diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/api_views.py
index 5cb7a2e90c..255b8c6540 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/api_views.py
@@ -197,9 +197,8 @@ class APIDocumentEmbeddedSignatureListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         return context
 
 
-class APIDocumentEmbeddedSignatureView(generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
+class APIDocumentEmbeddedSignatureView(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     """
-    delete: Delete an embedded signature of the selected document.
     get: Returns the details of the selected embedded signature.
     """
     lookup_url_kwarg = 'embedded_signature_id'
@@ -215,8 +214,6 @@ class APIDocumentEmbeddedSignatureView(generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
             permission = permission_document_version_signature_view
         elif self.request.method == 'POST':
             permission = permission_document_version_signature_view
-        elif self.request.method == 'DELETE':
-            permission = permission_document_version_signature_delete
 
         return AccessControlList.objects.restrict_queryset(
             permission=permission, queryset=Document.objects.all(),
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/mixins.py b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/mixins.py
index e0da4b49c7..c40908f34a 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/mixins.py
@@ -82,16 +82,6 @@ class EmbeddedSignatureAPIViewTestMixin(object):
             }
         )
 
-    def _request_test_document_signature_embedded_delete_view(self):
-        return self.delete(
-            viewname='rest_api:embeddedsignature-detail',
-            kwargs={
-                'document_id': self.test_document.pk,
-                'document_version_id': self.test_document_version.pk,
-                'embedded_signature_id': self.test_document_version.signatures.first().pk
-            }
-        )
-
     def _request_test_document_signature_embedded_detail_view(self):
         return self.get(
             viewname='rest_api:embeddedsignature-detail',
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/test_api.py b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/test_api.py
index b5b4efb67d..ce7af72057 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_signatures/tests/test_api.py
@@ -187,62 +187,6 @@ class EmbeddedSignatureDocumentAPIViewTestCase(
 ):
     auto_upload_document = False
 
-    def test_document_signature_embedded_delete_no_permission(self):
-        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
-        self.upload_document()
-
-        signatures = self.test_document.latest_version.signatures.count()
-
-        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_delete_view()
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.test_document.latest_version.signatures.count(),
-            signatures
-        )
-
-    def test_document_signature_embedded_delete_with_access(self):
-        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
-        self.upload_document()
-
-        signatures = self.test_document.latest_version.signatures.count()
-
-        self.grant_access(
-            obj=self.test_document,
-            permission=permission_document_version_signature_delete
-        )
-
-        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_delete_view()
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.test_document.latest_version.signatures.count(),
-            signatures - 1
-        )
-
-    def test_document_signature_embedded_detail_no_permission(self):
-        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
-        self.upload_document()
-
-        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_detail_view()
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-
-    def test_document_signature_embedded_detail_with_access(self):
-        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
-        self.upload_document()
-
-        self.grant_access(
-            obj=self.test_document,
-            permission=permission_document_version_signature_view
-        )
-
-        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_detail_view()
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            response.data['key_id'], TEST_KEY_PUBLIC_ID
-        )
-
     def test_document_signature_embedded_create_view_no_permission(self):
         self.upload_document()
         self._create_test_key_private()
@@ -318,6 +262,29 @@ class EmbeddedSignatureDocumentAPIViewTestCase(
             signatures + 1
         )
 
+    def test_document_signature_embedded_detail_no_permission(self):
+        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
+        self.upload_document()
+
+        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_detail_view()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+
+    def test_document_signature_embedded_detail_with_access(self):
+        self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
+        self.upload_document()
+
+        self.grant_access(
+            obj=self.test_document,
+            permission=permission_document_version_signature_view
+        )
+
+        response = self._request_test_document_signature_embedded_detail_view()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.data['key_id'], TEST_KEY_PUBLIC_ID
+        )
+
     def test_document_signature_embedded_list_view_no_permission(self):
         self.test_document_path = TEST_SIGNED_DOCUMENT_PATH
         self.upload_document()