diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
index 8483637a..15e15beb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import createConnection from './mutations/create-connection.js';
 import createStep from './mutations/create-step.js';
 import createUser from './mutations/create-user.ee.js';
 import deleteFlow from './mutations/delete-flow.js';
-import deleteRole from './mutations/delete-role.ee.js';
 import duplicateFlow from './mutations/duplicate-flow.js';
 import generateAuthUrl from './mutations/generate-auth-url.js';
 import registerUser from './mutations/register-user.ee.js';
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ const mutationResolvers = {
   createUser,
   deleteCurrentUser,
   deleteFlow,
-  deleteRole,
   deleteStep,
   duplicateFlow,
   executeFlow,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b0249a2..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import Role from '../../models/role.js';
-import SamlAuthProvider from '../../models/saml-auth-provider.ee.js';
-
-const deleteRole = async (_parent, params, context) => {
-  context.currentUser.can('delete', 'Role');
-
-  const role = await Role.query().findById(params.input.id).throwIfNotFound();
-  const count = await role.$relatedQuery('users').resultSize();
-
-  if (count > 0) {
-    throw new Error('All users must be migrated away from the role!');
-  }
-
-  if (role.isAdmin) {
-    throw new Error('Admin role cannot be deleted!');
-  }
-
-  const samlAuthProviderUsingDefaultRole = await SamlAuthProvider.query()
-    .where({ default_role_id: role.id })
-    .limit(1)
-    .first();
-
-  if (samlAuthProviderUsingDefaultRole) {
-    throw new Error(
-      'You need to change the default role in the SAML configuration before deleting this role.'
-    );
-  }
-
-  // delete permissions first
-  await role.$relatedQuery('permissions').delete();
-  await role.$query().delete();
-
-  return true;
-};
-
-export default deleteRole;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index 5598f59a..4657302c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ type Mutation {
   createUser(input: CreateUserInput): UserWithAcceptInvitationUrl
   deleteCurrentUser: Boolean
   deleteFlow(input: DeleteFlowInput): Boolean
-  deleteRole(input: DeleteRoleInput): Boolean
   deleteStep(input: DeleteStepInput): Step
   duplicateFlow(input: DuplicateFlowInput): Flow
   executeFlow(input: ExecuteFlowInput): executeFlowType
@@ -334,10 +333,6 @@ input UpdateCurrentUserInput {
   fullName: String
 }
 
-input DeleteRoleInput {
-  id: String!
-}
-
 """
 The `JSONObject` scalar type represents JSON objects as specified by [ECMA-404](http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-404.pdf).
 """
diff --git a/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js b/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 709f3b55..00000000
--- a/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/delete-role.ee.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { gql } from '@apollo/client';
-export const DELETE_ROLE = gql`
-  mutation DeleteRole($input: DeleteRoleInput) {
-    deleteRole(input: $input)
-  }
-`;