diff --git a/src/main/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminController.java b/src/main/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminController.java
index 3b4e2ccfc..16a1d504e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminController.java
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.MeasureTestCaseValidationReport;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.MeasureTestCaseValidationReportSummary;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.TestCaseValidationReport;
+import cms.gov.madie.measure.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import cms.gov.madie.measure.repositories.MeasureRepository;
+import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.ActionLogService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.MeasureService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.MeasureSetService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.TestCaseService;
+import gov.cms.madie.models.common.ActionType;
+import gov.cms.madie.models.measure.Measure;
 import gov.cms.madie.models.measure.MeasureSet;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
@@ -15,11 +20,7 @@
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.util.StopWatch;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import java.security.Principal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ public class AdminController {
   private final MeasureService measureService;
   private final TestCaseService testCaseService;
   private final MeasureSetService measureSetService;
+  private final ActionLogService actionLogService;
+
+  private final MeasureRepository measureRepository;
 
   @Value("${madie.admin.concurrency-limit}")
   private int concurrencyLimit;
@@ -104,6 +108,24 @@ public ResponseEntity<MeasureTestCaseValidationReportSummary> validateAllMeasure
             .build());
   }
 
+  @DeleteMapping("/measures/{id}")
+  @PreAuthorize("#request.getHeader('api-key') == #apiKey")
+  public ResponseEntity<Measure> permDeleteMeasure(
+      HttpServletRequest request,
+      @Value("${admin-api-key}") String apiKey,
+      Principal principal,
+      @RequestHeader("Authorization") String accessToken,
+      @PathVariable String id) {
+
+    Measure measureToDelete = measureService.findMeasureById(id);
+    if (measureToDelete != null) {
+      measureRepository.delete(measureToDelete);
+      actionLogService.logAction(id, Measure.class, ActionType.DELETED, principal.getName());
+      return ResponseEntity.ok(measureToDelete);
+    }
+    throw new ResourceNotFoundException(id);
+  }
+
   private Callable<MeasureTestCaseValidationReport> buildCallableForMeasureId(
       final String measureId, final String accessToken) {
     return () -> testCaseService.updateTestCaseValidResourcesWithReport(measureId, accessToken);
diff --git a/src/test/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminControllerMvcTest.java b/src/test/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminControllerMvcTest.java
index 2f92ba500..4304a8d4b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminControllerMvcTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/cms/gov/madie/measure/resources/AdminControllerMvcTest.java
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.JobStatus;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.MeasureTestCaseValidationReport;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.dto.TestCaseValidationReport;
+import cms.gov.madie.measure.repositories.MeasureRepository;
+import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.ActionLogService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.MeasureService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.MeasureSetService;
 import cms.gov.madie.measure.services.TestCaseService;
+import gov.cms.madie.models.measure.Measure;
 import gov.cms.madie.models.measure.MeasureSet;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -20,8 +23,11 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ public class AdminControllerMvcTest {
   @MockBean private MeasureService measureService;
   @MockBean private MeasureSetService measureSetService;
   @MockBean private TestCaseService testCaseService;
+  @MockBean private ActionLogService actionLogService;
+
+  @MockBean private MeasureRepository measureRepository;
 
   @Autowired private MockMvc mockMvc;
 
@@ -290,4 +299,30 @@ public void testValidateAllMeasureTestCasesOneImpactedMeasureDefaultDraftOnly()
     verify(testCaseService, times(1)).updateTestCaseValidResourcesWithReport(eq("M1"), anyString());
     verify(testCaseService, times(1)).updateTestCaseValidResourcesWithReport(eq("M2"), anyString());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testAdminMeasurePermaDelete() throws Exception {
+    Measure testMsr = Measure.builder().id("12345").build();
+    when(measureService.findMeasureById(anyString())).thenReturn(testMsr);
+    doNothing().when(measureRepository).delete(any(Measure.class));
+
+    mockMvc.perform(
+        MockMvcRequestBuilders.delete("/admin/measures/{id}", "12345")
+            .with(csrf())
+            .with(user(TEST_USER_ID))
+            .header(ADMIN_TEST_API_KEY_HEADER, ADMIN_TEST_API_KEY_HEADER_VALUE)
+            .header("Authorization", "test-okta"))
+        .andExpect(status().isOk())
+        .andExpect(jsonPath("$.id", equalTo("12345")));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testBlocksNonAuthorizedDeleteRequests() throws Exception {
+    mockMvc.perform(
+        MockMvcRequestBuilders.delete("/admin/measures/{id}", "12345")
+            .with(csrf())
+            .with(user(TEST_USER_ID))
+            .header("Authorization", "test-okta"))
+        .andExpect(status().isForbidden());
+  }
 }