diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a44946d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/backends/remove.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package backends
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"git.terah.dev/imterah/hermes/api/backendruntime"
+	"git.terah.dev/imterah/hermes/api/dbcore"
+	"git.terah.dev/imterah/hermes/api/jwtcore"
+	"git.terah.dev/imterah/hermes/api/permissions"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
+)
+
+type BackendRemovalRequest struct {
+	Token     string `validate:"required"`
+	BackendID uint   `json:"id" validate:"required"`
+}
+
+func RemoveBackend(c *gin.Context) {
+	var req BackendRemovalRequest
+
+	if err := c.BindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"error": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse body: %s", err.Error()),
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := validator.New().Struct(&req); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"error": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to validate body: %s", err.Error()),
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	user, err := jwtcore.GetUserFromJWT(req.Token)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "token is expired" || err.Error() == "user does not exist" {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{
+				"error": err.Error(),
+			})
+
+			return
+		} else {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to get user from the provided JWT token: %s", err.Error())
+
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+				"error": "Failed to parse token",
+			})
+
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !permissions.UserHasPermission(user, "backends.remove") {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{
+			"error": "Missing permissions",
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	var backend *dbcore.Backend
+	backendRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", req.BackendID).Find(&backend)
+
+	if backendRequest.Error != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to find if backend exists or not: %s", backendRequest.Error)
+
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+			"error": "Failed to find if backend exists",
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	backendExists := backendRequest.RowsAffected > 0
+
+	if !backendExists {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+			"error": "Backend doesn't exist",
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := dbcore.DB.Delete(backend).Error; err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to delete backend: %s", err.Error())
+
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+			"error": "Failed to delete backend",
+		})
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	backendInstance, ok := backendruntime.RunningBackends[req.BackendID]
+
+	if ok {
+		err = backendInstance.Stop()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to stop backend: %s", err.Error())
+
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+				"error": "Backend deleted, but failed to stop",
+			})
+
+			delete(backendruntime.RunningBackends, req.BackendID)
+			return
+		}
+
+		delete(backendruntime.RunningBackends, req.BackendID)
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"success": true,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
index 0f508c8..4824907 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/v1/users/remove.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func RemoveUser(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	if uid != user.ID {
 		var customUser *dbcore.User
-		userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", uid).Find(&customUser)
+		userRequest := dbcore.DB.Where("id = ?", uid).Find(customUser)
 
 		if userRequest.Error != nil {
 			log.Warnf("failed to find if user exists or not: %s", userRequest.Error)
diff --git a/backend/api/main.go b/backend/api/main.go
index 5f5b339..5904305 100644
--- a/backend/api/main.go
+++ b/backend/api/main.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ func entrypoint(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	engine.POST("/api/v1/users/lookup", users.LookupUser)
 
 	engine.POST("/api/v1/backends/create", backends.CreateBackend)
+	engine.POST("/api/v1/backends/remove", backends.RemoveBackend)
 
 	log.Infof("Listening on '%s'", listeningAddress)
 	err = engine.Run(listeningAddress)
diff --git a/routes/Hermes API/Backend/Remove.bru b/routes/Hermes API/Backend/Remove.bru
index 3d8fdb6..b941754 100644
--- a/routes/Hermes API/Backend/Remove.bru	
+++ b/routes/Hermes API/Backend/Remove.bru	
@@ -5,19 +5,14 @@ meta {
 }
 
 post {
-  url: http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/backends/create
+  url: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/backends/remove
   body: json
   auth: none
 }
 
 body:json {
   {
-    "token": "f1b89cc337073476289ade17ffbe7a6419b4bd52aa7ede26114bffd76fa263b5cb1bcaf389462e1d9e7acb7f4b6a7c28152a9cc9af83e3ec862f1892b1",
-    "name": "PortCopier Route",
-    "description": "This is a test route for portcopier.",
-    "backend": "PortCopier",
-    "connectionDetails": {
-      "funny": true
-    }
+    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOlsiMSJdLCJleHAiOjE3MzUwNjY1NjksIm5iZiI6MTczNDk4MDE2OSwiaWF0IjoxNzM0OTgwMTY5fQ.-9IiM8N-azqBLwrAJkKqIzZ6yuumEzErKzSefXWpzaQ",
+    "id": 69
   }
 }