diff --git a/__tests__/shared/saveClaims.ts b/__tests__/shared/saveClaims.ts
index 0561a8d34..b3fd7c836 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/saveClaims.ts
+++ b/__tests__/shared/saveClaims.ts
@@ -101,5 +101,18 @@ export default (testContext: {
       })
       expect(credentials).toHaveLength(2)
     })
+
+    it('should be able to delete credential', async () => {
+      const credentials = await agent.dataStoreORMGetVerifiableCredentials()
+      expect(credentials).toHaveLength(3)
+
+      const result = await agent.dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential({hash: credentials[0].hash})
+      expect(result).toEqual(true)
+
+      const credentials2 = await agent.dataStoreORMGetVerifiableCredentials()
+      expect(credentials2).toHaveLength(2)
+
+    })
+    
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/plugin.schema.json b/packages/core/plugin.schema.json
index a1c1c112f..6f243ca48 100644
--- a/packages/core/plugin.schema.json
+++ b/packages/core/plugin.schema.json
@@ -1308,6 +1308,19 @@
   "IDataStore": {
     "components": {
       "schemas": {
+        "IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "hash": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Required. VerifiableCredential hash"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "hash"
+          ],
+          "description": "Input arguments for  {@link  IDataStore.IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs| IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs }"
+        },
         "IDataStoreGetMessageArgs": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
@@ -1631,6 +1644,15 @@
         }
       },
       "methods": {
+        "dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential": {
+          "description": "Deletes verifiable credential from the data store",
+          "arguments": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs"
+          },
+          "returnType": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          }
+        },
         "dataStoreGetMessage": {
           "description": "Gets message from the data store",
           "arguments": {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/IDataStore.ts b/packages/core/src/types/IDataStore.ts
index 1cda791ad..02849869c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/IDataStore.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/IDataStore.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ export interface IDataStoreGetVerifiableCredentialArgs {
   hash: string
 }
 
+/**
+ * Input arguments for {@link IDataStore.IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs | IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs}
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs {
+  /**
+   * Required. VerifiableCredential hash
+   */
+  hash: string
+}
+
 /**
  * Input arguments for {@link IDataStore.dataStoreSaveVerifiablePresentation | dataStoreSaveVerifiablePresentation}
  * @public
@@ -93,6 +104,14 @@ export interface IDataStore extends IPluginMethodMap {
    */
   dataStoreSaveVerifiableCredential(args: IDataStoreSaveVerifiableCredentialArgs): Promise<string>
 
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes verifiable credential from the data store
+   * @param args - verifiable credential
+   * @returns a promise that resolves to a boolean
+   */
+  dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential(args: IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs): Promise<boolean>
+
   /**
    * Gets verifiable credential from the data store
    * @param args - arguments for getting verifiable credential
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/data-store.ts b/packages/data-store/src/data-store.ts
index dfd856eaf..21f520f7e 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/data-store.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/data-store.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import {
   VerifiableCredential,
   VerifiablePresentation,
   schema,
+  IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs,
 } from '@veramo/core'
 import { Message, createMessageEntity, createMessage } from './entities/message'
 import { Credential, createCredentialEntity } from './entities/credential'
+import { Claim } from './entities/claim'
 import { Presentation, createPresentationEntity } from './entities/presentation'
 import { Connection } from 'typeorm'
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export class DataStore implements IAgentPlugin {
     this.methods = {
       dataStoreSaveMessage: this.dataStoreSaveMessage.bind(this),
       dataStoreGetMessage: this.dataStoreGetMessage.bind(this),
+      dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential: this.dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential.bind(this),
       dataStoreSaveVerifiableCredential: this.dataStoreSaveVerifiableCredential.bind(this),
       dataStoreGetVerifiableCredential: this.dataStoreGetVerifiableCredential.bind(this),
       dataStoreSaveVerifiablePresentation: this.dataStoreSaveVerifiablePresentation.bind(this),
@@ -53,6 +56,26 @@ export class DataStore implements IAgentPlugin {
     }
   }
 
+  async dataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredential(
+    args: IDataStoreDeleteVerifiableCredentialArgs,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const credentialEntity = await (await this.dbConnection)
+      .getRepository(Credential)
+      .findOneOrFail(args.hash)
+
+    const claims = await (await this.dbConnection)
+      .getRepository(Claim)
+      .find({ where: [{ credential: credentialEntity }] })
+
+    claims.forEach(async (claim) => {
+      await claim.remove()
+    })
+
+    await (await this.dbConnection).getRepository(Credential).remove(credentialEntity)
+
+    return true
+  }
+
   async dataStoreSaveVerifiableCredential(args: IDataStoreSaveVerifiableCredentialArgs): Promise<string> {
     const verifiableCredential = await (await this.dbConnection)
       .getRepository(Credential)