diff --git a/routers/routes/routes.go b/routers/routes/routes.go
index 70bf1f181..3ea70165c 100755
--- a/routers/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routers/routes/routes.go
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 			m.Get("", reqRepoDatasetReader, repo.DatasetIndex)
 			m.Get("/reference_datasets", reqRepoDatasetReader, repo.ReferenceDataset)
 			m.Get("/reference_datasets_data", reqRepoDatasetReader, repo.ReferenceDatasetData)
-			m.Delete("/reference_datasets/:id", repo.ReferenceDatasetDelete)
+			m.Delete("/reference_datasets/:id", reqRepoDatasetWriter, repo.ReferenceDatasetDelete)
 			m.Put("/:id/:action", reqRepoDatasetReader, repo.DatasetAction)
 			m.Get("/create", reqRepoDatasetWriter, repo.CreateDataset)
 			m.Post("/create", reqRepoDatasetWriter, bindIgnErr(auth.CreateDatasetForm{}), repo.CreateDatasetPost)