diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminService.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminService.java
index 355f40fea0..a4c871aace 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminService.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminService.java
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ public interface DeviceTypeManagementAdminService {
 
 
     @DELETE
-    @Path("/{deviceTypeName}/delete")
+    @Path("/{deviceTypeName}")
     @ApiOperation(
             httpMethod = "DELETE",
             value = "Delete device type.",
@@ -618,9 +618,12 @@ public interface DeviceTypeManagementAdminService {
                     code = 401,
                     message = "Unauthorized.\n The unauthorized access to the requested resource.",
                     response = ErrorResponse.class),
+            @ApiResponse(
+                    code = 404,
+                    message = "Not Found. \n Device type trying to delete does not exist"),
             @ApiResponse(
                     code = 406,
-                    message = "Not Acceptable.\n The requested media type is not supported"),
+                    message = "Not Acceptable. \n The requested media type is not supported"),
             @ApiResponse(
                     code = 500,
                     message = "Internal Server Error. \n Server error occurred while deleting device type.",
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
index 0ced60caf0..7c3703ce13 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/DeviceTypeManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public class DeviceTypeManagementAdminServiceImpl implements DeviceTypeManagemen
 
     @Override
     @DELETE
-    @Path("/{deviceTypeName}/delete")
+    @Path("/{deviceTypeName}")
     public Response deleteDeviceType(@PathParam("deviceTypeName") String deviceTypeName) {
         try {
             DeviceManagementProviderService deviceManagementProviderService =