diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
index b35f5cdcd..ea852748e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
     render_error(conn, :not_found, "No such permission_group")
   end
 
+  def right_delete(%{assigns: %{user: %{nickname: nickname}}} = conn, %{"nickname" => nickname}) do
+    render_error(conn, :forbidden, "You can't revoke your own admin status.")
+  end
+
   def right_delete(
         %{assigns: %{user: admin}} = conn,
         %{
@@ -265,10 +269,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
     json(conn, fields)
   end
 
-  def right_delete(%{assigns: %{user: %{nickname: nickname}}} = conn, %{"nickname" => nickname}) do
-    render_error(conn, :forbidden, "You can't revoke your own admin status.")
-  end
-
   @doc "Get a password reset token (base64 string) for given nickname"
   def get_password_reset(conn, %{"nickname" => nickname}) do
     (%User{local: true} = user) = User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname)