diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
index 3f3ddb9e4..23e7408a0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@ def follow_import(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"list" => list}) do
   def delete_account(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
     case CommonAPI.Utils.confirm_current_password(user, params) do
       {:ok, user} ->
-        case User.delete(user) do
-          :ok -> json(conn, %{status: "success"})
-          :error -> json(conn, %{error: "Unable to delete user."})
-        end
+        Task.start(fn -> User.delete(user) end)
+        json(conn, %{status: "success"})
 
       {:error, msg} ->
         json(conn, %{error: msg})
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index 170dda145..02aba0bc8 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -825,8 +825,6 @@ test "with credentials and valid password", %{conn: conn, user: current_user} do
         |> post("/api/pleroma/delete_account", %{"password" => "test"})
 
       assert json_response(conn, 200) == %{"status" => "success"}
-      fetched_user = Repo.get(User, current_user.id)
-      assert fetched_user.info == %{"deactivated" => true}
     end
   end
 end