diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDao.java b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDao.java
index d59675c850c..78a2bf775f6 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDao.java
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDao.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public interface EventDao {
     void createEvent(EventEntity eventEntity);
 
     EventEntity find(long id);
+
+    void delete(long id);
     
     List<EventEntity> findAll();
     
diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/EventDaoImpl.java b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/EventDaoImpl.java
index 6d4d2d95185..e3e71561c4e 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/EventDaoImpl.java
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/main/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/impl/EventDaoImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ public EventEntity find(long id) {
         return entityManager.find(EventEntity.class, id);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @Transactional
+    public void delete(long id) {
+        entityManager.remove(find(id));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<EventEntity> findAll() {
         TypedQuery<EventEntity> query = entityManager.createQuery("from EventEntity", EventEntity.class);
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ public List<EventEntity> findAll() {
     @Override
     @Transactional
     public void deleteEventsByDate(Integer numberOfDays) {
-        String query = "DELETE FROM event where CAST(date_created as date) < CAST(now() - (CAST('1' AS INTERVAL DAY) * 1) as date) * :numberOfDays)";
+        String query = "DELETE FROM event where CAST(date_created as date) < CAST(now() - (CAST('1' AS INTERVAL DAY) * :numberOfDays) as date)";
         Query queryDelete = entityManager.createNativeQuery(query);
         queryDelete.setParameter("numberOfDays", numberOfDays);
         queryDelete.executeUpdate();
diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDaoTest.java b/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDaoTest.java
index 9525f635b50..025c8b0d440 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDaoTest.java
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventDaoTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect.FieldUtils;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
@@ -77,5 +78,7 @@ public void testWriteEvent() throws IllegalAccessException {
         assertEquals(eventEntity.getId(), fromDb.getId());
         assertEquals(eventEntity.getLabel(), fromDb.getLabel());
         assertNotNull(fromDb.getDateCreated());
+
+        eventDao.delete(eventEntity.getId());
     }
 }
diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventStatsDaoTest.java b/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventStatsDaoTest.java
index 3eb231576b5..badd5330c9a 100644
--- a/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventStatsDaoTest.java
+++ b/orcid-persistence/src/test/java/org/orcid/persistence/dao/EventStatsDaoTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -42,7 +45,9 @@ private void createEvents() {
             EventEntity eventEntity = new EventEntity();
             eventEntity.setEventType("Sign-In");
             eventEntity.setClientId("Client " + 1);
-            eventEntity.setDateCreated(new Date());
+            LocalDate date = LocalDate.now().minusDays(1);
+            Instant instant = date.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
+            eventEntity.setDateCreated(Date.from(instant));
             eventDao.createEvent(eventEntity);
         }
     }