diff --git a/firebase_admin/_user_mgt.py b/firebase_admin/_user_mgt.py
index c77c4d40d..782e82809 100644
--- a/firebase_admin/_user_mgt.py
+++ b/firebase_admin/_user_mgt.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def update_user(self, uid, display_name=None, email=None, phone_number=None,
         """Updates an existing user account with the specified properties"""
         payload = {
             'localId': _auth_utils.validate_uid(uid, required=True),
-            'email': _auth_utils.validate_email(email),
+            'email': _auth_utils.validate_email(email) if email is not DELETE_ATTRIBUTE else None,
             'password': _auth_utils.validate_password(password),
             'validSince': _auth_utils.validate_timestamp(valid_since, 'valid_since'),
             'emailVerified': bool(email_verified) if email_verified is not None else None,
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ def update_user(self, uid, display_name=None, email=None, phone_number=None,
             else:
                 payload['phoneNumber'] = _auth_utils.validate_phone(phone_number)
 
+        if email is not None:
+            if email is DELETE_ATTRIBUTE:
+                remove_provider.append('email')
+            else:
+               payload['email'] = _auth_utils.validate_email(email)
+
         if custom_claims is not None:
             if custom_claims is DELETE_ATTRIBUTE:
                 custom_claims = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_user_mgt.py b/tests/test_user_mgt.py
index b590cca05..b67c47502 100644
--- a/tests/test_user_mgt.py
+++ b/tests/test_user_mgt.py
@@ -631,12 +631,13 @@ def test_update_user_delete_fields(self, user_mgt_app):
             'testuser',
             display_name=auth.DELETE_ATTRIBUTE,
             photo_url=auth.DELETE_ATTRIBUTE,
-            phone_number=auth.DELETE_ATTRIBUTE)
+            phone_number=auth.DELETE_ATTRIBUTE,
+            email=auth.DELETE_ATTRIBUTE)
         request = json.loads(recorder[0].body.decode())
         assert request == {
             'localId' : 'testuser',
             'deleteAttribute' : ['DISPLAY_NAME', 'PHOTO_URL'],
-            'deleteProvider' : ['phone'],
+            'deleteProvider' : ['phone', 'email'],
         }
 
     def test_update_user_error(self, user_mgt_app):
@@ -681,6 +682,17 @@ def test_update_user_delete_provider_and_phone(self, user_mgt_app, arg):
         assert len(set(request['deleteProvider'])) == len(request['deleteProvider'])
         assert set(arg) - set(request['deleteProvider']) == set()
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [['email', 'phone', 'google.com']])
+    def test_update_user_delete_provider_and_email(self, user_mgt_app, arg):
+        user_mgt, recorder = _instrument_user_manager(user_mgt_app, 200, '{"localId":"testuser"}')
+        user_mgt.update_user('testuser', 
+                             email='yuvi@gmail.com',
+                             providers_to_delete=arg)
+        request = json.loads(recorder[0].body.decode())
+        assert 'email' in request['deleteProvider']
+        assert len(set(request['deleteProvider'])) == len(request['deleteProvider'])
+        assert set(arg) - set(request['deleteProvider']) == set()
+
 class TestSetCustomUserClaims:
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', INVALID_STRINGS + ['a'*129])