diff --git a/pkg/loki/modules.go b/pkg/loki/modules.go
index 6945ffc0dfe3..4b1ae908710e 100644
--- a/pkg/loki/modules.go
+++ b/pkg/loki/modules.go
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func (t *Loki) initCompactor() (services.Service, error) {
 	if t.Cfg.CompactorConfig.RetentionEnabled && t.compactor.DeleteMode == deletion.V1 {
 		t.Server.HTTP.Path("/loki/api/v1/delete").Methods("PUT", "POST").Handler(t.HTTPAuthMiddleware.Wrap(http.HandlerFunc(t.compactor.DeleteRequestsHandler.AddDeleteRequestHandler)))
 		t.Server.HTTP.Path("/loki/api/v1/delete").Methods("GET").Handler(t.HTTPAuthMiddleware.Wrap(http.HandlerFunc(t.compactor.DeleteRequestsHandler.GetAllDeleteRequestsHandler)))
-		t.Server.HTTP.Path("/loki/api/v1/delete/cancel").Methods("PUT", "POST").Handler(t.HTTPAuthMiddleware.Wrap(http.HandlerFunc(t.compactor.DeleteRequestsHandler.CancelDeleteRequestHandler)))
+		t.Server.HTTP.Path("/loki/api/v1/delete").Methods("DELETE").Handler(t.HTTPAuthMiddleware.Wrap(http.HandlerFunc(t.compactor.DeleteRequestsHandler.CancelDeleteRequestHandler)))
 	}
 
 	return t.compactor, nil