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

		// Get the field before it's deleted.
		$field    = new BP_XProfile_Field( (int) $request['id'] );
		$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $field, $request );

		if ( ! $field->delete( $request['delete_data'] ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_xprofile_field_cannot_delete',
				__( 'Could not delete XProfile field.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 500,
				)
			);
		}

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

		/**
		 * Fires after a XProfile field is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 5.0.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_XProfile_Field $field     Deleted field object.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response  $response  The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request   $request   The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_xprofile_fields_delete_item', $field, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}