diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Net45/Discord.Net.csproj b/src/Discord.Net.Net45/Discord.Net.csproj
index d8023d6bd..b26180c07 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Net45/Discord.Net.csproj
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Net45/Discord.Net.csproj
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Discord.Net\API\Client\Rest\DeleteChannel.cs">
       <Link>API\Client\Rest\DeleteChannel.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\Discord.Net\API\Client\Rest\DeleteGuild.cs">
+      <Link>API\Client\Rest\DeleteGuild.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Discord.Net\API\Client\Rest\DeleteInvite.cs">
       <Link>API\Client\Rest\DeleteInvite.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/Rest/DeleteGuild.cs b/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/Rest/DeleteGuild.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d55c6d989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/API/Client/Rest/DeleteGuild.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Discord.API.Client.Rest
+{
+    [JsonObject(MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
+    public class DeleteGuildRequest : IRestRequest<Guild>
+    {
+        string IRestRequest.Method => "DELETE";
+        string IRestRequest.Endpoint => $"guilds/{GuildId}";
+        object IRestRequest.Payload => null;
+        bool IRestRequest.IsPrivate => false;
+
+        public ulong GuildId { get; set; }
+
+        public DeleteGuildRequest(ulong guildId)
+        {
+            GuildId = guildId;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Server.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Server.cs
index 2c0e9f288..7db898804 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Server.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Server.cs
@@ -208,17 +208,13 @@ namespace Discord
         /// <summary> Leaves this server. This function will fail if you're the owner - use Delete instead. </summary>
         public async Task Leave()
         {
-            if (_ownerId == CurrentUser.Id)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to leave a server you own, use Server.Delete instead");
             try { await Client.ClientAPI.Send(new LeaveGuildRequest(Id)).ConfigureAwait(false); }
             catch (HttpException ex) when (ex.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound) { }
         }
         /// <summary> Deletes this server. This function will fail if you're not the owner - use Leave instead. </summary>
         public async Task Delete()
         {
-            if (_ownerId != CurrentUser.Id)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to delete a server you don't own, use Server.Leave instead");
-            try { await Client.ClientAPI.Send(new LeaveGuildRequest(Id)).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+            try { await Client.ClientAPI.Send(new DeleteGuildRequest(Id)).ConfigureAwait(false); }
             catch (HttpException ex) when (ex.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound) { }
         }