diff --git a/status/statusgo_backend_new/messages.nim b/status/statusgo_backend_new/messages.nim
index 88c1d98..dcf3ab5 100644
--- a/status/statusgo_backend_new/messages.nim
+++ b/status/statusgo_backend_new/messages.nim
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ proc markAllMessagesFromChatWithIdAsRead*(chatId: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode]
 proc markCertainMessagesFromChatWithIdAsRead*(chatId: string, messageIds: seq[string]): 
   RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
   let payload = %* [chatId, messageIds]
-  result = callPrivateRPC("markMessagesSeen".prefix, payload)
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+  result = callPrivateRPC("markMessagesSeen".prefix, payload)
+
+proc deleteMessageAndSend*(messageID: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
+  result = callPrivateRPC("deleteMessageAndSend".prefix, %* [messageID])