diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.tsx
index f17c73e5e15..418657dd867 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
         const supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck = plaf?.supportsSpellCheckSettings();
 
         let accountManagementSection: JSX.Element | undefined;
-        if (SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Deactivate)) {
+        const isAccountManagedExternally = !!this.state.externalAccountManagementUrl;
+        if (SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Deactivate) && !isAccountManagedExternally) {
             accountManagementSection = this.renderManagementSection();
         }
 
diff --git a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx
index 3083380a97d..96204490a6c 100644
--- a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx
@@ -163,6 +163,23 @@ describe("<GeneralUserSettingsTab />", () => {
             expect(screen.queryByText("Deactivate account")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
             expect(SettingsStore.getValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(UIFeature.Deactivate);
         });
+        it("should not render section when account is managed externally", async () => {
+            jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation(
+                (settingName) => settingName === UIFeature.Deactivate,
+            );
+            // account is managed externally when we have delegated auth configured
+            mockClient.getClientWellKnown.mockReturnValue({
+                [M_AUTHENTICATION.name]: {
+                    issuer: "https://issuer.org",
+                    account: "https://issuer.org/account",
+                },
+            });
+            render(getComponent());
+
+            await flushPromises();
+
+            expect(screen.queryByText("Deactivate account")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
         it("should render section when account deactivation feature is enabled", () => {
             jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation(
                 (settingName) => settingName === UIFeature.Deactivate,
diff --git a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
index e2f20a35a75..a2e13ed8434 100644
--- a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/GeneralUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ exports[`<GeneralUserSettingsTab /> 3pids should display 3pid email addresses an
       >
         <input
           autocomplete="email"
-          id="mx_Field_57"
+          id="mx_Field_61"
           label="Email Address"
           placeholder="Email Address"
           type="text"
           value=""
         />
         <label
-          for="mx_Field_57"
+          for="mx_Field_61"
         >
           Email Address
         </label>
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ exports[`<GeneralUserSettingsTab /> 3pids should display 3pid email addresses an
           </span>
           <input
             autocomplete="tel-national"
-            id="mx_Field_58"
+            id="mx_Field_62"
             label="Phone Number"
             placeholder="Phone Number"
             type="text"
             value=""
           />
           <label
-            for="mx_Field_58"
+            for="mx_Field_62"
           >
             Phone Number
           </label>