diff --git a/x/registry/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/registry/keeper/msg_server.go
index 018d916c..4152d62f 100644
--- a/x/registry/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/registry/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func NewMsgServerImpl(keeper Keeper) registrytypes.MsgServer {
 
 func (ms msgServer) SetRecord(c context.Context, msg *registrytypes.MsgSetRecord) (*registrytypes.MsgSetRecordResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
+
 	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Signer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func (ms msgServer) ReserveName(c context.Context, msg *registrytypes.MsgReserve
 // nolint: all
 func (ms msgServer) SetAuthorityBond(c context.Context, msg *registrytypes.MsgSetAuthorityBond) (*registrytypes.MsgSetAuthorityBondResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
+
 	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Signer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -140,14 +142,16 @@ func (ms msgServer) SetAuthorityBond(c context.Context, msg *registrytypes.MsgSe
 
 func (ms msgServer) DeleteName(c context.Context, msg *registrytypes.MsgDeleteNameAuthority) (*registrytypes.MsgDeleteNameAuthorityResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
+
 	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Signer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	err = ms.k.ProcessDeleteName(ctx, *msg)
+	err = ms.k.DeleteName(ctx, *msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvents(sdk.Events{
 		sdk.NewEvent(
 			registrytypes.EventTypeDeleteName,
diff --git a/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go b/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
index 4634a8c6..173a4788 100644
--- a/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
+++ b/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
@@ -329,9 +329,27 @@ func (k Keeper) SetAuthorityBond(ctx sdk.Context, msg registrytypes.MsgSetAuthor
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ProcessDeleteName removes a CRN -> Record ID mapping.
-func (k Keeper) ProcessDeleteName(ctx sdk.Context, msg registrytypes.MsgDeleteNameAuthority) error {
-	panic("unimplemented")
+// DeleteName removes a CRN -> Record ID mapping.
+func (k Keeper) DeleteName(ctx sdk.Context, msg registrytypes.MsgDeleteNameAuthority) error {
+	signerAddress, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Signer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = k.checkCRNAccess(ctx, signerAddress, msg.Crn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	crnExists, err := k.HasNameRecord(ctx, msg.Crn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !crnExists {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "Name not found.")
+	}
+
+	// Set CID to empty string.
+	return k.SaveNameRecord(ctx, msg.Crn, "")
 }
 
 func (k Keeper) GetAuthorityExpiryQueue(ctx sdk.Context) []*registrytypes.ExpiryQueueRecord {
diff --git a/x/registry/module/autocli.go b/x/registry/module/autocli.go
index c9115569..e08271ec 100644
--- a/x/registry/module/autocli.go
+++ b/x/registry/module/autocli.go
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ func (am AppModule) AutoCLIOptions() *autocliv1.ModuleOptions {
 						{ProtoField: "cid"},
 					},
 				},
+				{
+					RpcMethod: "DeleteName",
+					Use:       "delete-name [crn]",
+					Short:     "Delete CRN",
+					PositionalArgs: []*autocliv1.PositionalArgDescriptor{
+						{ProtoField: "crn"},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			EnhanceCustomCommand: true, // Allow additional manual commands
 		},