diff --git a/activation.hpp b/activation.hpp
index d22ed91..cf4b5c2 100644
--- a/activation.hpp
+++ b/activation.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "xyz/openbmc_project/Software/RedundancyPriority/server.hpp"
 #include "xyz/openbmc_project/Software/ActivationProgress/server.hpp"
 #include "org/openbmc/Associations/server.hpp"
+#include "xyz/openbmc_project/Object/Delete/server.hpp"
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@
      std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>>;
 using ActivationInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
     sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server::Activation,
-    sdbusplus::org::openbmc::server::Associations>;
+    sdbusplus::org::openbmc::server::Associations,
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Object::server::Delete>;
 using ActivationBlocksTransitionInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
  sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server::ActivationBlocksTransition>;
 using RedundancyPriorityInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
@@ -263,6 +265,11 @@
          */
         void unsubscribeFromSystemdSignals();
 
+        /**
+         * @brief delete the d-bus object.
+         */
+        void delete_() override;
+
         /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection */
         sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;