public function delete_item( $request ) {
		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );
		$user_id = (int) $this->user->ID;

		if ( ! bp_get_user_has_avatar( $user_id ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_attachments_member_avatar_no_uploaded_avatar',
				__( 'Sorry, there are no uploaded avatars for this user on this site.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 404,
				)
			);
		}

		$args = array();

		foreach ( array( 'full', 'thumb' ) as $type ) {
			$args[ $type ] = bp_core_fetch_avatar(
				array(
					'object'  => $this->object,
					'type'    => $type,
					'item_id' => $user_id,
					'html'    => false,
				)
			);
		}

		// Get the avatar object before deleting it.
		$avatar = $this->get_avatar_object( $args );

		$deleted = bp_core_delete_existing_avatar(
			array(
				'object'  => $this->object,
				'item_id' => $user_id,
			)
		);

		if ( ! $deleted ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_attachments_member_avatar_delete_failed',
				__( 'Sorry, there was a problem deleting the avatar.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 500,
				)
			);
		}

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

		/**
		 * Fires after a member avatar is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 5.0.0
		 *
		 * @param WP_REST_Response  $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request   $request  The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_attachments_member_avatar_delete_item', $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}