diff --git a/packages/at_commons/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/at_commons/CHANGELOG.md
index 10a61e10..fec998aa 100644
--- a/packages/at_commons/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/at_commons/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 3.0.32
+- fix: Enable deletion of a local key
 ## 3.0.31
 - feat: Added AtTelemetryService. Marked @experimental while the feature is in early stages.
 ## 3.0.30
diff --git a/packages/at_commons/lib/src/verb/delete_verb_builder.dart b/packages/at_commons/lib/src/verb/delete_verb_builder.dart
index cfc837ae..af856fdc 100644
--- a/packages/at_commons/lib/src/verb/delete_verb_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/at_commons/lib/src/verb/delete_verb_builder.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:at_commons/at_commons.dart';
-import 'package:at_commons/src/verb/verb_builder.dart';
+import 'package:at_commons/src/verb/abstract_verb_builder.dart';
 
 /// Delete verb builder generates a command to delete a [atKey] from the secondary server.
 /// ```
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import 'package:at_commons/src/verb/verb_builder.dart';
 /// // @bob deleting the key “phone” shared with @alice
 ///    var deleteBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()..key = '@alice:phone@bob';
 /// ```
-class DeleteVerbBuilder implements VerbBuilder {
+class DeleteVerbBuilder extends AbstractVerbBuilder {
   /// The key to delete
   String? atKey;
 
@@ -22,27 +22,14 @@ class DeleteVerbBuilder implements VerbBuilder {
 
   bool isCached = false;
 
+  /// Indicates if the key is local
+  /// If the key is local, the key does not sync between cloud and local secondary
+  bool isLocal = false;
+
   @override
   String buildCommand() {
     var command = 'delete:';
-
-    if (isCached) {
-      command += 'cached:';
-    }
-
-    if (isPublic) {
-      command += 'public:';
-    }
-
-    if (sharedWith != null && sharedWith!.isNotEmpty) {
-      command += '${VerbUtil.formatAtSign(sharedWith)}:';
-    }
-    if (sharedBy != null && sharedBy!.isNotEmpty) {
-      command += '$atKey${VerbUtil.formatAtSign(sharedBy)}';
-    } else {
-      command += atKey!;
-    }
-    command += '\n';
+    command += '${buildKey()}\n';
     return command;
   }
 
@@ -58,4 +45,23 @@ class DeleteVerbBuilder implements VerbBuilder {
   bool checkParams() {
     return atKey != null;
   }
+
+  String buildKey() {
+    if (atKeyObj.key != null) {
+      return atKeyObj.toString();
+    }
+    super.atKeyObj
+      ..key = atKey
+      ..sharedBy = sharedBy
+      ..sharedWith = sharedWith
+      ..isLocal = isLocal
+      ..metadata = (Metadata()
+        ..isPublic = isPublic
+        ..isCached = isCached);
+    // validates the data in the verb builder.
+    // If validation is successful, build and return the key;
+    // else throws exception.
+    validateKey();
+    return super.atKeyObj.toString();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/at_commons/pubspec.yaml b/packages/at_commons/pubspec.yaml
index 06d49e77..95c9b61a 100644
--- a/packages/at_commons/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/at_commons/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: at_commons
 description: A library of Dart and Flutter utility classes that are used across other components of the atPlatform.
-version: 3.0.31
+version: 3.0.32
 repository: https://github.com/atsign-foundation/at_tools
 homepage: https://atsign.dev
 
diff --git a/packages/at_commons/test/delete_verb_test.dart b/packages/at_commons/test/delete_verb_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb719a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/at_commons/test/delete_verb_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import 'package:at_commons/at_builders.dart';
+import 'package:at_commons/at_commons.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('A group tests to validate delete verb builder', () {
+    test('test to verify deletion command for a local key', () {
+      var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+        ..isLocal = true
+        ..atKey = 'phone'
+        ..sharedBy = '@bob';
+
+      expect(deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(), 'delete:local:phone@bob\n');
+    });
+
+    test('test to deletion of shared key', () {
+      var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+        ..atKey = 'phone'
+        ..sharedBy = '@bob'
+        ..sharedWith = '@alice';
+
+      expect(deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(), 'delete:@alice:phone@bob\n');
+    });
+
+    test('test to deletion of public key', () {
+      var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+        ..isPublic = true
+        ..atKey = 'phone'
+        ..sharedBy = '@bob';
+
+      expect(deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(), 'delete:public:phone@bob\n');
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('A group of tests to validate the exceptions',(){
+    test('test to verify cached local key throws invalid atkey exception', () {
+      var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+        ..isCached = true
+        ..isLocal = true
+        ..sharedWith = '@alice'
+        ..atKey = 'phone'
+        ..sharedBy = '@bob';
+
+      expect(
+              () => deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(),
+          throwsA(predicate((dynamic e) =>
+          e is InvalidAtKeyException &&
+              e.message ==
+                  'sharedWith must be null when isLocal is set to true')));
+    });
+
+    test(
+        'test to verify isPublic set to true with sharedWith populated throws invalid atkey exception',
+            () {
+          var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+            ..isPublic = true
+            ..sharedWith = '@alice'
+            ..atKey = 'phone'
+            ..sharedBy = '@bob';
+
+          expect(
+                  () => deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(),
+              throwsA(predicate((dynamic e) =>
+              e is InvalidAtKeyException &&
+                  e.message ==
+                      'When isPublic is set to true, sharedWith cannot be populated')));
+        });
+
+    test('test to verify Key cannot be null or empty', () {
+      var deleteVerbBuilder = DeleteVerbBuilder()
+        ..sharedWith = '@alice'
+        ..atKey = ''
+        ..sharedBy = '@bob';
+
+      expect(
+              () => deleteVerbBuilder.buildCommand(),
+          throwsA(predicate((dynamic e) =>
+          e is InvalidAtKeyException &&
+              e.message == 'Key cannot be null or empty')));
+    });
+  });
+}