diff --git a/roomserver/api/api.go b/roomserver/api/api.go
index 5a011bddff..dffb6d479c 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/api.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/api.go
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ type ClientRoomserverAPI interface {
 	) (int64, error)
 	QueryAdminEventReports(ctx context.Context, from, limit uint64, backwards bool, userID, roomID string) ([]QueryAdminEventReportsResponse, int64, error)
 	QueryAdminEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) (QueryAdminEventReportResponse, error)
+	PerformAdminDeleteEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) error
 }
 
 type UserRoomserverAPI interface {
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
index ae203854b6..1b88172343 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
@@ -354,3 +354,7 @@ func (r *Admin) PerformAdminDownloadState(
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (r *Admin) PerformAdminDeleteEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) error {
+	return r.DB.AdminDeleteEventReport(ctx, reportID)
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/interface.go b/roomserver/storage/interface.go
index bbda19b0a9..ab105e6f9b 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/interface.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/interface.go
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	RoomsWithACLs(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error)
 	QueryAdminEventReports(ctx context.Context, from uint64, limit uint64, backwards bool, userID string, roomID string) ([]api.QueryAdminEventReportsResponse, int64, error)
 	QueryAdminEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) (api.QueryAdminEventReportResponse, error)
+	AdminDeleteEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) error
 }
 
 type UserRoomKeys interface {
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/reported_events_table.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/reported_events_table.go
index 816f232dc8..c46f47b344 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/reported_events_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/reported_events_table.go
@@ -81,11 +81,14 @@ FROM roomserver_reported_events
 WHERE id = $1
 `
 
+const deleteReportedEventSQL = `DELETE FROM roomserver_reported_events WHERE id = $1`
+
 type reportedEventsStatements struct {
 	insertReportedEventsStmt     *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventsDescStmt *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventsAscStmt  *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventStmt      *sql.Stmt
+	deleteReportedEventStmt      *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func CreateReportedEventsTable(db *sql.DB) error {
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ func PrepareReportedEventsTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.ReportedEvents, error) {
 		{&s.selectReportedEventsDescStmt, selectReportedEventsDescSQL},
 		{&s.selectReportedEventsAscStmt, selectReportedEventsAscSQL},
 		{&s.selectReportedEventStmt, selectReportedEventSQL},
+		{&s.deleteReportedEventStmt, deleteReportedEventSQL},
 	}.Prepare(db)
 }
 
@@ -209,3 +213,9 @@ func (r *reportedEventsStatements) SelectReportedEvent(
 	}
 	return row, nil
 }
+
+func (r *reportedEventsStatements) DeleteReportedEvent(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, reportID uint64) error {
+	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, r.deleteReportedEventStmt)
+	_, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, reportID)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index 57b34b6540..7b04641bf7 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -2102,6 +2102,12 @@ func (d *Database) QueryAdminEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) (
 	return report, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Database) AdminDeleteEventReport(ctx context.Context, reportID uint64) error {
+	return d.Writer.Do(d.DB, nil, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
+		return d.ReportedEventsTable.DeleteReportedEvent(ctx, txn, reportID)
+	})
+}
+
 // findRoomNameAndCanonicalAlias loops over events to find the corresponding room name and canonicalAlias
 // for a given roomID.
 func findRoomNameAndCanonicalAlias(events []tables.StrippedEvent, roomID string) (name, canonicalAlias string) {
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/reported_events_table.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/reported_events_table.go
index dec6c8eb10..b72cb06851 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/reported_events_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/reported_events_table.go
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ FROM roomserver_reported_events
 WHERE id = $1
 `
 
+const deleteReportedEventSQL = `DELETE FROM roomserver_reported_events WHERE id = $1`
+
 type reportedEventsStatements struct {
 	insertReportedEventsStmt     *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventsDescStmt *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventsAscStmt  *sql.Stmt
 	selectReportedEventStmt      *sql.Stmt
+	deleteReportedEventStmt      *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func CreateReportedEventsTable(db *sql.DB) error {
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ func PrepareReportedEventsTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.ReportedEvents, error) {
 		{&s.selectReportedEventsDescStmt, selectReportedEventsDescSQL},
 		{&s.selectReportedEventsAscStmt, selectReportedEventsAscSQL},
 		{&s.selectReportedEventStmt, selectReportedEventSQL},
+		{&s.deleteReportedEventStmt, deleteReportedEventSQL},
 	}.Prepare(db)
 }
 
@@ -209,3 +213,9 @@ func (r *reportedEventsStatements) SelectReportedEvent(
 	}
 	return row, nil
 }
+
+func (r *reportedEventsStatements) DeleteReportedEvent(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, reportID uint64) error {
+	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, r.deleteReportedEventStmt)
+	_, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, reportID)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go b/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
index 0732109ec7..02f6992c4f 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ type ReportedEvents interface {
 		txn *sql.Tx,
 		reportID uint64,
 	) (api.QueryAdminEventReportResponse, error)
+	DeleteReportedEvent(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, reportID uint64) error
 }
 
 type MembershipState int64