diff --git a/backend/auth/iam.go b/backend/auth/iam.go
index 3d9b909c..74ffb166 100644
--- a/backend/auth/iam.go
+++ b/backend/auth/iam.go
@@ -70,10 +70,17 @@ func (c *AccountsCache) updateAccounts() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *AccountsCache) deleteAccount(access string) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(c.Accounts, access)
+}
+
 type IAMService interface {
 	GetIAMConfig() (*IAMConfig, error)
 	CreateAccount(access string, account *Account) error
 	GetUserAccount(access string) *Account
+	DeleteUserAccount(access string) error
 }
 
 type IAMServiceUnsupported struct {
@@ -135,3 +142,36 @@ func (s IAMServiceUnsupported) GetUserAccount(access string) *Account {
 
 	return acc
 }
+
+func (s IAMServiceUnsupported) DeleteUserAccount(access string) error {
+	var data IAMConfig
+
+	file, err := os.ReadFile("users.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, ok := data.AccessAccounts[access]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid access for the user: user does not exist")
+	}
+
+	delete(data.AccessAccounts, access)
+
+	updatedJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse the data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile("users.json", updatedJSON, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to saved the changes: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.accCache.deleteAccount(access)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
index 4a699cb2..c713a01d 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ func adminCommand() *cli.Command {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				Name:   "delete-user",
+				Usage:  "Delete a user",
+				Action: deleteUser,
+				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+					&cli.StringFlag{
+						Name:     "access",
+						Usage:    "access value for the user to be deleted",
+						Required: true,
+						Aliases:  []string{"a"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			// TODO: create a configuration file for this
@@ -143,3 +156,43 @@ func createUser(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func deleteUser(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	access := ctx.String("access")
+	if access == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid input parameter for the new user")
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:7070/delete-user?access=%v", access), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to send the request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	signer := v4.NewSigner()
+
+	hashedPayload := sha256.Sum256([]byte{})
+	hexPayload := hex.EncodeToString(hashedPayload[:])
+
+	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Content-Sha256", hexPayload)
+
+	signErr := signer.SignHTTP(req.Context(), aws.Credentials{AccessKeyID: adminAccess, SecretAccessKey: adminSecret}, req, hexPayload, "s3", adminRegion, time.Now())
+	if signErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign the request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	client := http.Client{}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to send the request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s", body)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/admin.go b/s3api/controllers/admin.go
index 0abbabf1..e16ea083 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/admin.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/admin.go
@@ -47,3 +47,19 @@ func (c AdminController) CreateUser(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	ctx.SendString("The user has been created successfully")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c AdminController) DeleteUser(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	access := ctx.Query("access")
+	requesterRole := ctx.Locals("role")
+	if requesterRole != "admin" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("access denied: only admin users have access to this resource")
+	}
+
+	err := c.IAMService.DeleteUserAccount(access)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctx.SendString("The user has been created successfully")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/s3api/router.go b/s3api/router.go
index 637052f4..13d881f4 100644
--- a/s3api/router.go
+++ b/s3api/router.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ func (sa *S3ApiRouter) Init(app *fiber.App, be backend.Backend, iam auth.IAMServ
 
 	// TODO: think of better routing system
 	app.Post("/create-user", adminController.CreateUser)
+
+	// Admin Delete api
+	app.Delete("/delete-user", adminController.DeleteUser)
 	// ListBuckets action
 	app.Get("/", s3ApiController.ListBuckets)