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# sysmail_delete_account_sp (Transact-SQL)
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  Deletes a Database Mail SMTP account. You can also use the Database Mail Configuration Wizard to delete an account.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sysmail_delete_account_sp { [ @account_id = ] account_id | [ @account_name = ] 'account_name' }   
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @account_id = ] account_id`
 The ID number of the account to delete. *account_id* is **int**, with no default. Either *account_id* or *account_name* must be specified.  
  
`[ @account_name = ] 'account_name'`
 The name of the account to delete. *account_name* is **sysname**, with no default. Either *account_id* or *account_name* must be specified.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Remarks  
 This procedure deletes the account specified, regardless of whether the account is in use by a profile. A profile that contains no accounts cannot successfully send e-mail.  
  
 The stored procedure **sysmail_delete_account_sp** is in the **msdb** database and is owned by the **dbo** schema. The procedure must be executed with a three-part name if the current database is not **msdb**.  
  
## Permissions  
 Execute permissions for this procedure default to members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example shows deleting  the Database Mail account named `AdventureWorks Administrator`.  
  
```  
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sysmail_delete_account_sp  
    @account_name = 'AdventureWorks Administrator' ;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Mail](../../relational-databases/database-mail/database-mail.md)   
 [Create a Database Mail Account](../../relational-databases/database-mail/create-a-database-mail-account.md)   
 [Database Mail Configuration Objects](../../relational-databases/database-mail/database-mail-configuration-objects.md)   
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 [sysmail_delete_profile_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-delete-profile-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_delete_profileaccount_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-delete-profileaccount-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_help_account_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-help-account-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_help_profile_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-help-profile-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_help_profileaccount_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-help-profileaccount-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_update_profileaccount_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-update-profileaccount-sp-transact-sql.md)