diff --git a/src/restc.erl b/src/restc.erl
index 4bc16f1..1251005 100644
--- a/src/restc.erl
+++ b/src/restc.erl
@@ -214,15 +214,9 @@ content_type(Headers, Type) ->
 default_content_type(Type) ->
   {<<"content-type">>, get_ctype(Type)}.
 
-do_request(post, Type, Url, Headers, Body, Options) ->
-  Body2 = encode_body(Type, Body),
-  hackney:request(post, Url, Headers, Body2, Options);
-do_request(put, Type, Url, Headers, Body, Options) ->
-  Body2 = encode_body(Type, Body),
-  hackney:request(put, Url, Headers, Body2, Options);
-do_request(patch, Type, Url, Headers, Body, Options) ->
-  Body2 = encode_body(Type, Body),
-  hackney:request(patch, Url, Headers, Body2, Options);
+do_request(Method, Type, Url, Headers, Body, Options)
+  when Method =:= post; Method =:= put; Method =:= patch; Method =:= delete ->
+  hackney:request(Method, Url, Headers, encode_body(Type, Body), Options);
 do_request(Method, _, Url, Headers, _, Options) when is_atom(Method) ->
   hackney:request(Method, Url, Headers, [], Options).
 
diff --git a/test/restc_SUITE.erl b/test/restc_SUITE.erl
index fd256b7..c8161fc 100644
--- a/test/restc_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/restc_SUITE.erl
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ groups() ->
      , method_is_post__making_request__body_is_encoded
      , method_is_put__making_request__body_is_encoded
      , method_is_patch__making_request__body_is_encoded
+     , method_is_delete__making_request__body_is_encoded
+     , method_is_delete__making_request__body_is_empty
      , method_is_something_else__making_request__body_is_empty_list
      ]}
   ,{ response_body_decoding,
@@ -193,11 +195,28 @@ method_is_patch__making_request__body_is_encoded(_Config) ->
 
   ?assert(meck:called(jsx, encode, '_')).
 
+method_is_delete__making_request__body_is_encoded(_Config) ->
+  mock_hackney_success(200),
+  meck:new(jsx, [passthrough]),
+
+  restc:request(delete, json, <<"http://any_url.com">>, [200], [], [{<<"any">>, <<"data">>}]),
+
+  ?assert(meck:called(jsx, encode, '_')).
+
+method_is_delete__making_request__body_is_empty(_Config) ->
+  mock_hackney_success(200),
+  meck:new(jsx, [passthrough]),
+
+  %% I feel it needs a case when the body can be empty
+  restc:request(delete, json, <<"http://any_url.com">>, [200], [], <<>>),
+
+  ?assert(meck:called(jsx, encode, '_')).
+
 method_is_something_else__making_request__body_is_empty_list(_Config) ->
   mock_hackney_success(200),
   ExpectedBody = [],
 
-  restc:request(delete, json, <<"http://any_url.com">>, [200], [], [{<<"any">>, <<"data">>}]),
+  restc:request(options, json, <<"http://any_url.com">>, [200], [], [{<<"any">>, <<"data">>}]),
 
   ActualBody = meck:capture(first, hackney, request, '_', 4, '_'),
   ?assertEqual(ExpectedBody, ActualBody).