diff --git a/src/organisation/router.py b/src/organisation/router.py
index d968e8e..8bd5ad7 100644
--- a/src/organisation/router.py
+++ b/src/organisation/router.py
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ async def delete_organisation_by_id(
 	"""
 	Removes an organisation from the hub.
 	"""
-	db.delete(org_model)
+	org_model.status = "removed"
+	org_model.deleted_at = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
 	db.commit()