diff --git a/src/sqs/delete-message.handler.ts b/src/sqs/delete-message.handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73787c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sqs/delete-message.handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AbstractActionHandler, AwsProperties, Format } from '../abstract-action.handler';
+import { Action } from '../action.enum';
+import * as Joi from 'joi';
+import { SqsQueue } from './sqs-queue.entity';
+import { SqsQueueEntryService } from './sqs-queue-entry.service';
+
+type QueryParams = {
+  QueueUrl: string;
+  ReceiptHandle: string;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class DeleteMessageHandler extends AbstractActionHandler<QueryParams> {
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly sqsQueueEntryService: SqsQueueEntryService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  audit = false;
+  format = Format.Xml;
+  action = Action.SqsDeleteMessage;
+  validator = Joi.object<QueryParams, true>({ 
+    QueueUrl: Joi.string().required(),
+    ReceiptHandle: Joi.string().required(),
+  });
+
+  protected async handle({ QueueUrl, ReceiptHandle }: QueryParams, awsProperties: AwsProperties) {
+
+    const [accountId, name] = SqsQueue.tryGetAccountIdAndNameFromPathOrArn(QueueUrl);
+    await this.sqsQueueEntryService.deleteMessage(accountId, name, ReceiptHandle);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/sqs/receive-message.handler.ts b/src/sqs/receive-message.handler.ts
index 5ae2463..4436e48 100644
--- a/src/sqs/receive-message.handler.ts
+++ b/src/sqs/receive-message.handler.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class ReceiveMessageHandler extends AbstractActionHandler<QueryParams> {
   protected async handle({ QueueUrl, MaxNumberOfMessages, VisibilityTimeout }: QueryParams, awsProperties: AwsProperties) {
 
     const [accountId, name] = SqsQueue.tryGetAccountIdAndNameFromPathOrArn(QueueUrl);
-    const records = await this.sqsQueueEntryService.recieveMessages(accountId, name, MaxNumberOfMessages, VisibilityTimeout);
+    const records = await this.sqsQueueEntryService.receiveMessages(accountId, name, MaxNumberOfMessages, VisibilityTimeout);
     return { 
       Message: records.map(r => ({
         MessageId: r.id,
diff --git a/src/sqs/sqs-queue-entry.service.ts b/src/sqs/sqs-queue-entry.service.ts
index 2c5ccad..a05b1d5 100644
--- a/src/sqs/sqs-queue-entry.service.ts
+++ b/src/sqs/sqs-queue-entry.service.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,33 @@ export class SqsQueueEntryService {
     });
   }
 
-  async recieveMessages(accountId: string, queueName: string, maxNumberOfMessages = 10, visabilityTimeout = 0): Promise<QueueEntry[]> {
+  async receiveMessages(accountId: string, queueName: string, maxNumberOfMessages = 10, visabilityTimeout = 0): Promise<QueueEntry[]> {
 
+    const queue = await this.getQueueHelper(accountId, queueName);
+
+    const accessDate = new Date();
+    const newInFlightReleaseDate = new Date(accessDate);
+    newInFlightReleaseDate.setSeconds(accessDate.getSeconds() + visabilityTimeout);
+    const records = this.getQueueList(queue.arn).filter(e => e.inFlightReleaseDate <= accessDate).slice(0, maxNumberOfMessages - 1);
+    records.forEach(e => e.inFlightReleaseDate = newInFlightReleaseDate);
+    return records;
+  }
+
+  async deleteMessage(accountId: string, queueName: string, id: string): Promise<void> {
+
+    const queue = await this.getQueueHelper(accountId, queueName);
+
+    const records = this.getQueueList(queue.arn);
+    const loc = records.findIndex(r => r.id === id);
+    records.splice(loc, 1);
+  }
+
+  async purge(accountId: string, queueName: string) {
+    const queue = await this.sqsQueueRepo.findOne({ where: { accountId, name: queueName }});
+    this.queues[queue.arn] = [];
+  }
+
+  private async getQueueHelper(accountId: string, queueName: string): Promise<SqsQueue> {
     if (!this.queueObjectCache[`${accountId}/${queueName}`] || this.queueObjectCache[`${accountId}/${queueName}`][0] < new Date()) {
       this.queueObjectCache[`${accountId}/${queueName}`] = [new Date(Date.now() + FIFTEEN_SECONDS), await this.sqsQueueRepo.findOne({ where: { accountId, name: queueName }})];
     }
@@ -74,17 +99,7 @@ export class SqsQueueEntryService {
       throw new BadRequestException('Queue not found');
     }
 
-    const accessDate = new Date();
-    const newInFlightReleaseDate = new Date(accessDate);
-    newInFlightReleaseDate.setSeconds(accessDate.getSeconds() + visabilityTimeout);
-    const records = this.getQueueList(queue.arn).filter(e => e.inFlightReleaseDate <= accessDate).slice(0, maxNumberOfMessages - 1);
-    records.forEach(e => e.inFlightReleaseDate = newInFlightReleaseDate);
-    return records;
-  }
-
-  async purge(accountId: string, queueName: string) {
-    const queue = await this.sqsQueueRepo.findOne({ where: { accountId, name: queueName }});
-    this.queues[queue.arn] = [];
+    return queue;
   }
 
   private getQueueList(arn: string): QueueEntry[] {
diff --git a/src/sqs/sqs.module.ts b/src/sqs/sqs.module.ts
index a2ea813..4502f18 100644
--- a/src/sqs/sqs.module.ts
+++ b/src/sqs/sqs.module.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { AwsSharedEntitiesModule } from '../aws-shared-entities/aws-shared-entit
 import { DefaultActionHandlerProvider } from '../default-action-handler/default-action-handler.provider';
 import { ExistingActionHandlersProvider } from '../default-action-handler/existing-action-handlers.provider';
 import { CreateQueueHandler } from './create-queue.handler';
+import { DeleteMessageHandler } from './delete-message.handler';
 import { DeleteQueueHandler } from './delete-queue.handler';
 import { GetQueueAttributesHandler } from './get-queue-attributes.handler';
 import { ListQueuesHandler } from './list-queues.handler';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { SqsHandlers } from './sqs.constants';
 
 const handlers = [
   CreateQueueHandler,
+  DeleteMessageHandler,
   DeleteQueueHandler,
   GetQueueAttributesHandler,
   ListQueuesHandler,