diff --git a/internal/client/source.go b/internal/client/source.go
index 5d147f6bd..03cac0edf 100644
--- a/internal/client/source.go
+++ b/internal/client/source.go
@@ -115,3 +115,12 @@ func DeleteSourceV0(socket *http.Client, sourceName string) (*APIResponse, error
 	}
 	return NewAPIResponse(body)
 }
+
+// DeleteSourceV1 deletes the named source and returns an APIResponse
+func DeleteSourceV1(socket *http.Client, sourceName string) (*APIResponse, error) {
+	body, resp, err := DeleteRaw(socket, "/api/v1/projects/source/delete/"+sourceName)
+	if resp != nil || err != nil {
+		return resp, err
+	}
+	return NewAPIResponse(body)
+}
diff --git a/internal/client/source_test.go b/internal/client/source_test.go
index c482d32cf..e4c11e72b 100644
--- a/internal/client/source_test.go
+++ b/internal/client/source_test.go
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ func TestPOSTTOMLSourceV1(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "POST source failed with a client error")
 	require.True(t, resp.Status, "POST source failed: %#v", resp)
 
-	// TODO update for DeleteJSONSourceV1
-	resp, err = DeleteSourceV0(testState.socket, "package-repo-toml-v0")
+	resp, err = DeleteSourceV1(testState.socket, "package-repo-toml-v1")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "DELETE source failed with a client error")
 	require.True(t, resp.Status, "DELETE source failed: %#v", resp)
 }
@@ -300,11 +299,10 @@ func TestListSourcesV1(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, resp.Status, "POST source failed: %#v", resp)
 	}
 
-	// TODO update for DeleteJSONSourceV1
 	// Remove the test sources, ignoring any errors
 	defer func() {
 		for _, n := range []string{"package-repo-1", "package-repo-2"} {
-			resp, err := DeleteSourceV0(testState.socket, n)
+			resp, err := DeleteSourceV1(testState.socket, n)
 			require.NoError(t, err, "DELETE source failed with a client error")
 			require.True(t, resp.Status, "DELETE source failed: %#v", resp)
 		}
@@ -373,8 +371,7 @@ func TestGetSourceInfoV1(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "repo for info test v1", info["package-repo-info-v1"].Name)
 	require.Equal(t, "file://"+testState.repoDir, info["package-repo-info-v1"].URL)
 
-	// TODO update for DeleteJSONSourceV1
-	resp, err = DeleteSourceV0(testState.socket, "package-repo-info-v1")
+	resp, err = DeleteSourceV1(testState.socket, "package-repo-info-v1")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "DELETE source failed with a client error")
 	require.True(t, resp.Status, "DELETE source failed: %#v", resp)
 }
@@ -490,10 +487,9 @@ func TestDeleteUserDefinedSourcesV1(t *testing.T) {
 	// note: not verifying user defined sources have been pushed b/c correct
 	// operation of PostJSONSourceV0 is validated in the test functions above
 
-	// TODO update for DeleteJSONSourceV1
 	// Remove the test sources
 	for _, n := range source_names {
-		resp, err := DeleteSourceV0(testState.socket, n)
+		resp, err := DeleteSourceV1(testState.socket, n)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "DELETE source failed with a client error")
 		require.True(t, resp.Status, "DELETE source failed: %#v", resp)
 	}
@@ -540,3 +536,29 @@ func TestDeleteSystemSourcesV0(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, list, repo_name)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDeleteSystemSourcesV1(t *testing.T) {
+	sources_list, api, err := ListSourcesV1(testState.socket)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "GET source failed with a client error")
+	require.Nil(t, api, "ListSources failed: %#v", api)
+
+	for _, repo_name := range []string{"test-system-repo", "fedora", "baseos"} {
+		// skip repository names which are not present b/c this test can be
+		// executed both as a unit test and as an integration test
+		if !Include(sources_list, repo_name) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// try removing system source
+		resp, err := DeleteSourceV1(testState.socket, repo_name)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "DELETE source failed with a client error")
+		require.True(t, resp.Status, "DELETE source failed: %#v", resp)
+
+		// verify that system sources are still there
+		list, api, err := ListSourcesV1(testState.socket)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "GET source failed with a client error")
+		require.Nil(t, api, "ListSources failed: %#v", api)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(list), 1, "Not enough sources returned")
+		require.Contains(t, list, repo_name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index 67f3d7ebe..7e3c7406f 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -416,8 +416,22 @@ func (s *Store) PushSource(key string, source SourceConfig) {
 	})
 }
 
-// DeleteSource removes a SourceConfig from store.Sources
-func (s *Store) DeleteSource(key string) {
+// DeleteSourceByName removes a SourceConfig from store.Sources using the .Name field
+func (s *Store) DeleteSourceByName(name string) {
+	// FIXME: handle or comment this possible error
+	_ = s.change(func() error {
+		for key := range s.sources {
+			if s.sources[key].Name == name {
+				delete(s.sources, key)
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// DeleteSourceByID removes a SourceConfig from store.Sources using the ID
+func (s *Store) DeleteSourceByID(key string) {
 	// FIXME: handle or comment this possible error
 	_ = s.change(func() error {
 		delete(s.sources, key)
diff --git a/internal/weldr/api.go b/internal/weldr/api.go
index ee2137b93..640cfd96e 100644
--- a/internal/weldr/api.go
+++ b/internal/weldr/api.go
@@ -625,8 +625,12 @@ func (api *API) sourceDeleteHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Re
 		return
 	}
 
-	// remove leading / from first name
-	api.store.DeleteSource(name[0][1:])
+	// Only delete the first name, which will have a / at the start because of the /*source route
+	if isRequestVersionAtLeast(params, 1) {
+		api.store.DeleteSourceByID(name[0][1:])
+	} else {
+		api.store.DeleteSourceByName(name[0][1:])
+	}
 
 	statusResponseOK(writer)
 }