diff --git a/controllers/external-accounts.js b/controllers/external-accounts.js
index 7e5763910..a2995156b 100644
--- a/controllers/external-accounts.js
+++ b/controllers/external-accounts.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const { getDiscordMembers } = require("../services/discordService");
 const { addOrUpdate, getUsersByRole, updateUsersInBatch } = require("../models/users");
 const { retrieveDiscordUsers, fetchUsersForKeyValues } = require("../services/dataAccessLayer");
 const { EXTERNAL_ACCOUNTS_POST_ACTIONS } = require("../constants/external-accounts");
+const discordServices = require("../services/discordService");
+const config = require("config");
 const logger = require("../utils/logger");
 const { markUnDoneTasksOfArchivedUsersBacklog } = require("../models/tasks");
 
@@ -69,6 +71,16 @@ const linkExternalAccount = async (req, res) => {
       userId
     );
 
+    try {
+      const unverifiedRoleId = config.get("discordUnverifiedRoleId");
+      await discordServices.removeRoleFromUser(unverifiedRoleId, attributes.discordId, req.userData);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Error getting external account data: ${error}`);
+      return res.boom.internal("Role Deletion failed. Please contact admin.", {
+        message: "Role Deletion failed. Please contact admin.",
+      });
+    }
+
     return res.status(204).json({ message: "Your discord profile has been linked successfully" });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(`Error getting external account data: ${error}`);
diff --git a/test/integration/external-accounts.test.js b/test/integration/external-accounts.test.js
index 19cdc602c..d585565eb 100644
--- a/test/integration/external-accounts.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/external-accounts.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const firestore = require("../../utils/firestore");
 const userData = require("../fixtures/user/user")();
 const userModel = firestore.collection("users");
 const tasksModel = firestore.collection("tasks");
+const discordServices = require("../../services/discordService");
 const { EXTERNAL_ACCOUNTS_POST_ACTIONS } = require("../../constants/external-accounts");
 chai.use(chaiHttp);
 const cookieName = config.get("userToken.cookieName");
@@ -537,6 +538,8 @@ describe("External Accounts", function () {
       expect(getUserResponseBeforeUpdate.body).to.not.have.property("discordId");
       expect(getUserResponseBeforeUpdate.body).to.not.have.property("discordJoinedAt");
 
+      const removeRoleFromUserStub = Sinon.stub(discordServices, "removeRoleFromUser").resolves();
+
       const response = await chai
         .request(app)
         .patch(`/external-accounts/link/${externalAccountData[2].token}`)
@@ -553,6 +556,27 @@ describe("External Accounts", function () {
       expect(updatedUserDetails.body.roles.in_discord).to.equal(true);
       expect(updatedUserDetails.body).to.have.property("discordId");
       expect(updatedUserDetails.body).to.have.property("discordJoinedAt");
+
+      removeRoleFromUserStub.restore();
+    });
+
+    it("Should return 500 when unverified role deletion failed", async function () {
+      await externalAccountsModel.addExternalAccountData(externalAccountData[2]);
+
+      const removeRoleFromUserStub = Sinon.stub(discordServices, "removeRoleFromUser").rejects();
+
+      const response = await chai
+        .request(app)
+        .patch(`/external-accounts/link/${externalAccountData[2].token}`)
+        .query({ action: EXTERNAL_ACCOUNTS_POST_ACTIONS.DISCORD_USERS_SYNC })
+        .set("Cookie", `${cookieName}=${newUserJWT}`);
+
+      expect(response).to.have.status(500);
+      expect(response.body).to.be.an("object");
+      expect(response.body).to.have.property("message");
+      expect(response.body.message).to.equal(`Role Deletion failed. Please contact admin.`);
+
+      removeRoleFromUserStub.restore();
     });
   });
 });