5c526 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_message_summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_message_summary.html.erb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   <td class="inbox-sent"><%= l message_summary.sent_on, :format => :friendly %></td>
   <td class="inbox-mark-unread"><%= button_to t('.unread_button'), mark_message_path(message_summary, :mark => 'unread'), { :remote => true } %></td>
   <td class="inbox-mark-read"><%= button_to t('.read_button'), mark_message_path(message_summary, :mark => 'read'), { :remote => true } %></td>
-  <td class="inbox-destroy"><%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), destroy_message_path(message_summary, :referer => request.fullpath), { :remote => true } %></td>
+  <td class="inbox-destroy"><%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), message_path(message_summary, :referer => request.fullpath), { :method => :delete, :remote => true } %></td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_sent_message_summary.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
index a9346fb5e..028ab135b 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   <td class="inbox-sender"><%= link_to h(sent_message_summary.recipient.display_name), user_path(sent_message_summary.recipient) %></td>
   <td class="inbox-subject"><%= link_to h(sent_message_summary.title), message_path(sent_message_summary) %></td>
   <td class="inbox-sent"><%= l sent_message_summary.sent_on, :format => :friendly %></td>
-  <td class="inbox-destroy"><%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), destroy_message_path(sent_message_summary, :referer => request.fullpath), { :remote => true } %></td>
+  <td class="inbox-destroy"><%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), message_path(sent_message_summary, :referer => request.fullpath), { :method => :delete, :remote => true } %></td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/messages/show.html.erb b/app/views/messages/show.html.erb
index 934cfb99a..90744466b 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/show.html.erb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <div class='message-buttons buttons'>
     <%= button_to t('.reply_button'), reply_message_path(@message), :class => 'reply-button' %>
     <%= button_to t('.unread_button'), mark_message_path(@message, :mark => 'unread'), :class => 'mark-unread-button' %>
-    <%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), destroy_message_path(@message), :class => 'destroy-button' %>
+    <%= button_to t('.destroy_button'), message_path(@message), :method => 'delete', :class => 'destroy-button' %>
 
 <% else %>
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 286a53274..db6b9989a 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ OpenStreetMap::Application.routes.draw do
   get "/export/embed" => "export#embed"
 
   # messages
-  resources :messages, :only => [:create, :show] do
+  resources :messages, :only => [:create, :show, :destroy] do
     collection do
       get :inbox
       get :outbox
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ OpenStreetMap::Application.routes.draw do
   get "/message/read/:message_id", :to => redirect(:path => "/messages/%{message_id}")
   post "/message/mark/:message_id" => "messages#mark", :as => "mark_message"
   match "/message/reply/:message_id" => "messages#reply", :via => [:get, :post], :as => "reply_message"
-  post "/message/delete/:message_id" => "messages#destroy", :as => "destroy_message"
 
   # oauth admin pages (i.e: for setting up new clients, etc...)
   scope "/user/:display_name" do
diff --git a/test/controllers/messages_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/messages_controller_test.rb
index c5a117bcc..a5043a3f3 100644
--- a/test/controllers/messages_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/messages_controller_test.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class MessagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       { :controller => "messages", :action => "reply", :message_id => "1" }
     )
     assert_routing(
-      { :path => "/message/delete/1", :method => :post },
-      { :controller => "messages", :action => "destroy", :message_id => "1" }
+      { :path => "/messages/1", :method => :delete },
+      { :controller => "messages", :action => "destroy", :id => "1" }
     )
   end
 
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ class MessagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     sent_message = create(:message, :unread, :recipient => second_user, :sender => user)
 
     # Check that destroying a message requires us to login
-    post :destroy, :params => { :message_id => read_message.id }
+    delete :destroy, :params => { :id => read_message.id }
     assert_response :forbidden
 
     # Login as a user with no messages
     session[:user] = other_user.id
 
     # Check that destroying a message we didn't send or receive fails
-    post :destroy, :params => { :message_id => read_message.id }
+    delete :destroy, :params => { :id => read_message.id }
     assert_response :not_found
     assert_template "no_such_message"
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class MessagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     session[:user] = user.id
 
     # Check that the destroy a received message works
-    post :destroy, :params => { :message_id => read_message.id }
+    delete :destroy, :params => { :id => read_message.id }
     assert_redirected_to inbox_messages_path
     assert_equal "Message deleted", flash[:notice]
     m = Message.find(read_message.id)
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class MessagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal false, m.to_user_visible
 
     # Check that the destroying a sent message works
-    post :destroy, :params => { :message_id => sent_message.id, :referer => outbox_messages_path }
+    delete :destroy, :params => { :id => sent_message.id, :referer => outbox_messages_path }
     assert_redirected_to outbox_messages_path
     assert_equal "Message deleted", flash[:notice]
     m = Message.find(sent_message.id)
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class MessagesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     end
 
     # Asking to destroy a message with a bogus ID should fail
-    post :destroy, :params => { :message_id => 99999 }
+    delete :destroy, :params => { :id => 99999 }
     assert_response :not_found
     assert_template "no_such_message"
   end