diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts
index 5c369754a1..82a46acfac 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,33 @@ import {
   InternalTables,
 } from "../../db/utils"
 import { isEqual } from "lodash"
+import { ContextUser, UserMetadata } from "@budibase/types"
 
-export function combineMetadataAndUser(user: any, metadata: any) {
+export function combineMetadataAndUser(
+  user: ContextUser,
+  metadata: UserMetadata | UserMetadata[]
+) {
+  const metadataId = generateUserMetadataID(user._id!)
+  const found = Array.isArray(metadata)
+    ? metadata.find(doc => doc._id === metadataId)
+    : metadata
   // skip users with no access
   if (
     user.roleId == null ||
     user.roleId === rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC
   ) {
+    // If it exists and it should not, we must remove it
+    if (found) {
+      return { ...found, _deleted: true }
+    }
     return null
   }
   delete user._rev
-  const metadataId = generateUserMetadataID(user._id)
   const newDoc = {
     ...user,
     _id: metadataId,
     tableId: InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
   }
-  const found = Array.isArray(metadata)
-    ? metadata.find(doc => doc._id === metadataId)
-    : metadata
   // copy rev over for the purposes of equality check
   if (found) {
     newDoc._rev = found._rev
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ export async function syncGlobalUsers() {
   ])
   const toWrite = []
   for (let user of users) {
-    const combined = await combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
+    const combined = combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
     if (combined) {
       toWrite.push(combined)
     }