diff --git a/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go b/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
index 28acc062cb..0fbb9cdfe2 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package admin
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ func DeleteUser(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if u.IsOrganization() {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", fmt.Errorf("%s is an organization not a user", u.Name))
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := models.DeleteUser(u); err != nil {
 		if models.IsErrUserOwnRepos(err) ||
 			models.IsErrUserHasOrgs(err) {
diff --git a/routers/org/setting.go b/routers/org/setting.go
index df5ff24c0e..3b6e124587 100644
--- a/routers/org/setting.go
+++ b/routers/org/setting.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func SettingsDeleteAvatar(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Org.OrgLink + "/settings")
 }
 
-// SettingsDelete response for delete repository
+// SettingsDelete response for deleting an organization
 func SettingsDelete(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("org.settings")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsDelete"] = true