diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa3cc36..67f5d2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Admin API (JSON):
 - `POST /_admin/v1/users`
 - `GET /_admin/v1/users`
 - `GET /_admin/v1/users/{accessKeyId}`
+- `DELETE /_admin/v1/users/{accessKeyId}`
 
 ## Auth Setup
 
diff --git a/api/admin_api.go b/api/admin_api.go
index 9946791..c9c2a81 100644
--- a/api/admin_api.go
+++ b/api/admin_api.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (h *Handler) registerAdminRoutes() {
 		r.Post("/users", h.handleAdminCreateUser)
 		r.Get("/users", h.handleAdminListUsers)
 		r.Get("/users/{accessKeyId}", h.handleAdminGetUser)
+		r.Delete("/users/{accessKeyId}", h.handleAdminDeleteUser)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +156,18 @@ func (h *Handler) handleAdminGetUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) handleAdminDeleteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !h.requireBootstrapAdmin(w, r) {
+		return
+	}
+	accessKeyID := chi.URLParam(r, "accessKeyId")
+	if err := h.authSvc.DeleteUser(accessKeyID); err != nil {
+		writeMappedAdminError(w, r, err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) requireBootstrapAdmin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 	authCtx, ok := auth.GetRequestContext(r.Context())
 	if !ok || !authCtx.Authenticated {
diff --git a/auth/service.go b/auth/service.go
index 6ea1b44..ef2987d 100644
--- a/auth/service.go
+++ b/auth/service.go
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ import (
 type Store interface {
 	GetAuthIdentity(accessKeyID string) (*models.AuthIdentity, error)
 	PutAuthIdentity(identity *models.AuthIdentity) error
+	DeleteAuthIdentity(accessKeyID string) error
 	ListAuthIdentities(limit int, after string) ([]models.AuthIdentity, string, error)
 	GetAuthPolicy(accessKeyID string) (*models.AuthPolicy, error)
 	PutAuthPolicy(policy *models.AuthPolicy) error
+	DeleteAuthPolicy(accessKeyID string) error
 }
 
 type CreateUserInput struct {
@@ -339,6 +341,40 @@ func (s *Service) GetUser(accessKeyID string) (*UserDetails, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Service) DeleteUser(accessKeyID string) error {
+	if !s.cfg.Enabled {
+		return ErrAuthNotEnabled
+	}
+	accessKeyID = strings.TrimSpace(accessKeyID)
+	if !validAccessKeyID.MatchString(accessKeyID) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid access key id", ErrInvalidUserInput)
+	}
+
+	bootstrap := strings.TrimSpace(s.cfg.BootstrapAccessKey)
+	if bootstrap != "" && accessKeyID == bootstrap {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: bootstrap user cannot be deleted", ErrInvalidUserInput)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.store.GetAuthIdentity(accessKeyID); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, metadata.ErrAuthIdentityNotFound) {
+			return ErrUserNotFound
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := s.store.DeleteAuthIdentity(accessKeyID); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, metadata.ErrAuthIdentityNotFound) {
+			return ErrUserNotFound
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := s.store.DeleteAuthPolicy(accessKeyID); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, metadata.ErrAuthPolicyNotFound) {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func parsePolicyJSON(raw string) (*models.AuthPolicy, error) {
 	policy := models.AuthPolicy{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &policy); err != nil {
diff --git a/auth/service_admin_test.go b/auth/service_admin_test.go
index c190e11..c352473 100644
--- a/auth/service_admin_test.go
+++ b/auth/service_admin_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,38 @@ func TestCreateUserRejectsInvalidAccessKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
+	_, svc := newTestAuthService(t)
+
+	_, err := svc.CreateUser(CreateUserInput{
+		AccessKeyID: "delete-user",
+		SecretKey:   "super-secret-1",
+		Policy: models.AuthPolicy{
+			Statements: []models.AuthPolicyStatement{
+				{Effect: "allow", Actions: []string{"s3:*"}, Bucket: "*", Prefix: "*"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateUser returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := svc.DeleteUser("delete-user"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteUser returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := svc.GetUser("delete-user"); !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUser after delete error = %v, want ErrUserNotFound", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteBootstrapUserRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	_, svc := newTestAuthService(t)
+
+	if err := svc.DeleteUser("root-user"); !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidUserInput) {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteUser bootstrap error = %v, want ErrInvalidUserInput", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func newTestAuthService(t *testing.T) (*metadata.MetadataHandler, *Service) {
 	t.Helper()
 
diff --git a/metadata/metadata.go b/metadata/metadata.go
index 452f125..ed84c55 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -154,6 +154,23 @@ func (h *MetadataHandler) PutAuthIdentity(identity *models.AuthIdentity) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func (h *MetadataHandler) DeleteAuthIdentity(accessKeyID string) error {
+	accessKeyID = strings.TrimSpace(accessKeyID)
+	if accessKeyID == "" {
+		return errors.New("access key id is required")
+	}
+	return h.update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		bucket := tx.Bucket(authIdentitiesIndex)
+		if bucket == nil {
+			return errors.New("auth identities index not found")
+		}
+		if bucket.Get([]byte(accessKeyID)) == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrAuthIdentityNotFound, accessKeyID)
+		}
+		return bucket.Delete([]byte(accessKeyID))
+	})
+}
+
 func (h *MetadataHandler) GetAuthIdentity(accessKeyID string) (*models.AuthIdentity, error) {
 	accessKeyID = strings.TrimSpace(accessKeyID)
 	if accessKeyID == "" {
@@ -205,6 +222,23 @@ func (h *MetadataHandler) PutAuthPolicy(policy *models.AuthPolicy) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func (h *MetadataHandler) DeleteAuthPolicy(accessKeyID string) error {
+	accessKeyID = strings.TrimSpace(accessKeyID)
+	if accessKeyID == "" {
+		return errors.New("access key id is required")
+	}
+	return h.update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		bucket := tx.Bucket(authPoliciesIndex)
+		if bucket == nil {
+			return errors.New("auth policies index not found")
+		}
+		if bucket.Get([]byte(accessKeyID)) == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrAuthPolicyNotFound, accessKeyID)
+		}
+		return bucket.Delete([]byte(accessKeyID))
+	})
+}
+
 func (h *MetadataHandler) GetAuthPolicy(accessKeyID string) (*models.AuthPolicy, error) {
 	accessKeyID = strings.TrimSpace(accessKeyID)
 	if accessKeyID == "" {