diff --git a/cmd/mstdn/cmd_delete.go b/cmd/mstdn/cmd_delete.go
index 83755c5..092bad6 100644
--- a/cmd/mstdn/cmd_delete.go
+++ b/cmd/mstdn/cmd_delete.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/mattn/go-mastodon"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
@@ -15,11 +14,7 @@ func cmdDelete(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return errors.New("arguments required")
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < c.NArg(); i++ {
-		id, err := strconv.ParseInt(c.Args().Get(i), 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = client.DeleteStatus(context.Background(), id)
+		err := client.DeleteStatus(context.Background(), mastodon.ID(c.Args().Get(i)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}