Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::method() error in laravel 5

I am getting an error when i click the delete button which calls Controller@delete method on a controller.

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::destroy()

throw new BadMethodCallException("Call to undefined method {$className}::{$method}()");

destroy method

    public function destroy($id)
    {
        User::destroy($id);
        return redirect('/home')->with('message', 'Deleted!');
    }

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