diff --git a/daily_read/__init__.py b/daily_read/__init__.py
index b7a88be..75cc646 100644
--- a/daily_read/__init__.py
+++ b/daily_read/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-""" DailyRead version
-"""
+"""DailyRead version"""
 
 __version__ = "0.0.1"
diff --git a/daily_read/__main__.py b/daily_read/__main__.py
index a0c7065..21b9ba3 100644
--- a/daily_read/__main__.py
+++ b/daily_read/__main__.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def generate_all(ctx, upload=False, develop=False):
     for owner in modified_orders:
         if upload:
             report = daily_rep.populate_and_write_report(owner, modified_orders[owner], config_values.STATUS_PRIORITY)
-            # Publish reports with published, hide reports with review
-            for upload_category, report_state in {"projects": "published", "delete_report_for": "review"}.items():
+            # Publish reports with published, delete reports with delete
+            for upload_category, report_state in {"projects": "published", "delete_report_for": "delete"}.items():
                 for status in modified_orders[owner][upload_category].keys():
                     for project in modified_orders[owner][upload_category][status]:
                         request_success = False
diff --git a/daily_read/order_portal.py b/daily_read/order_portal.py
index 16ad814..8240a41 100644
--- a/daily_read/order_portal.py
+++ b/daily_read/order_portal.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def get_orders(self, node=None, status=None, orderer=None, recent=True):
 
         try:
             self.all_orders = self.all_orders + response.json()["items"]
-        except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
             log.critical(
                 f"Could not fetch orders for {{node: {node}, status: {status}, orderer={orderer}, recent={recent}}}"
             )
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def sorting_key(item):
     def upload_report_to_order_portal(self, report, project, status):
         """Upload report to order portal
         With the status 'published' the user can see the report immediately
-        With the status 'review', the user will not be able to view the report(used here as a proxy for deletion)
+        With the status 'delete', the report will be deleted from the order portal
         """
         # Encoded to utf-8 to display special characters properly
         add_to_url = ""
@@ -159,11 +159,14 @@ def upload_report_to_order_portal(self, report, project, status):
                 content_type="text/html",
             )
 
-        # TODO: check Encoded to utf-8 to display special characters properly
-        response = requests.post(url, headers=self.headers, json=indata)
+            # TODO: check Encoded to utf-8 to display special characters properly
+            response = requests.post(url, headers=self.headers, json=indata)
+        elif status == "delete":
+            response = requests.delete(url, headers=self.headers)
 
-        operation = "updated" if report else "hidden"
-        if response.status_code == 200:
+        operation = "updated" if report else "deleted"
+        # 200 OK or 204 No Content for successful report upload and deletion respectively
+        if response.status_code == 200 or response.status_code == 204:
             log.info(f"Report {operation} for order with project id: {project.project_id}")
             return True
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_order_portal.py b/tests/test_order_portal.py
index e51d374..c6f7301 100644
--- a/tests/test_order_portal.py
+++ b/tests/test_order_portal.py
@@ -130,20 +130,13 @@ def test_get_and_process_orders_open_to_aborted_with_report_and_upload(
     modified_orders = op.process_orders(config_values.STATUS_PRIORITY_REV)
 
     assert modified_orders[orderer]["delete_report_for"]["Library QC Finished"][0] == data_master.data[order_id]
-    with mock.patch("daily_read.order_portal.requests.post") as mock_post:
-        mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
+    with mock.patch("daily_read.order_portal.requests.delete") as mock_delete:
+        mock_delete.return_value.status_code = 204
         op.upload_report_to_order_portal(
-            "", modified_orders[orderer]["delete_report_for"]["Library QC Finished"][0], "review"
+            "", modified_orders[orderer]["delete_report_for"]["Library QC Finished"][0], "delete"
         )
         url = f"{config_values.ORDER_PORTAL_URL}/api/v1/report/{op.all_orders[4]['reports'][0]['iuid']}"
-        indata = dict(
-            order=order_id,
-            name="Project Progress",
-            status="review",
-        )
-        mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
-            url, headers={"X-OrderPortal-API-key": config_values.ORDER_PORTAL_API_KEY}, json=indata
-        )
+        mock_delete.assert_called_once_with(url, headers={"X-OrderPortal-API-key": config_values.ORDER_PORTAL_API_KEY})
 
 
 def test_get_and_process_orders_closed(data_repo_full, mock_project_data_record, get_env_file_path):