diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/actions/api_tokens.py b/selfprivacy_api/actions/api_tokens.py
index 03de653..a90aa12 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/actions/api_tokens.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/actions/api_tokens.py
@@ -110,3 +110,7 @@ def get_new_api_recovery_key(
     key = TOKEN_REPO.create_recovery_key(expiration_date, uses_left)
     mnemonic_phrase = Mnemonic(language="english").to_mnemonic(bytes.fromhex(key.key))
     return mnemonic_phrase
+
+
+def delete_new_device_auth_token() -> None:
+    TOKEN_REPO.delete_new_device_key()
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/mutations/api_mutations.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/mutations/api_mutations.py
index 9f04317..0c83eab 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/mutations/api_mutations.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/mutations/api_mutations.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from selfprivacy_api.actions.api_tokens import (
     delete_api_token,
     get_new_api_recovery_key,
     refresh_api_token,
+    delete_new_device_auth_token,
 )
 from selfprivacy_api.graphql import IsAuthenticated
 from selfprivacy_api.graphql.mutations.mutation_interface import (
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ from selfprivacy_api.graphql.mutations.mutation_interface import (
 )
 
 from selfprivacy_api.utils.auth import (
-    delete_new_device_auth_token,
     get_new_device_auth_token,
     use_new_device_auth_token,
 )
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/rest/api_auth.py b/selfprivacy_api/rest/api_auth.py
index f73056c..8209ef6 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/rest/api_auth.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/rest/api_auth.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ from selfprivacy_api.actions.api_tokens import (
     get_api_tokens_with_caller_flag,
     get_new_api_recovery_key,
     refresh_api_token,
+    delete_new_device_auth_token,
 )
 
 from selfprivacy_api.dependencies import TokenHeader, get_token_header
 
 from selfprivacy_api.utils.auth import (
-    delete_new_device_auth_token,
     get_new_device_auth_token,
     use_mnemonic_recoverery_token,
     use_new_device_auth_token,
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/utils/auth.py b/selfprivacy_api/utils/auth.py
index 3383f8d..847cd30 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/utils/auth.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/utils/auth.py
@@ -257,13 +257,6 @@ def _get_new_device_auth_token():
         return new_device["token"]
 
 
-def delete_new_device_auth_token():
-    """Delete new device auth token"""
-    with WriteUserData(UserDataFiles.TOKENS) as tokens:
-        if "new_device" in tokens:
-            del tokens["new_device"]
-
-
 def use_new_device_auth_token(mnemonic_phrase, name):
     """Use the new device auth token by converting the mnemonic string to a byte array.
     If the mnemonic phrase is valid then generate a device token and return it.