diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/service.go b/pkg/services/tree/service.go
index acc2775e6..10c3b6ccc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/service.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (s *Service) Remove(ctx context.Context, req *RemoveRequest) (*RemoveRespon
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	err := s.verifyClient(ctx, req, cid, b.GetBearerToken(), acl.OpObjectPut)
+	err := s.verifyClient(ctx, req, cid, b.GetBearerToken(), acl.OpObjectDelete)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}