public function delete_item( $request ) {
		// Setting context.
		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );

		// Get the activity before it's deleted.
		$activity = $this->get_activity_object( $request );
		$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $activity, $request );

		if ( 'activity_comment' === $activity->type ) {
			$retval = bp_activity_delete_comment( $activity->item_id, $activity->id );
		} else {
			$retval = bp_activity_delete(
				array(
					'id' => $activity->id,
				)
			);
		}

		if ( ! $retval ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_activity_cannot_delete',
				__( 'Could not delete the activity.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 500,
				)
			);
		}

		// Build the response.
		$response = new WP_REST_Response();
		$response->set_data(
			array(
				'deleted'  => true,
				'previous' => $previous->get_data(),
			)
		);

		/**
		 * Fires after an activity is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 5.0.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_Activity_Activity $activity The deleted activity.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response     $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request      $request  The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_activity_delete_item', $activity, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}