diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes/users.py b/backend/app/api/routes/users.py
index 1748f58484..eff5795958 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routes/users.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes/users.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from sqlmodel import col, delete, func, select
+from sqlmodel import col, func, select
 
 from app import crud
 from app.api.deps import (
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.core.security import get_password_hash, verify_password
 from app.models import (
-    Item,
     Message,
     UpdatePassword,
     User,
@@ -225,8 +224,7 @@ def delete_user(
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=403, detail="Super users are not allowed to delete themselves"
         )
-    statement = delete(Item).where(col(Item.owner_id) == user_id)
-    session.exec(statement)
+
     session.delete(user)
     session.commit()
     return Message(message="User deleted successfully")