diff --git a/src/sentry/seer/similarity/grouping_records.py b/src/sentry/seer/similarity/grouping_records.py
index f8e36118943283..d45f17bb8b9a63 100644
--- a/src/sentry/seer/similarity/grouping_records.py
+++ b/src/sentry/seer/similarity/grouping_records.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from typing import TypedDict
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from urllib3.exceptions import ReadTimeoutError
+from urllib3.exceptions import MaxRetryError, ReadTimeoutError, TimeoutError
 
 from sentry import options
 from sentry.conf.server import (
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     SEER_PROJECT_GROUPING_RECORDS_DELETE_URL,
 )
 from sentry.net.http import connection_from_url
+from sentry.seer.signed_seer_api import make_signed_seer_api_request
 from sentry.utils import json, metrics
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -75,16 +76,15 @@ def call_seer_to_delete_project_grouping_records(
 def call_seer_to_delete_these_hashes(project_id: int, hashes: Sequence[str]) -> bool:
     extra = {"project_id": project_id, "hashes": hashes}
     try:
-        body = {"project_id": project_id, "hash_list": hashes}
-        response = seer_grouping_connection_pool.urlopen(
-            "POST",
+        body = json.dumps({"project_id": project_id, "hash_list": hashes}).encode("utf-8")
+        response = make_signed_seer_api_request(
+            seer_grouping_connection_pool,
             SEER_HASH_GROUPING_RECORDS_DELETE_URL,
-            body=json.dumps(body),
-            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json;charset=utf-8"},
+            body=body,
             timeout=POST_BULK_GROUPING_RECORDS_TIMEOUT,
         )
-    except ReadTimeoutError:
-        extra.update({"reason": "ReadTimeoutError", "timeout": POST_BULK_GROUPING_RECORDS_TIMEOUT})
+    except (TimeoutError, MaxRetryError) as e:
+        extra.update({"reason": type(e).__name__, "timeout": POST_BULK_GROUPING_RECORDS_TIMEOUT})
         logger.exception(
             "seer.delete_grouping_records.hashes.timeout",
             extra=extra,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def call_seer_to_delete_these_hashes(project_id: int, hashes: Sequence[str]) ->
         metrics.incr(
             DELETE_HASH_METRIC,
             sample_rate=options.get("seer.similarity.metrics_sample_rate"),
-            tags={"success": False, "reason": "ReadTimeoutError"},
+            tags={"success": False, "reason": type(e).__name__},
         )
         return False
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/seer/similarity/test_grouping_records.py b/tests/sentry/seer/similarity/test_grouping_records.py
index 229b880a75e6a3..ba70905f047a7a 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/seer/similarity/test_grouping_records.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/seer/similarity/test_grouping_records.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 @django_db_all
 @mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.logger")
-@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.seer_grouping_connection_pool.urlopen")
+@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.make_signed_seer_api_request")
 def test_delete_grouping_records_by_hash_success(
     mock_seer_request: MagicMock, mock_logger: MagicMock
 ):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_delete_grouping_records_by_hash_success(
 
 @django_db_all
 @mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.logger")
-@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.seer_grouping_connection_pool.urlopen")
+@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.make_signed_seer_api_request")
 def test_delete_grouping_records_by_hash_timeout(
     mock_seer_request: MagicMock, mock_logger: MagicMock
 ):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_delete_grouping_records_by_hash_timeout(
 
 @django_db_all
 @mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.logger")
-@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.seer_grouping_connection_pool.urlopen")
+@mock.patch("sentry.seer.similarity.grouping_records.make_signed_seer_api_request")
 def test_delete_grouping_records_by_hash_failure(
     mock_seer_request: MagicMock, mock_logger: MagicMock
 ):