diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
index 647688d72a..68de38c562 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ ErrorOr<DeprecatedString> Account::generate_passwd_file() const
             break;
 
         if (pwd->pw_name == m_username) {
+            if (m_deleted)
+                continue;
             builder.appendff("{}:!:{}:{}:{}:{}:{}\n",
                 m_username,
                 m_uid, m_gid,
@@ -259,9 +261,11 @@ ErrorOr<DeprecatedString> Account::generate_shadow_file() const
     struct spwd* p;
     errno = 0;
     while ((p = getspent())) {
-        if (p->sp_namp == m_username)
+        if (p->sp_namp == m_username) {
+            if (m_deleted)
+                continue;
             builder.appendff("{}:{}", m_username, m_password_hash);
-        else
+        } else
             builder.appendff("{}:{}", p->sp_namp, p->sp_pwdp);
 
         builder.appendff(":{}:{}:{}:{}:{}:{}:{}\n",
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
index c57a11ded7..3792239980 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     void set_gid(gid_t gid) { m_gid = gid; }
     void set_shell(StringView shell) { m_shell = shell; }
     void set_gecos(StringView gecos) { m_gecos = gecos; }
+    void set_deleted() { m_deleted = true; };
     void delete_password();
 
     // A null password means that this account was missing from /etc/shadow.
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ private:
     DeprecatedString m_home_directory;
     DeprecatedString m_shell;
     Vector<gid_t> m_extra_gids;
+    bool m_deleted { false };
 };
 
 }