diff --git a/pkg/service/interfaces.go b/pkg/service/interfaces.go
index 5dd0cb20b..ec8359e9d 100644
--- a/pkg/service/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/service/interfaces.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type ObjectStore interface {
 	UnlockRoom(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName, uid string) error
 
 	StoreRoom(ctx context.Context, room *livekit.Room, internal *livekit.RoomInternal) error
-	DeleteRoom(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName) error
 
 	StoreParticipant(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName, participant *livekit.ParticipantInfo) error
 	DeleteParticipant(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName, identity livekit.ParticipantIdentity) error
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ type ObjectStore interface {
 //counterfeiter:generate . ServiceStore
 type ServiceStore interface {
 	LoadRoom(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName, includeInternal bool) (*livekit.Room, *livekit.RoomInternal, error)
+	DeleteRoom(ctx context.Context, roomName livekit.RoomName) error
 
 	// ListRooms returns currently active rooms. if names is not nil, it'll filter and return
 	// only rooms that match
diff --git a/pkg/service/roomservice.go b/pkg/service/roomservice.go
index 003da7f19..d9bac7065 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roomservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roomservice.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/rpc"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils"
+	"github.com/livekit/psrpc"
 )
 
 // A rooms service that supports a single node
@@ -166,7 +167,13 @@ func (s *RoomService) DeleteRoom(ctx context.Context, req *livekit.DeleteRoomReq
 		return nil, twirpAuthError(err)
 	}
 
-	return s.roomClient.DeleteRoom(ctx, s.topicFormatter.RoomTopic(ctx, livekit.RoomName(req.Room)), req)
+	_, err := s.roomClient.DeleteRoom(ctx, s.topicFormatter.RoomTopic(ctx, livekit.RoomName(req.Room)), req)
+	if !errors.Is(err, psrpc.ErrNoResponse) {
+		return &livekit.DeleteRoomResponse{}, err
+	}
+
+	err = s.roomStore.DeleteRoom(ctx, livekit.RoomName(req.Room))
+	return &livekit.DeleteRoomResponse{}, err
 }
 
 func (s *RoomService) ListParticipants(ctx context.Context, req *livekit.ListParticipantsRequest) (*livekit.ListParticipantsResponse, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/service/servicefakes/fake_service_store.go b/pkg/service/servicefakes/fake_service_store.go
index 0ac442161..7ecf3e213 100644
--- a/pkg/service/servicefakes/fake_service_store.go
+++ b/pkg/service/servicefakes/fake_service_store.go
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FakeServiceStore struct {
+	DeleteRoomStub        func(context.Context, livekit.RoomName) error
+	deleteRoomMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	deleteRoomArgsForCall []struct {
+		arg1 context.Context
+		arg2 livekit.RoomName
+	}
+	deleteRoomReturns struct {
+		result1 error
+	}
+	deleteRoomReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
+		result1 error
+	}
 	ListParticipantsStub        func(context.Context, livekit.RoomName) ([]*livekit.ParticipantInfo, error)
 	listParticipantsMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	listParticipantsArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -74,6 +86,68 @@ type FakeServiceStore struct {
 	invocationsMutex sync.RWMutex
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoom(arg1 context.Context, arg2 livekit.RoomName) error {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.deleteRoomReturnsOnCall[len(fake.deleteRoomArgsForCall)]
+	fake.deleteRoomArgsForCall = append(fake.deleteRoomArgsForCall, struct {
+		arg1 context.Context
+		arg2 livekit.RoomName
+	}{arg1, arg2})
+	stub := fake.DeleteRoomStub
+	fakeReturns := fake.deleteRoomReturns
+	fake.recordInvocation("DeleteRoom", []interface{}{arg1, arg2})
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		return stub(arg1, arg2)
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1
+	}
+	return fakeReturns.result1
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoomCallCount() int {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.deleteRoomArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoomCalls(stub func(context.Context, livekit.RoomName) error) {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.DeleteRoomStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoomArgsForCall(i int) (context.Context, livekit.RoomName) {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.RUnlock()
+	argsForCall := fake.deleteRoomArgsForCall[i]
+	return argsForCall.arg1, argsForCall.arg2
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoomReturns(result1 error) {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.DeleteRoomStub = nil
+	fake.deleteRoomReturns = struct {
+		result1 error
+	}{result1}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeServiceStore) DeleteRoomReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 error) {
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.DeleteRoomStub = nil
+	if fake.deleteRoomReturnsOnCall == nil {
+		fake.deleteRoomReturnsOnCall = make(map[int]struct {
+			result1 error
+		})
+	}
+	fake.deleteRoomReturnsOnCall[i] = struct {
+		result1 error
+	}{result1}
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeServiceStore) ListParticipants(arg1 context.Context, arg2 livekit.RoomName) ([]*livekit.ParticipantInfo, error) {
 	fake.listParticipantsMutex.Lock()
 	ret, specificReturn := fake.listParticipantsReturnsOnCall[len(fake.listParticipantsArgsForCall)]
@@ -347,6 +421,8 @@ func (fake *FakeServiceStore) LoadRoomReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 *livekit.Room
 func (fake *FakeServiceStore) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	fake.invocationsMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.invocationsMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.deleteRoomMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.deleteRoomMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.listParticipantsMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.listParticipantsMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.listRoomsMutex.RLock()