public function delete_item( $request ) {
		$user = get_user_by( 'id', $request->get_param( 'id' ) );

		// Check if user is valid.
		if ( false === $user ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_friends_delete_item_failed',
				__( 'There was a problem confirming if user is valid.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 404,
				)
			);
		}

		// Get friendship.
		$friendship = $this->get_friendship_object(
			BP_Friends_Friendship::get_friendship_id( bp_loggedin_user_id(), $user->ID )
		);

		if ( ! $friendship || empty( $friendship->id ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_invalid_id',
				__( 'Invalid friendship ID.', 'buddypress' ),
				array(
					'status' => 404,
				)
			);
		}

		$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $friendship, $request );

		// Remove a friendship.
		if ( true === $request->get_param( 'force' ) ) {
			$deleted = friends_remove_friend( $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id );
		} else {

			/**
			 * If this change is being initiated by the initiator,
			 * use the `reject` function.
			 *
			 * This is the user who requested the friendship, and is doing the withdrawing.
			 */
			if ( bp_loggedin_user_id() === $friendship->initiator_user_id ) {
				$deleted = friends_withdraw_friendship( $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id );
			} else {
				/**
				 * Otherwise, this change is being initiated by the user, friend,
				 * who received the friendship reject.
				 */
				$deleted = friends_reject_friendship( $friendship->id );
			}
		}

		if ( false === $deleted ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_friends_cannot_delete_item',
				__( 'Could not delete friendship.', '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 friendship is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 6.0.0
		 *
		 * @param BP_Friends_Friendship $friendship Friendship object.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response      $response   The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request       $request    The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_friends_delete_item', $friendship, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}