diff --git a/keyserver/src/deleters/role-deleters.js b/keyserver/src/deleters/role-deleters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/deleters/role-deleters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/deleters/role-deleters.js
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
+import type {
+  RoleDeletionRequest,
+  RoleDeletionResult,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import { updateTypes } from 'lib/types/update-types-enum.js';
+import { ServerError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+
+import { createUpdates } from '../creators/update-creator.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
+import {
+  fetchServerThreadInfos,
+  rawThreadInfosFromServerThreadInfos,
+} from '../fetchers/thread-fetchers.js';
+import { checkThreadPermission } from '../fetchers/thread-permission-fetchers.js';
+import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
+import { updateRole } from '../updaters/thread-updaters.js';
 
 async function deleteOrphanedRoles(): Promise<void> {
   await dbQuery(SQL`
@@ -12,4 +28,96 @@
   `);
 }
 
-export { deleteOrphanedRoles };
+async function deleteRole(
+  viewer: Viewer,
+  request: RoleDeletionRequest,
+): Promise<RoleDeletionResult> {
+  const hasPermission = checkThreadPermission(
+    viewer,
+    request.community,
+    threadPermissions.CHANGE_ROLE,
+  );
+  if (!hasPermission) {
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
+  }
+
+  const { community, roleID } = request;
+
+  const defaultRoleQuery = SQL`
+    SELECT default_role
+    FROM threads
+    WHERE id = ${community}
+  `;
+
+  const membersWithRoleQuery = SQL`
+    SELECT user
+    FROM memberships
+    WHERE thread = ${community}
+    AND role = ${roleID}
+  `;
+
+  const [[defaultRoleResult], [membersWithRoleResult]] = await Promise.all([
+    dbQuery(defaultRoleQuery),
+    dbQuery(membersWithRoleQuery),
+  ]);
+  const defaultRoleID = defaultRoleResult[0].default_role.toString();
+  const membersWithRole = membersWithRoleResult.map(result => result.user);
+
+  if (roleID === defaultRoleID) {
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+  }
+
+  if (membersWithRole.length > 0) {
+    await updateRole(viewer, {
+      threadID: community,
+      memberIDs: membersWithRole,
+      role: defaultRoleID,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const deleteFromRolesQuery = SQL`
+    DELETE FROM roles
+    WHERE id = ${roleID}
+    AND thread = ${community}
+  `;
+
+  await dbQuery(deleteFromRolesQuery);
+
+  const fetchServerThreadInfosResult = await fetchServerThreadInfos({
+    threadID: community,
+  });
+  const { threadInfos: serverThreadInfos } = fetchServerThreadInfosResult;
+  const serverThreadInfo = serverThreadInfos[community];
+
+  const time = Date.now();
+
+  const updateDatas = [];
+  for (const memberInfo of serverThreadInfo.members) {
+    updateDatas.push({
+      type: updateTypes.UPDATE_THREAD,
+      userID: memberInfo.id,
+      time,
+      threadID: community,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const { viewerUpdates } = await createUpdates(updateDatas, {
+    viewer,
+    updatesForCurrentSession: 'return',
+  });
+
+  const { threadInfos: rawThreadInfos } = rawThreadInfosFromServerThreadInfos(
+    viewer,
+    fetchServerThreadInfosResult,
+  );
+  const rawThreadInfo = rawThreadInfos[community];
+
+  return {
+    threadInfo: rawThreadInfo,
+    updatesResult: {
+      newUpdates: viewerUpdates,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export { deleteOrphanedRoles, deleteRole };
diff --git a/lib/types/thread-types.js b/lib/types/thread-types.js
--- a/lib/types/thread-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/thread-types.js
@@ -419,6 +419,25 @@
   },
 };
 
+export type RoleDeletionRequest = {
+  +community: string,
+  +roleID: string,
+};
+
+export type RoleDeletionResult = {
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo,
+  +updatesResult: {
+    +newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<ServerUpdateInfo>,
+  },
+};
+
+export type RoleDeletionPayload = {
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo,
+  +updatesResult: {
+    +newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<ClientUpdateInfo>,
+  },
+};
+
 // We can show a max of 3 sidebars inline underneath their parent in the chat
 // tab. If there are more, we show a button that opens a modal to see the rest
 export const maxReadSidebars = 3;