diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/error.json b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
index 8782c9d665..63b5ebdee5 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 
 	"cant-ban-other-admins": "You can't ban other admins!",
 	"cant-remove-last-admin": "You are the only administrator. Add another user as an administrator before removing yourself as admin",
+	"account-deletion-disabled": "Account deletion is disabled",
 	"cant-delete-admin": "Remove administrator privileges from this account before attempting to delete it.",
 
 	"already-deleting": "Already deleting",
diff --git a/src/api/users.js b/src/api/users.js
index 6b763f1118..d65f450d29 100644
--- a/src/api/users.js
+++ b/src/api/users.js
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ async function processDeletion({ uid, method, password, caller }) {
 	const isSelf = parseInt(uid, 10) === caller.uid;
 	const isAdmin = await user.isAdministrator(caller.uid);
 
-	if (meta.config.allowAccountDelete !== 1) {
-		throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
+	if (isSelf && meta.config.allowAccountDelete !== 1) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:account-deletion-disabled]]');
 	} else if (!isSelf && !isAdmin) {
 		throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
 	} else if (isTargetAdmin) {