diff --git a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/backends/redis.rs b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/backends/redis.rs
index 00b978f..5deb074 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/backends/redis.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/backends/redis.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ impl LeftoversStore for EthereumLedgerRedisStore {
         self.redis_store
             .load_uncredited_settlement_amount(account_id, local_scale)
     }
+
+    fn clear_uncredited_settlement_amount(
+        &self,
+        account_id: Self::AccountId,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        self.redis_store
+            .clear_uncredited_settlement_amount(account_id)
+    }
 }
 
 impl IdempotentStore for EthereumLedgerRedisStore {
@@ -220,6 +228,26 @@ impl EthereumStore for EthereumLedgerRedisStore {
         )
     }
 
+    fn delete_accounts(
+        &self,
+        account_ids: Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        let mut pipe = redis::pipe();
+        for account_id in account_ids.iter() {
+            pipe.del(ethereum_ledger_key(&account_id));
+        }
+        Box::new(
+            pipe.query_async(self.connection.clone())
+                .map_err(move |err| {
+                    error!(
+                        "Error the addresses for accounts: {:?} {:?}",
+                        account_ids, err
+                    )
+                })
+                .and_then(move |(_conn, _ret): (_, Value)| Ok(())),
+        )
+    }
+
     fn save_account_addresses(
         &self,
         data: HashMap<String, EthereumAddresses>,
diff --git a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/engine.rs b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/engine.rs
index 12f62ab..f4fc629 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/engine.rs
@@ -855,6 +855,37 @@ where
         )
     }
 
+    // Deletes an account from the engine
+    fn delete_account(
+        &self,
+        account_id: String,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = ApiResponse, Error = ApiError> + Send> {
+        let store = self.store.clone();
+        let account_id_clone = account_id.clone();
+        Box::new(self.load_account(account_id.clone()).map_err(|err| {
+            let error_msg = format!("Error loading account {:?}", err);
+            error!("{}", error_msg);
+            ApiError::internal_server_error().detail(error_msg)
+        })
+        .and_then(move |_| {
+            // if the load call succeeds, then the account exists and we must:
+            // 1. delete their addresses
+            // 2. clear their uncredited settlement amounts
+            join_all(vec![
+                store.clear_uncredited_settlement_amount(account_id_clone.clone()),
+                store.delete_accounts(vec![account_id]),
+            ])
+            .map_err(move |err| {
+                let error_msg = format!("Couldn't connect to store {:?}", err);
+                error!("{}", error_msg);
+                ApiError::internal_server_error().detail(error_msg)
+            })
+        })
+        .and_then(move |_| {
+            Ok(ApiResponse::Default)
+        }))
+    }
+
     /// Settlement Engine's function that corresponds to the
     /// /accounts/:id/messages endpoint (POST).
     /// The body is a challenge issued by the peer's settlement engine which we
diff --git a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/test_helpers/utils.rs b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/test_helpers/utils.rs
index 5f70cd7..cec74b7 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/test_helpers/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/test_helpers/utils.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ impl LeftoversStore for TestStore {
             (BigUint::from(0u32), 1)
         }))
     }
+
+    fn clear_uncredited_settlement_amount(
+        &self,
+        account_id: Self::AccountId,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
 }
 
 impl EthereumStore for TestStore {
@@ -160,6 +167,13 @@ impl EthereumStore for TestStore {
         Box::new(ok(()))
     }
 
+    fn delete_accounts(
+        &self,
+        _account_ids: Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        Box::new(ok(()))
+    }
+
     fn load_account_addresses(
         &self,
         account_ids: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/types.rs b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/types.rs
index 7d8d2a6..247b2c3 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/types.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum-engine/src/utils/types.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ pub trait EthereumStore {
         account_ids: Vec<<Self::Account as EthereumAccount>::AccountId>,
     ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = Vec<Addresses>, Error = ()> + Send>;
 
+    /// Deletes the Ethereum address associated with this account
+    /// called when deleting an account on the API.
+    fn delete_accounts(
+        &self,
+        account_ids: Vec<<Self::Account as EthereumAccount>::AccountId>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send>;
+
     /// Saves the latest block number, up to which all
     /// transactions have been communicated to the connector
     fn save_recently_observed_block(
diff --git a/crates/ethereum-engine/tests/eth_engine_integration_tests/utils.rs b/crates/ethereum-engine/tests/eth_engine_integration_tests/utils.rs
index e3e24d9..259db46 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-engine/tests/eth_engine_integration_tests/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum-engine/tests/eth_engine_integration_tests/utils.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ impl LeftoversStore for TestStore {
             (BigUint::from(0u32), 1)
         }))
     }
+
+    fn clear_uncredited_settlement_amount(
+        &self,
+        account_id: Self::AccountId,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
 }
 
 impl EthereumStore for TestStore {
@@ -167,6 +174,13 @@ impl EthereumStore for TestStore {
         Box::new(ok(()))
     }
 
+    fn delete_accounts(
+        &self,
+        _account_ids: Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send> {
+        Box::new(ok(()))
+    }
+
     fn load_account_addresses(
         &self,
         account_ids: Vec<String>,