diff --git a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
index d6207b4be3a..04166867894 100644
--- a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ class DeleteAccountService < BaseService
     @account.also_known_as       = []
     @account.avatar.destroy
     @account.header.destroy
+    @account.avatar_description = ''
+    @account.header_description = ''
     @account.save!
   end