diff --git a/controller/media.ts b/controller/media.ts
index 0bb9ba6..6401f2a 100644
--- a/controller/media.ts
+++ b/controller/media.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,13 @@ export const getMediaObject = (assetId: string) => Media.findOne({assetId});
  * @param assetId The id of the asset to pipe
  * @param res The express response controller
  */
-export const pipeMedia = (assetId: string, res: Response) => bucket.file(assetId).createReadStream().pipe(res);
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+export const pipeMedia = (assetId: string, res: Response) => bucket.file(assetId).createReadStream().pipe(res);
+
+/**
+ * Deletes the provided asset from the database & bucket
+ * @param assetId The id of the asset to delete
+ */
+export const deleteMedia = async (assetId: string) => {
+    await Media.deleteOne({assetId});
+    await bucket.file(assetId).delete();
+}
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