diff --git a/ollama/_client.py b/ollama/_client.py
index 87fa881..7ea345b 100644
--- a/ollama/_client.py
+++ b/ollama/_client.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def list(self) -> ListResponse:
 
   def delete(self, model: str) -> StatusResponse:
     r = self._request_raw(
-      'DELETE',
+      'POST',
       '/api/delete',
       json=DeleteRequest(
         model=model,
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ async def list(self) -> ListResponse:
 
   async def delete(self, model: str) -> StatusResponse:
     r = await self._request_raw(
-      'DELETE',
+      'POST',
       '/api/delete',
       json=DeleteRequest(
         model=model,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index aab2f2e..c2bd036 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ def test_client_create_blob_exists(httpserver: HTTPServer):
 
 
 def test_client_delete(httpserver: HTTPServer):
-  httpserver.expect_ordered_request(PrefixPattern('/api/delete'), method='DELETE').respond_with_response(Response(status=200))
+  httpserver.expect_ordered_request(PrefixPattern('/api/delete'), method='POST').respond_with_response(Response(status=200))
   client = Client(httpserver.url_for('/api/delete'))
   response = client.delete('dummy')
   assert response['status'] == 'success'
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ async def test_async_client_create_blob_exists(httpserver: HTTPServer):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_client_delete(httpserver: HTTPServer):
-  httpserver.expect_ordered_request(PrefixPattern('/api/delete'), method='DELETE').respond_with_response(Response(status=200))
+  httpserver.expect_ordered_request(PrefixPattern('/api/delete'), method='POST').respond_with_response(Response(status=200))
   client = AsyncClient(httpserver.url_for('/api/delete'))
   response = await client.delete('dummy')
   assert response['status'] == 'success'