diff --git a/src/components/Settings/Common/Config/ConfigActions.tsx b/src/components/Settings/Common/Config/ConfigActions.tsx
index 2cce6ac20..700ccd70d 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/Common/Config/ConfigActions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/Common/Config/ConfigActions.tsx
@@ -10,23 +10,28 @@ import {
 import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { openConfirmModal } from '@mantine/modals';
 import { showNotification } from '@mantine/notifications';
-import { IconAlertTriangle, IconCheck, IconCopy, IconDownload, IconTrash } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import {
+  IconAlertTriangle,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCopy,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconTrash,
+  IconX,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
 import fileDownload from 'js-file-download';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'next-i18next';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useConfigContext } from '../../../../config/provider';
 import { useConfigStore } from '../../../../config/store';
-import { useDeleteConfigMutation } from '../../../../tools/config/mutations/useDeleteConfigMutation';
 import Tip from '../../../layout/Tip';
 import { CreateConfigCopyModal } from './CreateCopyModal';
+import { api } from '~/utils/api';
 
 export default function ConfigActions() {
-  const router = useRouter();
   const { t } = useTranslation(['settings/general/config-changer', 'settings/common', 'common']);
   const [createCopyModalOpened, createCopyModal] = useDisclosure(false);
   const { config } = useConfigContext();
-  const { removeConfig } = useConfigStore();
-  const { mutateAsync } = useDeleteConfigMutation(config?.configProperties.name ?? 'default');
+  const { mutateAsync } = useDeleteConfigMutation();
 
   if (!config) return null;
 
@@ -61,28 +66,9 @@ export default function ConfigActions() {
       },
       zIndex: 201,
       onConfirm: async () => {
-        const response = await mutateAsync();
-
-        if (response.error) {
-          showNotification({
-            title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailedDefaultConfig.title'),
-            message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailedDefaultConfig.message'),
-          });
-          return;
-        }
-
-        showNotification({
-          title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleted.title'),
-          icon: <IconCheck />,
-          color: 'green',
-          autoClose: 1500,
-          radius: 'md',
-          message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleted.message'),
+        const response = await mutateAsync({
+          name: config?.configProperties.name ?? 'default',
         });
-
-        removeConfig(config?.configProperties.name ?? 'default');
-
-        router.push('/');
       },
     });
   };
@@ -124,6 +110,49 @@ export default function ConfigActions() {
   );
 }
 
+const useDeleteConfigMutation = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation(['settings/general/config-changer']);
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const { removeConfig } = useConfigStore();
+
+  return api.config.delete.useMutation({
+    onError(error) {
+      if (error.data?.code === 'FORBIDDEN') {
+        showNotification({
+          title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailedDefaultConfig.title'),
+          icon: <IconX />,
+          color: 'red',
+          autoClose: 1500,
+          radius: 'md',
+          message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailedDefaultConfig.message'),
+        });
+      }
+      showNotification({
+        title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailed.title'),
+        icon: <IconX />,
+        color: 'red',
+        autoClose: 1500,
+        radius: 'md',
+        message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailed.message'),
+      });
+    },
+    onSuccess(data, variables) {
+      showNotification({
+        title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleted.title'),
+        icon: <IconCheck />,
+        color: 'green',
+        autoClose: 1500,
+        radius: 'md',
+        message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleted.message'),
+      });
+
+      removeConfig(variables.name);
+
+      router.push('/');
+    },
+  });
+};
+
 const useStyles = createStyles(() => ({
   actionIcon: {
     width: 'auto',
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/config.ts b/src/server/api/routers/config.ts
index d695f7e7f..5e9e24d1a 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/config.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import Consola from 'consola';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server';
 import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
 
 export const configRouter = createTRPCRouter({
@@ -9,4 +13,47 @@ export const configRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     // Strip the .json extension from the file name
     return files.map((file) => file.replace('.json', ''));
   }),
+  delete: publicProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        name: z.string(),
+      })
+    )
+    .mutation(async ({ input }) => {
+      if (input.name.toLowerCase() === 'default') {
+        Consola.error("Rejected config deletion because default configuration can't be deleted");
+        throw new TRPCError({
+          code: 'FORBIDDEN',
+          message: "Default config can't be deleted",
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Loop over all the files in the /data/configs directory
+      // Get all the configs in the /data/configs folder
+      // All the files that end in ".json"
+      const files = fs.readdirSync('./data/configs').filter((file) => file.endsWith('.json'));
+      // Match one file if the configProperties.name is the same as the slug
+      const matchedFile = files.find((file) => {
+        const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join('data/configs', file), 'utf8'));
+        return config.configProperties.name === input.name;
+      });
+
+      // If the target is not in the list of files, return an error
+      if (!matchedFile) {
+        Consola.error(
+          `Rejected config deletion request because config name '${input.name}' was not included in present configurations`
+        );
+        throw new TRPCError({
+          code: 'NOT_FOUND',
+          message: 'Target not found',
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Delete the file
+      fs.unlinkSync(path.join('data/configs', matchedFile));
+      Consola.info(`Successfully deleted configuration '${input.name}' from your file system`);
+      return {
+        message: 'Configuration deleted with success',
+      };
+    }),
 });
diff --git a/src/tools/config/mutations/useDeleteConfigMutation.tsx b/src/tools/config/mutations/useDeleteConfigMutation.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2350869b5..000000000
--- a/src/tools/config/mutations/useDeleteConfigMutation.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { showNotification } from '@mantine/notifications';
-import { IconX } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useTranslation } from 'next-i18next';
-
-export const useDeleteConfigMutation = (configName: string) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation(['settings/general/config-changer']);
-
-  return useMutation({
-    mutationKey: ['configs/delete', { configName }],
-    mutationFn: () => fetchDeletion(configName),
-    onError() {
-      showNotification({
-        title: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailed.title'),
-        icon: <IconX />,
-        color: 'red',
-        autoClose: 1500,
-        radius: 'md',
-        message: t('buttons.delete.notifications.deleteFailed.message'),
-      });
-    },
-  });
-};
-
-const fetchDeletion = async (configName: string) =>
-  (await fetch(`/api/configs/${configName}`, { method: 'DELETE' })).json();