diff --git a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/mutations/crud/user/delete-user.js b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/mutations/crud/user/delete-user.js
index e6226c24f1..c2538c8488 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/mutations/crud/user/delete-user.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/mutations/crud/user/delete-user.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = ({ nexus, strapi }) => {
       id: nonNull('ID'),
     },
 
-    description: 'Update an existing user',
+    description: 'Delete an existing user',
 
     async resolve(parent, args, context) {
       const { koaContext } = context;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/resolvers-configs.js b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/resolvers-configs.js
index fb116defea..d8a8b15f42 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/resolvers-configs.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/users-permissions/server/graphql/resolvers-configs.js
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ module.exports = ({ strapi }) => {
 
     // Scoped auth for replaced CRUD operations
     // Role
-    [`Mutation.${createRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.create`] } },
-    [`Mutation.${updateRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.update`] } },
-    [`Mutation.${deleteRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.delete`] } },
+    [`Mutation.${createRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.createRole`] } },
+    [`Mutation.${updateRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.updateRole`] } },
+    [`Mutation.${deleteRole}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${roleUID}.deleteRole`] } },
     // User
     [`Mutation.${createUser}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${userUID}.create`] } },
     [`Mutation.${updateUser}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${userUID}.update`] } },
-    [`Mutation.${deleteUser}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${userUID}.delete`] } },
+    [`Mutation.${deleteUser}`]: { auth: { scope: [`${userUID}.destroy`] } },
   };
 };