diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/compose/event/EventScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/compose/event/EventScreen.kt
index 8cfa45f30..611727417 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/compose/event/EventScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/compose/event/EventScreen.kt
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ fun EventScreen(
             ) {
                 if (canDelete) {
                     DeleteEventButton(enabled = isOnline) {
-                        // TODO: delete the event in the repository
-                        onEventDeleted()
+                        eventViewModel.deleteEvent(onEventDeleted)
                     }
                 }
                 OutlinedButton(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/viewmodels/event/EventViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/viewmodels/event/EventViewModel.kt
index 1d7b8e179..48ce9118e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/viewmodels/event/EventViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/swent/echo/viewmodels/event/EventViewModel.kt
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    // delete the current event in the repository
+    fun deleteEvent(onEventDeleted: () -> Unit) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                repository.deleteEvent(event.value)
+                onEventDeleted()
+            } catch (e: RepositoryStoreWhileNoInternetException) {
+                _status.value = EventStatus.Error(R.string.event_creation_error_network_failure)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /** change event status from error to modified */
     fun dismissError() {
         if (_status.value is EventStatus.Error) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0b6b8a515..959d04446 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <string name="event_creation_error_end_date_before_start_date">The end date is before the start date</string>
     <string name="event_creation_error_empty_title">The title is empty</string>
     <string name="event_creation_error_max_participant">The maximum number of participants is too low</string>
-    <string name="event_creation_error_network_failure">Network problem while saving event. Please retry.</string>
+    <string name="event_creation_error_network_failure">Network problem while saving or deleting event. Please retry.</string>
     <string name="search_menu_filters_epfl">EPFL</string>
     <string name="search_menu_filters_section">Section</string>
     <string name="search_menu_filters_class">Class</string>