diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/bucket/provisioner.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/bucket/provisioner.go
index 8175c321c..0c50f4522 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/bucket/provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/bucket/provisioner.go
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ func (p Provisioner) Delete(ob *bktv1alpha1.ObjectBucket) error {
 	}
 	logger.Infof("Delete: deleting bucket %q for OB %q", p.bucketName, ob.Name)
 
-	_, _, err = cephObject.UnlinkUser(p.objectContext, p.cephUserName, p.bucketName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := p.deleteOBCResource(p.bucketName); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error deleting OBCResource bucket %q", p.bucketName)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user.go
index 81e00ab4b..21d849f2a 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/object/user.go
@@ -224,20 +224,6 @@ func LinkUser(c *Context, id, bucket string) (string, int, error) {
 	return result, RGWErrorNone, nil
 }
 
-// UnlinkUser will unlink the user from a bucket
-func UnlinkUser(c *Context, id, bucket string) (string, int, error) {
-	logger.Infof("Unlinking (user: %s) (bucket: %s)", id, bucket)
-	args := []string{"bucket", "unlink", "--uid", id, "--bucket", bucket}
-	result, err := runAdminCommand(c, args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", RGWErrorUnknown, err
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(result, "bucket entry point user mismatch") {
-		return "", RGWErrorNotFound, err
-	}
-	return result, RGWErrorNone, nil
-}
-
 // EnableUserQuota will allows to enable quota defined for a user
 func EnableUserQuota(c *Context, id string) (string, error) {
 	logger.Debug("Enabling user quota for %q", id)