diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/v1/StatusController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/v1/StatusController.php
index 3a83bba1f..2d19e236e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/v1/StatusController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/v1/StatusController.php
@@ -289,14 +289,12 @@ public function show(int $id): StatusResource {
      *      }
      * )
      */
-    public function destroy(string|int $statusId): JsonResponse {
+    public function destroy(string|int $statusIdOrUuid): JsonResponse {
         try {
-            //TODO: check scope for write-statuses
-
-            if (is_numeric($statusId)) { //TODO: remove this after uuid migration done
-                $status = Status::findOrFail($statusId);
+            if (is_numeric($statusIdOrUuid)) { //TODO: remove this after uuid migration done
+                $status = Status::findOrFail($statusIdOrUuid);
             } else {
-                $status = Status::where('uuid', $statusId)->firstOrFail();
+                $status = Status::where('uuid', $statusIdOrUuid)->firstOrFail();
             }
             $this->authorize('delete', $status);
             $status->delete();
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index b177398dc..6a34d1972 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             Route::get('dashboard/future', [StatusController::class, 'getFutureCheckins']);
         });
         Route::group(['middleware' => ['scope:write-statuses']], static function() {
-            Route::delete('status/{id}', [StatusController::class, 'destroy'])->whereNumber('id');
+            Route::delete('status/{id}', [StatusController::class, 'destroy']);
             Route::put('status/{id}', [StatusController::class, 'update']);
             Route::post('status/{statusId}/tags', [StatusTagController::class, 'store']);
             Route::put('status/{statusId}/tags/{tagKey}', [StatusTagController::class, 'update']);