diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index fa02a6b..70fd29d 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>ca.bc.gov.educ</groupId>
 	<artifactId>educ-grad-data-conversion-api</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.55</version>
+	<version>1.8.56</version>
 	<name>educ-grad-data-conversion-api</name>
 	<description>Ministry of Education GRAD DATA CONVERSION API</description>
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/service/student/StudentService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/service/student/StudentService.java
index fe82db8..fa723df 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/service/student/StudentService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/service/student/StudentService.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Delete All student related data ({STUDENT_API}/api/v1/student/conv/studentid/{st
                 Update TRAX_STUDENT_NO status to NULL
              */
             try {
-                restUtils.updateTraxStudentNo(new TraxStudentNo(pen, null, null), accessToken);
+                restUtils.deleteTraxStudentNo(new TraxStudentNo(pen, null, null), accessToken);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 logger.info("Exception thrown when trying to update TraxStudentNo.");
             }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/EducGradDataConversionApiConstants.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/EducGradDataConversionApiConstants.java
index 76ed6d7..e19c773 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/EducGradDataConversionApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/EducGradDataConversionApiConstants.java
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ public class EducGradDataConversionApiConstants {
     @Value("${endpoint.grad-trax-api.student.save-trax-student-no.url}")
     private String saveTraxStudentNoUrl;
 
+    @Value("${endpoint.grad-trax-api.student.delete-trax-student-no.url}")
+    private String deleteTraxStudentNoUrl;
+
     @Value("${endpoint.grad-graduation-report-api.delete-student-achievements.url}")
     private String deleteStudentAchievementsUrl;
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/RestUtils.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/RestUtils.java
index 7c2b8dc..be1ff4d 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/RestUtils.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/dataconversion/util/RestUtils.java
@@ -360,14 +360,13 @@ public TraxStudentNo saveTraxStudentNo(TraxStudentNo traxStudentNo, String acces
                 .retrieve().bodyToMono(TraxStudentNo.class).block();
     }
 
-    public TraxStudentNo updateTraxStudentNo(TraxStudentNo traxStudentNo, String accessToken) {
-        return webClient.put()
-                .uri(constants.getSaveTraxStudentNoUrl())
+    public TraxStudentNo deleteTraxStudentNo(TraxStudentNo traxStudentNo, String accessToken) {
+        return webClient.delete()
+                .uri(String.format(constants.getDeleteTraxStudentNoUrl(),traxStudentNo))
                 .headers(h -> {
                     h.setBearerAuth(accessToken);
                     h.set(EducGradDataConversionApiConstants.CORRELATION_ID, ThreadLocalStateUtil.getCorrelationID());
                 })
-                .body(BodyInserters.fromValue(traxStudentNo))
                 .retrieve().bodyToMono(TraxStudentNo.class).block();
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index ff295f5..d88727a 100644
--- a/api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ endpoint:
         url: ${GRAD_TRAX_API}api/v1/trax/common/student-master
       save-trax-student-no:
         url: ${GRAD_TRAX_API}api/v1/trax/common/trax-student-no
+      delete-trax-student-no:
+        url: ${GRAD_TRAX_API}api/v1/trax/common/trax-student-no/%s
     course:
       get-course-restrictions:
         url: ${GRAD_TRAX_API}api/v1/trax/common/course-restrictions
diff --git a/api/src/test/resources/application.yaml b/api/src/test/resources/application.yaml
index d36d6f5..146b108 100644
--- a/api/src/test/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/api/src/test/resources/application.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ endpoint:
         url: https://educ-grad-trax-api-77c02f-dev.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/trax/common/student-master
       save-trax-student-no:
         url: https://educ-grad-trax-api-77c02f-dev.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/trax/common/trax-student-no
+      delete-trax-student-no:
+        url: https://educ-grad-trax-api-77c02f-dev.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/trax/common/trax-student-no/%s
     course:
       get-course-restrictions:
         url: https://educ-grad-trax-api-77c02f-dev.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/trax/common/course-restrictions