diff --git a/crowbar_framework/app/views/support/index.html.haml b/crowbar_framework/app/views/support/index.html.haml
index b9c00d3e13..e5e545b592 100644
--- a/crowbar_framework/app/views/support/index.html.haml
+++ b/crowbar_framework/app/views/support/index.html.haml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
               - else
                 = link_to file, "/export/#{file}"
 
-              = link_to icon_tag("trash"), utils_files_path(:id => file), :title => t(".delete_hint"), :class => "pull-right"
+              = link_to icon_tag("trash"), utils_files_path(:id => file), :title => t(".delete_hint"), :class => "pull-right", :method => :delete
 - else
   .alert.alert-info
     = t(".none_exported")
diff --git a/crowbar_framework/config/routes.rb b/crowbar_framework/config/routes.rb
index 84cffb82cc..06906741d4 100644
--- a/crowbar_framework/config/routes.rb
+++ b/crowbar_framework/config/routes.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
   #support paths
   get "utils(.:format)", controller: "support", action: "index", as: "utils"
-  get "utils/files/:id(.:format)", controller: "support", action: "destroy", constraints: { id: /[^\/]+/ }, as: "utils_files"
+  delete "utils/files/:id(.:format)", controller: "support", action: "destroy", constraints: { id: /[^\/]+/ }, as: "utils_files"
   get "utils/chef(.:format)", controller: "support", action: "export_chef", as: "export_chef"
   get "utils/supportconfig(.:format)", controller: "support", action: "export_supportconfig", as: "export_supportconfig"
   get "utils/:controller/1.0/export(.:format)", action: "export", as: "utils_export"