diff --git a/server/api/profile/delete.delete.ts b/server/api/profile/delete.delete.ts
index 103287f..bce0221 100644
--- a/server/api/profile/delete.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/profile/delete.delete.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,39 @@
-import { getDb } from '~/server/utils/database'
-import { requireAuth } from '~/server/utils/auth'
+import { getUserByUsername } from '~/server/utils/database'
+import { getAuthUser, clearAuthCookie } from '~/server/utils/auth'
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
-  const user = await requireAuth(event)
+  const authUser = await getAuthUser(event)
   
-  const db = getDb()
+  if (!authUser) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 401,
+      message: 'Unauthorized'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const db = (await import('~/server/utils/database')).getDatabase()
+  
+  // Get current user data
+  const currentUser = getUserByUsername(authUser.username)
+  if (!currentUser) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 404,
+      message: 'User not found'
+    })
+  }
   
   try {
     // Delete user's notes first (foreign key constraint)
-    db.prepare('DELETE FROM notes WHERE user_id = ?').run(user.id)
+    db.prepare('DELETE FROM notes WHERE user_id = ?').run(currentUser.id)
     
     // Delete user's sessions
-    db.prepare('DELETE FROM sessions WHERE username = ?').run(user.username)
+    db.prepare('DELETE FROM sessions WHERE username = ?').run(currentUser.username)
     
     // Delete the user
-    db.prepare('DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?').run(user.id)
+    db.prepare('DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?').run(currentUser.id)
     
     // Clear the auth cookie
-    deleteCookie(event, 'session_token')
+    clearAuthCookie(event)
     
     return {
       success: true,