diff --git a/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/reject_user.php b/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/reject_user.php
index cc0028f..6f9514c 100644
--- a/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/reject_user.php
+++ b/poverty-mapping/src/api/admin/reject_user.php
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ if($uStmt){
 	$uStmt->close();
 }
 
-// 2. Perform the update
-$st = $conn->prepare('UPDATE users SET status = "rejected", rejection_reason = ?, approved_by = ?, approved_at = NOW() WHERE id = ?');
+// 2. Perform the delete
+$st = $conn->prepare('DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?');
 if(!$st){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }
-$adminId = intval(get_current_user_info()['id']);
-$st->bind_param('sii', $reason, $adminId, $id);
+$st->bind_param('i', $id);
 $res = $st->execute();
 $st->close();
 if(!$res){ http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['success'=>false,'error'=>$conn->error]); exit; }