diff --git a/docs/demo_upload.py b/docs/demo_upload.py
index 5b2c5cb..bb938ca 100644
--- a/docs/demo_upload.py
+++ b/docs/demo_upload.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     Task,
     Visibility,
     create_submission_with_upload,
+    delete_submission,
 )
 
 submission = DatasetSubmission(
@@ -53,3 +54,6 @@
 )
 
 print(response)
+
+# Completely remove the submission
+delete_submission(response["submission"]["id"], enable_logging=True)
diff --git a/docs/upload.md b/docs/upload.md
index 799936e..ce060d5 100644
--- a/docs/upload.md
+++ b/docs/upload.md
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ A submission that has not been published can be deleted, together with every fil
 ```python
 from datacollective import delete_submission
 
-delete_submission(submission_id="your-submission-id")
+delete_submission(submission_id="your-submission-id", enable_logging=True)
 ```
 
 Deleting a published submission, or one that belongs to another organization, raises `PermissionError`.
diff --git a/src/datacollective/submissions.py b/src/datacollective/submissions.py
index 50f41a0..659d8e5 100644
--- a/src/datacollective/submissions.py
+++ b/src/datacollective/submissions.py
@@ -196,13 +196,14 @@ def create_submission_with_upload(
     return response
 
 
-def delete_submission(submission_id: str) -> None:
+def delete_submission(submission_id: str, enable_logging: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Delete a dataset submission that has not been published, and every file
     uploaded for it. WARNING: The deletion cannot be undone!
 
     Args:
         submission_id: Dataset submission ID.
+        enable_logging: Whether to enable SDK logging to console and a local log file.
 
     Raises:
         ValueError: If submission_id is empty.
@@ -216,6 +217,14 @@ def delete_submission(submission_id: str) -> None:
     if not submission_id or not submission_id.strip():
         raise ValueError("`submission_id` must be a non-empty string")
 
+    _enable_logging(enable_logging)
+
     url = f"{_get_api_url()}/submissions/{submission_id}"
-    # 204 No Content: there is no body to return.
-    _send_api_request("DELETE", url)
+    logger.info(f"Deleting submission {submission_id}...")
+    try:
+        # 204 No Content: there is no body to return.
+        _send_api_request("DELETE", url)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to delete submission {submission_id}: {exc}")
+        raise
+    logger.info(f"Submission {submission_id} deleted.")