diff --git a/accounts/pkg/service/v0/accounts.go b/accounts/pkg/service/v0/accounts.go
index 766425e27..dfdb7f28d 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/service/v0/accounts.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/service/v0/accounts.go
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (s Service) DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, in *proto.DeleteAccountReque
 		return merrors.InternalServerError(s.id, "could not remove account: %v", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	if err = s.index.Delete(id); err != nil {
+	if err = s.index.Delete(a); err != nil {
 		s.log.Error().Err(err).Str("id", id).Str("accountId", id).Msg("could not remove account from index")
 		return merrors.InternalServerError(s.id, "could not remove account from index: %v", err.Error())
 	}