diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
index 70e08f79f2..61d08a49cf 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ class acp_users
 
 				if ($submit)
 				{
-					// You can't delete the founder
-					if ($delete && $user_row['user_type'] != USER_FOUNDER)
+					if ($delete)
 					{
 						if (!$auth->acl_get('a_userdel'))
 						{
@@ -186,6 +185,12 @@ class acp_users
 							trigger_error($user->lang['CANNOT_REMOVE_ANONYMOUS'] . adm_back_link($this->u_action . '&u=' . $user_id), E_USER_WARNING);
 						}
 
+						// Founders can not be deleted.
+						if ($user_row['user_type'] == USER_FOUNDER)
+						{
+							trigger_error($user->lang['CANNOT_REMOVE_FOUNDER'] . adm_back_link($this->u_action . '&u=' . $user_id), E_USER_WARNING);
+						}
+
 						if ($user_id == $user->data['user_id'])
 						{
 							trigger_error($user->lang['CANNOT_REMOVE_YOURSELF'] . adm_back_link($this->u_action . '&u=' . $user_id), E_USER_WARNING);
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/users.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/users.php
index 3b82a7022d..25e5ff8269 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/users.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/users.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'CANNOT_FORCE_REACT_FOUNDER'	=> 'You are not allowed to force reactivation on founder accounts.',
 	'CANNOT_FORCE_REACT_YOURSELF'	=> 'You are not allowed to force reactivation of your own account.',
 	'CANNOT_REMOVE_ANONYMOUS'		=> 'You are not able to remove the guest user account.',
+	'CANNOT_REMOVE_FOUNDER'			=> 'You are not allowed to remove founder accounts.',
 	'CANNOT_REMOVE_YOURSELF'		=> 'You are not allowed to remove your own user account.',
 	'CANNOT_SET_FOUNDER_IGNORED'	=> 'You are not able to promote ignored users to be founders.',
 	'CANNOT_SET_FOUNDER_INACTIVE'	=> 'You need to activate users before you promote them to founders, only activated users are able to be promoted.',