diff --git a/moonraker/app.py b/moonraker/app.py
index 2d8949a..652e778 100644
--- a/moonraker/app.py
+++ b/moonraker/app.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import mimetypes
 import logging
 import tornado
 from inspect import isclass
+from tornado.escape import url_unescape
 from tornado.routing import Rule, PathMatches, AnyMatches
 from utils import ServerError
 from websockets import WebsocketManager, WebSocket
@@ -186,8 +187,7 @@ class MoonrakerApp:
             self.wsm.register_local_handler(api_def, callback)
         logging.info(msg)
 
-    def register_static_file_handler(self, pattern, file_path,
-                                     can_delete=False):
+    def register_static_file_handler(self, pattern, file_path):
         if pattern[0] != "/":
             pattern = "/server/files/" + pattern
         if os.path.isfile(file_path):
@@ -200,12 +200,7 @@ class MoonrakerApp:
             logging.info(f"Invalid file path: {file_path}")
             return
         logging.debug(f"Registering static file: ({pattern}) {file_path}")
-        methods = ['GET']
-        if can_delete:
-            methods.append('DELETE')
-        params = {
-            'server': self.server, 'auth': self.auth,
-            'path': file_path, 'methods': methods}
+        params = {'server': self.server, 'auth': self.auth, 'path': file_path}
         self.mutable_router.add_handler(pattern, FileRequestHandler, params)
 
     def register_upload_handler(self, pattern):
@@ -321,12 +316,6 @@ class LocalRequestHandler(AuthorizedRequestHandler):
 
 
 class FileRequestHandler(AuthorizedFileHandler):
-    def initialize(self, server, auth, path, methods,
-                   default_filename=None):
-        super(FileRequestHandler, self).initialize(
-            server, auth, path, default_filename)
-        self.methods = methods
-
     def set_extra_headers(self, path):
         # The call below shold never return an empty string,
         # as the path should have already been validated to be
@@ -336,10 +325,8 @@ class FileRequestHandler(AuthorizedFileHandler):
             "Content-Disposition", f"attachment; filename={basename}")
 
     async def delete(self, path):
-        if 'DELETE' not in self.methods:
-            raise tornado.web.HTTPError(405)
-
         path = self.request.path.lstrip("/").split("/", 2)[-1]
+        path = url_unescape(path)
         file_manager = self.server.lookup_plugin('file_manager')
         try:
             filename = await file_manager.delete_file(path)
@@ -348,7 +335,7 @@ class FileRequestHandler(AuthorizedFileHandler):
                 raise tornado.web.HTTPError(
                     403, "File is loaded, DELETE not permitted")
             else:
-                raise tornado.web.HTTPError(400, str(e))
+                raise tornado.web.HTTPError(e.status_code, str(e))
         self.finish({'result': filename})
 
 class FileUploadHandler(AuthorizedRequestHandler):
diff --git a/moonraker/moonraker.py b/moonraker/moonraker.py
index c0c495e..06dc1eb 100644
--- a/moonraker/moonraker.py
+++ b/moonraker/moonraker.py
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ class Server:
                 vsd_path = vsd_config.get('path', None)
                 if vsd_path is not None:
                     file_manager = self.lookup_plugin('file_manager')
-                    file_manager.register_directory(
-                        'gcodes', vsd_path, can_delete=True)
+                    file_manager.register_directory('gcodes', vsd_path)
                 else:
                     logging.info(
                         "Configuration for [virtual_sdcard] not found,"
diff --git a/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py b/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
index 1796df6..bdff829 100644
--- a/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
+++ b/moonraker/plugins/file_manager.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class FileManager:
         self.server = config.get_server()
         self.file_paths = {}
         self.file_lists = {}
-        self.mutable_paths = set()
         self.gcode_metadata = MetadataStorage(self.server)
         self.fixed_path_args = {}
 
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ class FileManager:
         # Register Klippy Configuration Path
         config_path = config.get('config_path', None)
         if config_path is not None:
-            ret = self.register_directory(
-                'config', config_path, can_delete=True)
+            ret = self.register_directory('config', config_path)
             if not ret:
                 raise config.error(
                     "Option 'config_path' is not a valid directory")
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ class FileManager:
         log_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.expanduser(log_file))
         self.server.register_static_file_handler("klippy.log", log_path)
 
-    def register_directory(self, base, path, can_delete=False):
+    def register_directory(self, base, path):
         if path is None:
             return False
         home = os.path.expanduser('~')
@@ -87,10 +85,7 @@ class FileManager:
             return False
         if path != self.file_paths.get(base, ""):
             self.file_paths[base] = path
-            if can_delete:
-                self.mutable_paths.add(base)
-            self.server.register_static_file_handler(
-                base, path, can_delete=can_delete)
+            self.server.register_static_file_handler(base, path)
             try:
                 self._update_file_list(base=base)
             except Exception:
@@ -449,14 +444,15 @@ class FileManager:
         return await self.delete_file(file_path)
 
     async def delete_file(self, path):
-        parts = path.split("/", 1)
+        parts = path.lstrip("/").split("/", 1)
+        if len(parts) != 2:
+            raise self.server.error(
+                f"Path not available for DELETE: {path}", 405)
         root = parts[0]
         filename = parts[1]
-        if root not in self.file_paths or len(parts) != 2:
-            raise self.server.error(f"Invalid file path: {path}")
-        if root not in self.mutable_paths:
+        if root not in self.file_paths or root not in FULL_ACCESS_ROOTS:
             raise self.server.error(
-                f"Path not mutable, Cannot delete file: {path}")
+                f"Path not available for DELETE: {path}", 405)
         root_path = self.file_paths[root]
         full_path = os.path.join(root_path, filename)
         if not os.path.isfile(full_path):