diff --git a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
@@ -376,6 +376,16 @@
 
     debug!("Attempting to delete wallet user: {}", user_id);
 
+    let maybe_username_and_password_file = self
+      .db_client
+      .get_username_and_password_file(&user_id)
+      .await
+      .map_err(handle_db_error)?;
+
+    if maybe_username_and_password_file.is_some() {
+      return Err(tonic::Status::permission_denied("password user"));
+    }
+
     self
       .db_client
       .delete_user(user_id)
diff --git a/web/grpc/identity-service-context-provider.react.js b/web/grpc/identity-service-context-provider.react.js
--- a/web/grpc/identity-service-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/web/grpc/identity-service-context-provider.react.js
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@
 
   const client = React.useMemo<IdentityServiceClient>(() => {
     return {
-      deleteWalletUser: proxyMethodToWorker('deleteWalletUser'),
-      deletePasswordUser: proxyMethodToWorker('deletePasswordUser'),
       logOut: proxyMethodToWorker('logOut'),
       logOutSecondaryDevice: proxyMethodToWorker('logOutSecondaryDevice'),
       getKeyserverKeys: proxyMethodToWorker('getKeyserverKeys'),