diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository.rb b/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository.rb
index 1482783c1..22d408f46 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ def find_latest_verification_for_tags consumer_name, provider_name, consumer_ver
         ).limit(1).single_record
       end
 
+      def delete_by_provider_version_id version_id
+        PactBroker::Domain::Verification.where(provider_version_id: version_id).delete
+      end
+
       def pact_version_id_for pact
         PactBroker::Pacts::PactPublication.select(:pact_version_id).where(id: pact.id)
       end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/versions/service.rb b/lib/pact_broker/versions/service.rb
index 4d02f6640..634b5410c 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/versions/service.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/versions/service.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def self.find_by_pacticipant_name_and_latest_tag(pacticipant_name, tag)
       def self.delete version
         tag_repository.delete_by_version_id version.id
         pact_repository.delete_by_version_id version.id
+        verification_repository.delete_by_provider_version_id version.id
         version_repository.delete_by_id version.id
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository_spec.rb
index 435505eff..f7b02ef67 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/verifications/repository_spec.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,26 @@ module Verifications
           end
         end
       end
+
+      describe "delete_by_provider_version_id" do
+        let!(:provider_version) do
+          TestDataBuilder.new
+            .create_consumer
+            .create_provider
+            .create_consumer_version
+            .create_pact
+            .create_verification(provider_version: "1.0.0")
+            .create_verification(provider_version: "2.0.0", number: 2)
+            .create_verification(provider_version: "2.0.0", number: 3)
+            .and_return(:provider_version)
+        end
+
+        subject { Repository.new.delete_by_provider_version_id(provider_version.id) }
+
+        it "deletes the verifications associated with the given version id" do
+          expect { subject }.to change { PactBroker::Domain::Verification.count }.by(-2)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/versions/service_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/versions/service_spec.rb
index 58ffa99ae..8dc06eaa3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/versions/service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/versions/service_spec.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ module PactBroker
   module Versions
     describe Service do
       describe ".delete" do
+        let(:td) { TestDataBuilder.new }
         let!(:version) do
-          TestDataBuilder.new
+          td
             .create_consumer
             .create_provider
             .create_consumer_version("1.2.3")
             .create_consumer_version_tag("prod")
             .create_pact
+            .create_verification(provider_version: "1.0.0")
             .and_return(:consumer_version)
         end
 
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ module Versions
         it "deletes the version" do
           expect{ subject }.to change { PactBroker::Domain::Version.count }.by(-1)
         end
+
+        context "when deleting a provider version" do
+          it "deletes associated verifications" do
+            expect { Service.delete(td.provider_version ) }. to change { PactBroker::Domain::Verification.count }.by(-1)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/test_data_builder.rb b/spec/support/test_data_builder.rb
index 585678ee7..420b77e09 100644
--- a/spec/support/test_data_builder.rb
+++ b/spec/support/test_data_builder.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class TestDataBuilder
   attr_reader :consumer
   attr_reader :provider
   attr_reader :consumer_version
+  attr_reader :provider_version
   attr_reader :pact
   attr_reader :verification
   attr_reader :webhook
@@ -320,10 +321,11 @@ def create_verification parameters = {}
     parameters.delete(:provider_version)
     verification = PactBroker::Domain::Verification.new(parameters)
     @verification = PactBroker::Verifications::Repository.new.create(verification, provider_version_number, @pact)
+    @provider_version = PactBroker::Domain::Version.where(pacticipant_id: @provider.id, number: provider_version_number).single_record
+
     if tag_names.any?
-      provider_version = PactBroker::Domain::Version.where(pacticipant_id: @provider.id, number: provider_version_number).single_record
       tag_names.each do | tag_name |
-        PactBroker::Domain::Tag.create(name: tag_name, version: provider_version)
+        PactBroker::Domain::Tag.create(name: tag_name, version: @provider_version)
       end
     end
     refresh_matrix