diff --git a/keyserver/src/deleters/account-deleters.js b/keyserver/src/deleters/account-deleters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/deleters/account-deleters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/deleters/account-deleters.js
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { getRustAPI } from 'rust-node-addon';
-import bcrypt from 'twin-bcrypt';
 
-import type {
-  LogOutResponse,
-  DeleteAccountRequest,
-} from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
+import type { LogOutResponse } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
 import type { ReservedUsernameMessage } from 'lib/types/crypto-types.js';
 import { updateTypes } from 'lib/types/update-types-enum.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
@@ -26,32 +22,11 @@
 import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
 import { fetchOlmAccount } from '../updaters/olm-account-updater.js';
 
-async function deleteAccount(
-  viewer: Viewer,
-  request?: DeleteAccountRequest,
-): Promise<?LogOutResponse> {
-  if (!viewer.loggedIn || (!request && !viewer.isScriptViewer)) {
+async function deleteAccount(viewer: Viewer): Promise<?LogOutResponse> {
+  if (!viewer.loggedIn) {
     throw new ServerError('not_logged_in');
   }
 
-  if (request) {
-    const hashQuery = SQL`SELECT hash FROM users WHERE id = ${viewer.userID}`;
-    const [result] = await dbQuery(hashQuery);
-    if (result.length === 0) {
-      throw new ServerError('internal_error');
-    }
-    const row = result[0];
-    const requestPasswordConsistentWithDB = !!row.hash === !!request.password;
-    const shouldValidatePassword = !!row.hash;
-    if (
-      !requestPasswordConsistentWithDB ||
-      (shouldValidatePassword &&
-        !bcrypt.compareSync(request.password, row.hash))
-    ) {
-      throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
-    }
-  }
-
   const deletedUserID = viewer.userID;
   await rescindPushNotifs(SQL`n.user = ${deletedUserID}`, SQL`NULL`);
   const knownUserInfos = await fetchKnownUserInfos(viewer);
@@ -99,7 +74,7 @@
 
   const promises = {};
   promises.deletion = dbQuery(deletionQuery, { multipleStatements: true });
-  if (request) {
+  if (!viewer.isScriptViewer) {
     promises.anonymousViewerData = createNewAnonymousCookie({
       platformDetails: viewer.platformDetails,
       deviceToken: viewer.deviceToken,
@@ -134,21 +109,21 @@
     usersToUpdate,
     deletedUserID,
   );
-  if (request) {
-    handleAsyncPromise(deletionUpdatesPromise);
-  } else {
+  if (viewer.isScriptViewer) {
     await deletionUpdatesPromise;
+  } else {
+    handleAsyncPromise(deletionUpdatesPromise);
   }
 
-  if (request) {
-    return {
-      currentUserInfo: {
-        id: viewer.id,
-        anonymous: true,
-      },
-    };
+  if (viewer.isScriptViewer) {
+    return null;
   }
-  return null;
+  return {
+    currentUserInfo: {
+      id: viewer.id,
+      anonymous: true,
+    },
+  };
 }
 
 async function createAccountDeletionUpdates(
diff --git a/keyserver/src/endpoints.js b/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
--- a/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
   updateUserAvatarResponder,
   registerRequestInputValidator,
   registerResponseValidator,
-  deleteAccountRequestInputValidator,
   logOutResponseValidator,
   logInRequestInputValidator,
   logInResponseValidator,
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@
   ),
   delete_account: createJSONResponder(
     accountDeletionResponder,
-    deleteAccountRequestInputValidator,
+    ignoredArgumentValidator,
     logOutResponseValidator,
     [],
   ),
diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import type {
   ResetPasswordRequest,
   LogOutResponse,
-  DeleteAccountRequest,
   RegisterResponse,
   RegisterRequest,
   LogInResponse,
@@ -222,16 +221,10 @@
   };
 }
 
-export const deleteAccountRequestInputValidator: TInterface<DeleteAccountRequest> =
-  tShape<DeleteAccountRequest>({
-    password: t.maybe(tPassword),
-  });
-
 async function accountDeletionResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
-  request: DeleteAccountRequest,
 ): Promise<LogOutResponse> {
-  const result = await deleteAccount(viewer, request);
+  const result = await deleteAccount(viewer);
   invariant(result, 'deleteAccount should return result if handed request');
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/lib/types/account-types.js b/lib/types/account-types.js
--- a/lib/types/account-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/account-types.js
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@
   +calendarQuery: CalendarQuery,
 };
 
-export type DeleteAccountRequest = {
-  +password: ?string,
-};
-
 export const logInActionSources = Object.freeze({
   cookieInvalidationResolutionAttempt: 'COOKIE_INVALIDATION_RESOLUTION_ATTEMPT',
   appStartCookieLoggedInButInvalidRedux: