diff --git a/core/users/user_delete.php b/core/users/user_delete.php
index e2d0871501..d4a5ac4e80 100644
--- a/core/users/user_delete.php
+++ b/core/users/user_delete.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 			}
 
 		//delete the groups the user is assigned to
-			$sql = "delete from v_group_users ";
+			$sql = "delete from v_user_groups ";
 			$sql .= "where user_uuid = '".$user_uuid."' ";
 			$sql .= "and domain_uuid = '".$domain_uuid."' ";
 			if (!$db->exec($sql)) {
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@
 	message::add($text['message-delete']);
 	header("Location: users.php");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>