diff --git a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index 55964a0..ef9d634 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ const accountStatusesController: AppController = async (c) => {
 const updateCredentialsSchema = z.object({
   display_name: z.string().optional(),
   note: z.string().optional(),
-  avatar: fileSchema.optional(),
-  header: fileSchema.optional(),
+  avatar: fileSchema.or(z.literal('')).optional(),
+  header: fileSchema.or(z.literal('')).optional(),
   locked: z.boolean().optional(),
   bot: z.boolean().optional(),
   discoverable: z.boolean().optional(),
-  nip05: z.string().email().optional(),
+  nip05: z.string().email().or(z.literal('')).optional(),
   pleroma_settings_store: z.unknown().optional(),
-  lud16: z.string().email().optional(),
-  website: z.string().url().optional(),
+  lud16: z.string().email().or(z.literal('')).optional(),
+  website: z.string().url().or(z.literal('')).optional(),
 });
 
 const updateCredentialsController: AppController = async (c) => {
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ const updateCredentialsController: AppController = async (c) => {
   meta.website = website ?? meta.website;
   meta.bot = bot ?? meta.bot;
 
+  if (avatarFile === '') delete meta.picture;
+  if (headerFile === '') delete meta.banner;
+  if (nip05 === '') delete meta.nip05;
+  if (lud16 === '') delete meta.lud16;
+  if (website === '') delete meta.website;
+
   const event = await createEvent({
     kind: 0,
     content: JSON.stringify(meta),