diff --git a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
index 8a6c3a8127..ab15b122b8 100644
--- a/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
+++ b/app/reflexes/products_reflex.rb
@@ -46,21 +46,31 @@ class ProductsReflex < ApplicationReflex
     render_products_form_with_flash
   end
 
-  def delete_product(product_id)
-    if ProductDeleter.delete(product_id)
+  def delete_product(id)
+    authorize! :delete, Spree::Product
+    product = product_finder(id).find_product
+    authorize! :delete, product
+
+    if product.destroy
       puts "Deleted Successfully"
     else
       puts "Failure"
     end
+
     fetch_and_render_products
   end
 
-  def delete_variant(variant_id)
-    if VariantDeleter.new.delete(variant_id)
+  def delete_variant(id)
+    authorize! :delete, Spree::Variant
+    variant = variant_scope.find(id)
+    authorize! :delete, variant
+
+    if VariantDeleter.new.delete(variant)
       puts "Deleted Successfully"
     else
       puts "Failure"
     end
+
     fetch_and_render_products
   end
 
@@ -238,4 +248,12 @@ class ProductsReflex < ApplicationReflex
     params.permit(products: ::PermittedAttributes::Product.attributes)
       .to_h.with_indifferent_access
   end
+
+  def product_finder(id)
+    ProductScopeQuery.new(current_user, {id:})
+  end
+
+  def variant_scope
+    Spree::Variant.active
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/product_deleter.rb b/app/services/product_deleter.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c6ce96fb8..0000000000
--- a/app/services/product_deleter.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# This soft deletes the product
-class ProductDeleter
-  # @param id [int] ID of the product to be deleted
-  def self.delete(id)
-    product = Spree::Product.find_by(id:)
-    product&.destroy
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/webpacker/controllers/products_controller.js b/app/webpacker/controllers/products_controller.js
index 27ef661923..e9ba45e46a 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/controllers/products_controller.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/controllers/products_controller.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class extends ApplicationController {
   }
 
   deleteVariant() {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('modal:close'));
     this.stimulate('Products#delete_variant', this.currentIdValue)
   }