diff --git a/check_tags_in_requests.py b/check_tags_in_requests.py
index f0be4d48..18eb0083 100755
--- a/check_tags_in_requests.py
+++ b/check_tags_in_requests.py
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ Note: there is no whitespace behind before or after the number sign
     def check_action_submit(self, req, a):
         return self.checkTagNotRequiredOrInRequest(req, a)
 
+    def check_action_delete(self, req, a):
+        self.logger.info("Delete package %s/%s"%(a.tgt_package, req.reqid))
+        # accept delete request automatically
+        return True
+
     def check_action_maintenance_incident(self, req, a):
         return self.checkTagInRequest(req, a)