diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/basic_resource.rb b/lib/jsonapi/basic_resource.rb
index bc18c96bf..edffb4ae1 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/basic_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/basic_resource.rb
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def _remove_to_many_link(relationship_type, key, options)
 
         @reload_needed = true
       else
-        @model.public_send(relationship.relation_name(context: @context)).destroy(key)
+        @model.public_send(relationship.relation_name(context: @context)).delete(key)
       end
 
       :completed
diff --git a/test/controllers/controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
index 74743de2f..fcc9a9819 100644
--- a/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
@@ -1396,6 +1396,25 @@ def test_update_relationship_to_one_singular_param
     assert_equal ruby.id, post_object.section_id
   end
 
+  def test_remove_relationship_to_many_belongs_to
+    set_content_type_header!
+    c = Comment.find(3)
+    p = Post.find(2)
+    total_comment_count = Comment.count
+    post_comment_count = p.comments.count
+
+    put :destroy_relationship, params: {post_id: "#{p.id}", relationship: 'comments', data: [{type: 'comments', id: "#{c.id}"}]}
+
+    assert_response :no_content
+    p = Post.find(2)
+    c = Comment.find(3)
+
+    assert_equal post_comment_count - 1, p.comments.length
+    assert_equal total_comment_count, Comment.count
+
+    assert_nil c.post_id
+  end
+
   def test_update_relationship_to_many_join_table_single
     set_content_type_header!
     put :update_relationship, params: {post_id: 3, relationship: 'tags', data: []}