diff --git a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit.py b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
index 81fa97319..41c5ad40c 100644
--- a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
+++ b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ class AuditsController(rest.RestController):
         context = pecan.request.context
         audit_to_delete = api_utils.get_resource(
             'Audit', audit, eager=True)
-        policy.enforce(context, 'audit:update', audit_to_delete,
-                       action='audit:update')
+        policy.enforce(context, 'audit:delete', audit_to_delete,
+                       action='audit:delete')
 
         initial_state = audit_to_delete.state
         new_state = objects.audit.State.DELETED
diff --git a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
index 8f4c3b373..8dbc2fae5 100644
--- a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
+++ b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ class AuditTemplatesController(rest.RestController):
         context = pecan.request.context
         audit_template_to_delete = api_utils.get_resource('AuditTemplate',
                                                           audit_template)
-        policy.enforce(context, 'audit_template:update',
+        policy.enforce(context, 'audit_template:delete',
                        audit_template_to_delete,
-                       action='audit_template:update')
+                       action='audit_template:delete')
 
         audit_template_to_delete.soft_delete()