public function delete() {
		global $wpdb;

		/**
		 * Fires before the current message item has been deleted.
		 *
		 * @since 1.0.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_Messages_Notice $this Current instance of the message notice item being deleted.
		 */
		do_action( 'messages_notice_before_delete', $this );

		$bp  = buddypress();
		$sql = $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM {$bp->messages->table_name_notices} WHERE id = %d", $this->id );

		if ( ! $wpdb->query( $sql ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		/**
		 * Fires after the current message item has been deleted.
		 *
		 * @since 2.8.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_Messages_Notice $this Current instance of the message notice item being deleted.
		 */
		do_action( 'messages_notice_after_delete', $this );

		return true;
	}