diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java
index 36b25db51..c25468986 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class Accounts {
   private final Timer          getByUuidTimer        = metricRegistry.timer(name(Accounts.class, "getByUuid"       ));
   private final Timer          getAllFromTimer       = metricRegistry.timer(name(Accounts.class, "getAllFrom"      ));
   private final Timer          getAllFromOffsetTimer = metricRegistry.timer(name(Accounts.class, "getAllFromOffset"));
+  private final Timer          deleteTimer           = metricRegistry.timer(name(Accounts.class, "delete"          ));
   private final Timer          vacuumTimer           = metricRegistry.timer(name(Accounts.class, "vacuum"          ));
 
   private final FaultTolerantDatabase database;
@@ -134,6 +135,16 @@ public class Accounts {
     }));
   }
 
+  public void delete(final UUID uuid) {
+    database.use(jdbi -> jdbi.useHandle(handle -> {
+      try (Timer.Context ignored = deleteTimer.time()) {
+        handle.createUpdate("DELETE FROM accounts WHERE " + UID + " = :uuid")
+                .bind("uuid", uuid)
+                .execute();
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+
   public void vacuum() {
     database.use(jdbi -> jdbi.useHandle(handle -> {
       try (Timer.Context ignored = vacuumTimer.time()) {
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsTest.java
index 37dcc512b..0f57a1536 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/storage/AccountsTest.java
@@ -188,6 +188,26 @@ public class AccountsTest {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testDelete() {
+    final Device  deletedDevice   = generateDevice (1);
+    final Account deletedAccount  = generateAccount("+14151112222", UUID.randomUUID(), Collections.singleton(deletedDevice));
+    final Device  retainedDevice  = generateDevice (1);
+    final Account retainedAccount = generateAccount("+14151112345", UUID.randomUUID(), Collections.singleton(retainedDevice));
+
+    accounts.create(deletedAccount);
+    accounts.create(retainedAccount);
+
+    assertThat(accounts.get(deletedAccount.getUuid())).isPresent();
+    assertThat(accounts.get(retainedAccount.getUuid())).isPresent();
+
+    accounts.delete(deletedAccount.getUuid());
+
+    assertThat(accounts.get(deletedAccount.getUuid())).isNotPresent();
+
+    verifyStoredState(retainedAccount.getNumber(), retainedAccount.getUuid(), accounts.get(retainedAccount.getUuid()).get(), retainedAccount);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testVacuum() {
     Device  device  = generateDevice (1                                            );