diff --git a/packages/data/src/schema/mutate.ts b/packages/data/src/schema/mutate.ts
index a4684c8..03b0721 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/schema/mutate.ts
+++ b/packages/data/src/schema/mutate.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { table as entity } from './entity/entity.ts';
 /**
  * Possible operations to a historical change.
  */
-export const mutateOperation = pgEnum('mutate_operation', [ 'create', 'update', 'delete' ]);
+export const mutateOperation = pgEnum('mutate_operation', [ 'insert', 'update', 'remove' ]);
 
 /**
  * Defines a log of CUD changes to records on other tables in the database.
diff --git a/packages/data/src/transaction/audit.ts b/packages/data/src/transaction/audit.ts
index dcbb3e6..2894361 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/transaction/audit.ts
+++ b/packages/data/src/transaction/audit.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getTableName, Table, type TableConfig } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { schema } from '@do-ob/data/schema';
 
 export interface AuditMutationChanges<C extends TableConfig = TableConfig> {
-  type: 'create' | 'update' | 'delete';
+  type: 'insert' | 'update' | 'remove';
   table: Table<C>,
   value: { $id: string, [key: string]: unknown },
 }
diff --git a/packages/data/src/transaction/insert.ts b/packages/data/src/transaction/insert.ts
index 0f26e23..89b82eb 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/transaction/insert.ts
+++ b/packages/data/src/transaction/insert.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ export function insert<
     if ($dispatch) {
       await tx.transaction(auditMutation($dispatch, [
         {
-          type: 'create',
+          type: 'insert',
           table,
           value: typeRecord,
         },
         {
-          type: 'create',
+          type: 'insert',
           table: schema.entity,
           value: entityRecord,
         }
diff --git a/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.test.ts b/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703a01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { test, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { Database, database } from '@do-ob/data/database';
+import { seed } from '@do-ob/data/seed';
+import { schema } from '@do-ob/data/schema';
+import { prepareInput } from '@/test/utility';
+import { remove } from './remove';
+
+let db: Database;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  db = await seed(database());
+});
+
+test('remove an entity', async () => {
+  const input = await prepareInput(db);
+  const result = await db.transaction(
+    remove(input, schema.entity, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'),
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toEqual([
+    {
+      $id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
+    },
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.ts b/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5253a6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data/src/transaction/remove.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import type { Transaction } from './transaction.types';
+import { and, eq, SQL, sql, type TableConfig } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import type { PgTableWithColumns } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
+import { schema } from '@do-ob/data/schema';
+import { auditMutation } from './audit';
+import { Ambit, type Input } from '@do-ob/core';
+import { RowList } from 'postgres';
+
+/**
+ * Builds an sql filter based on an ambit.
+ */
+function scope(
+  $subject: string,
+  ambit: Ambit,
+): SQL {
+  switch(ambit) {
+    case Ambit.Global:
+      return sql`true`;
+    case Ambit.Owned:
+      return eq(schema.entity.$owner, $subject);
+    case Ambit.Created:
+      return eq(schema.entity.$creator, $subject);
+    case Ambit.Member:
+      return sql`false`; // TODO: Implement member scope.
+    case Ambit.None:
+    default:
+      return sql`false`;
+  }
+}
+
+export function remove<
+  C extends TableConfig,
+> (
+  input: Input,
+  table: PgTableWithColumns<C>,
+  $id: string,
+) {
+  return async (tx: Transaction): Promise<[PgTableWithColumns<C>['$inferSelect']]> => {
+    const { ambit, $subject, $dispatch } = input;
+
+    if (!$subject) {
+      throw new Error('Unauthorized. No subject provided for the update operation.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Drizzle ORM does not have the `from` clause for the update builder...
+     * so we have to build the SQL until then.
+     * 
+     * See issue for updates: https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/issues/2304
+     */
+    const chunks: SQL[] = [];
+    chunks.push(tx.update(schema.entity).set({ deleted: true }).getSQL());
+    chunks.push(sql`where ${and(
+      eq(schema.entity.$id, $id),
+      scope($subject, ambit),
+    )}`);
+    chunks.push(sql`returning *`);
+    const removeSql = sql.join(chunks, sql.raw(' '));
+
+    const { rows } = (await tx.execute(removeSql)) as unknown as { rows: RowList<object[]> };
+
+    /**
+     * Rollback if the update failed or it updated more than one record somehow.
+     */
+    if(rows.length === 0 || rows.length > 1) {
+      tx.rollback();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove this select statement once the `from` method is available in drizzle-orm.
+     */
+    const [ result ] = await tx.select().from(table).where(eq(table.$id, $id)) as [PgTableWithColumns<C>['$inferSelect'] & { $id: string }];
+
+    /**
+     * Rollback if the updated record failed to return anything.
+     */
+    if(!result) {
+      tx.rollback();
+    }
+
+    if ($dispatch) {
+      await tx.transaction(auditMutation($dispatch, [
+        {
+          type: 'remove',
+          table,
+          value: result,
+        },
+      ]));
+    }
+
+    return [
+      result,
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/data/src/transaction/update.ts b/packages/data/src/transaction/update.ts
index e3af986..bfb6fc1 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/transaction/update.ts
+++ b/packages/data/src/transaction/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Transaction } from './transaction.types';
-import { and, eq, getTableColumns, SQL, sql, type TableConfig } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { and, eq, SQL, sql, type TableConfig } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import type { PgTableWithColumns } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
 import { schema } from '@do-ob/data/schema';
 import { auditMutation } from './audit';
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export function update<
   input: Input,
   table: PgTableWithColumns<C>,
   value: Partial<PgTableWithColumns<C>['$inferSelect']> & { $id: string },
+
+  /**
+   * If true, deleted records will be included in the result.
+   */
+  clairvoyance: boolean = false,
 ) {
   return async (tx: Transaction): Promise<[PgTableWithColumns<C>['$inferSelect']]> => {
     const { $id, ...next } = value;
@@ -44,25 +49,22 @@ export function update<
     }
         
     /**
-     * Drizzle ORM does not have the from method for the update builder...
-     * so we have to build the SQL manually until then.
+     * Drizzle ORM does not have the `from` clause for the update builder...
+     * so we have to build the SQL until then.
      * 
      * See issue for updates: https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/issues/2304
      */
-    const updateChunks: SQL[] = [];
-    updateChunks.push(tx.update(table).set(next as object).getSQL());
-    updateChunks.push(sql`from ${schema.entity}`);
-    updateChunks.push(sql`where ${and(
+    const chunks: SQL[] = [];
+    chunks.push(tx.update(table).set(next as object).getSQL());
+    chunks.push(sql`from ${schema.entity}`);
+    chunks.push(sql`where ${and(
       eq(table.$id, $id),
       eq(table.$id, schema.entity.$id),
+      eq(table.deleted, clairvoyance),
       scope($subject, ambit),
     )}`);
-    updateChunks.push(sql`returning ${
-      sql.join(
-        Object.keys(getTableColumns(table)).map((column) => table[column]), sql.raw(', ')
-      )
-    }`);
-    const updateSql = sql.join(updateChunks, sql.raw(' '));
+    chunks.push(sql`returning *`);
+    const updateSql = sql.join(chunks, sql.raw(' '));
 
     const { rows } = (await tx.execute(updateSql)) as unknown as { rows: RowList<object[]> };