diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
index b002cb10e5..6ab6177430 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
@@ -230,16 +230,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
   /**
    * Destroy a/an user record.
-   *
    * @return {Object}
    */
-
   async destroy(ctx) {
+    const { id } = ctx.params;
     const data = await strapi.plugins['users-permissions'].services.user.remove(
-      ctx.params
+      { id }
     );
 
-    // Send 200 `ok`
     ctx.send(data);
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
index d2cf9806d4..93c5588cf8 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
@@ -81,16 +81,6 @@ module.exports = {
    * @return {Promise}
    */
   async remove(params) {
-    // Use Content Manager business logic to handle relation.
-    if (strapi.plugins['content-manager']) {
-      params.model = 'user';
-      params.id = params._id || params.id;
-
-      return await strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services[
-        'contentmanager'
-      ].delete(params, { source: 'users-permissions' });
-    }
-
     return strapi.query('user', 'users-permissions').delete(params);
   },