diff --git a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Forms.php b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Forms.php
index 9e8a72b81b..787f280297 100644
--- a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Forms.php
+++ b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Forms.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use MailPoet\API\JSON\Error;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Error as APIError;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Response;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\ResponseBuilders\FormsResponseBuilder;
+use MailPoet\API\JSON\SuccessResponse;
 use MailPoet\Config\AccessControl;
 use MailPoet\Entities\FormEntity;
 use MailPoet\Form\ApiDataSanitizer;
@@ -19,19 +20,15 @@ use MailPoet\Form\Listing\FormListingRepository;
 use MailPoet\Form\PreviewPage;
 use MailPoet\Listing;
 use MailPoet\Settings\UserFlagsController;
+use MailPoet\UnexpectedValueException;
 use MailPoet\WP\Emoji;
 use MailPoet\WP\Functions as WPFunctions;
 
 class Forms extends APIEndpoint {
-
-
   public $permissions = [
     'global' => AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_FORMS,
   ];
 
-  /** @var Listing\BulkActionController */
-  private $bulkAction;
-
   /** @var Listing\Handler */
   private $listingHandler;
 
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ class Forms extends APIEndpoint {
   private $formSaveController;
 
   public function __construct(
-    Listing\BulkActionController $bulkAction,
     Listing\Handler $listingHandler,
     UserFlagsController $userFlags,
     FormFactory $formFactory,
@@ -75,7 +71,6 @@ class Forms extends APIEndpoint {
     ApiDataSanitizer $dataSanitizer,
     FormSaveController $formSaveController
   ) {
-    $this->bulkAction = $bulkAction;
     $this->listingHandler = $listingHandler;
     $this->userFlags = $userFlags;
     $this->formFactory = $formFactory;
@@ -330,15 +325,20 @@ class Forms extends APIEndpoint {
     }
   }
 
-  public function bulkAction($data = []) {
-    try {
-      $meta = $this->bulkAction->apply('\MailPoet\Models\Form', $data);
-      return $this->successResponse(null, $meta);
-    } catch (\Exception $e) {
-      return $this->errorResponse([
-        $e->getCode() => $e->getMessage(),
-      ]);
+  public function bulkAction($data = []): SuccessResponse {
+    $definition = $this->listingHandler->getListingDefinition($data['listing']);
+    $ids = $this->formListingRepository->getActionableIds($definition);
+    if ($data['action'] === 'trash') {
+      $this->formsRepository->bulkTrash($ids);
+    } elseif ($data['action'] === 'restore') {
+      $this->formsRepository->bulkRestore($ids);
+    } elseif ($data['action'] === 'delete') {
+      $this->formsRepository->bulkDelete($ids);
+    } else {
+      throw UnexpectedValueException::create()
+        ->withErrors([APIError::BAD_REQUEST => "Invalid bulk action '{$data['action']}' provided."]);
     }
+    return $this->successResponse(null, ['count' => count($ids)]);
   }
 
   private function getForm(array $data): ?FormEntity {
diff --git a/lib/Form/FormsRepository.php b/lib/Form/FormsRepository.php
index 27f2b03218..d0dd324112 100644
--- a/lib/Form/FormsRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Form/FormsRepository.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace MailPoet\Form;
 
 use MailPoet\Doctrine\Repository;
 use MailPoet\Entities\FormEntity;
-use MailPoetVendor\Carbon\Carbon;
 
 /**
  * @extends Repository<FormEntity>
@@ -37,21 +36,56 @@ class FormsRepository extends Repository {
   }
 
   public function delete(FormEntity $form) {
-    $this->remove($form);
+    $this->entityManager->remove($form);
     $this->flush();
   }
 
   public function trash(FormEntity $form) {
-    $this->updateDeletedAt($form, Carbon::now());
+    $this->bulkTrash([$form->getId()]);
+    $this->entityManager->refresh($form);
   }
 
   public function restore(FormEntity $form) {
-    $this->updateDeletedAt($form, null);
+    $this->bulkRestore([$form->getId()]);
+    $this->entityManager->refresh($form);
   }
 
-  private function updateDeletedAt(FormEntity $form, ?Carbon $value) {
-    $form->setDeletedAt($value);
-    $this->persist($form);
-    $this->flush();
+  public function bulkTrash(array $ids): int {
+    if (empty($ids)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    return $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+      ->update(FormEntity::class, 'f')
+      ->set('f.deletedAt', 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP()')
+      ->where('f.id IN (:ids)')
+      ->setParameter('ids', $ids)
+      ->getQuery()->execute();
+  }
+
+  public function bulkRestore(array $ids): int {
+    if (empty($ids)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    return $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+      ->update(FormEntity::class, 'f')
+      ->set('f.deletedAt', ':deletedAt')
+      ->where('f.id IN (:ids)')
+      ->setParameter('deletedAt', null)
+      ->setParameter('ids', $ids)
+      ->getQuery()->execute();
+  }
+
+  public function bulkDelete(array $ids): int {
+    if (empty($ids)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    return $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+      ->delete(FormEntity::class, 'f')
+      ->where('f.id IN (:ids)')
+      ->setParameter('ids', $ids)
+      ->getQuery()->execute();
   }
 }