diff --git a/src/pqxxbackend.cpp b/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
index 0f76ced9..af0e690f 100644
--- a/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ bool PQXXBackend::getBuddies(long id, std::list<BuddyInfo> &roster) {
 bool PQXXBackend::removeUser(long id) {
 	try {
 		pqxx::nontransaction txn(*m_conn);
-		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "users SET id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
-		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "buddies SET user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
-		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "user_settings SET user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
-		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "buddies_settings SET user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
+		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "users WHERE id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
+		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "buddies WHERE user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
+		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "user_settings WHERE user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
+		txn.exec("DELETE FROM " + m_prefix + "buddies_settings WHERE user_id=" + pqxx::to_string(id));
 
 		return true;
 	}