diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/web/admin/AdminUserResource.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/web/admin/AdminUserResource.java
index b2fb3b4fadd2..3f25c36d8a67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/web/admin/AdminUserResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/web/admin/AdminUserResource.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.ServletUriComponentsBuilder;
 
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteUser(@PathVariable String login) {
      * @return the ResponseEntity with status 200 (OK)
      */
     @DeleteMapping("users")
-    public ResponseEntity<List<String>> deleteUsers(@RequestParam(name = "login") List<String> logins) {
+    public ResponseEntity<List<String>> deleteUsers(@RequestBody List<String> logins) {
         log.debug("REST request to delete {} users", logins.size());
         List<String> deletedUsers = Collections.synchronizedList(new java.util.ArrayList<>());
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/core/user/admin-user.service.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/core/user/admin-user.service.ts
index 0614e9229d3b..73e14d154597 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/core/user/admin-user.service.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/core/user/admin-user.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { HttpClient, HttpParams, HttpResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { HttpClient, HttpResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { createRequestOption } from 'app/shared/util/request.util';
@@ -94,11 +94,7 @@ export class AdminUserService {
      * @return Observable<HttpResponse<void>>
      */
     deleteUsers(logins: string[]): Observable<HttpResponse<void>> {
-        let params = new HttpParams();
-        for (const login of logins) {
-            params = params.append('login', login);
-        }
-        return this.http.delete<void>(`${this.resourceUrl}`, { params, observe: 'response' });
+        return this.http.delete<void>(`${this.resourceUrl}`, { body: logins, observe: 'response' });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/user/util/UserTestService.java b/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/user/util/UserTestService.java
index 527230b8c446..77ea61f417ee 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/user/util/UserTestService.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/user/util/UserTestService.java
@@ -217,10 +217,8 @@ public void deleteUsers(String currentUserLogin) throws Exception {
         var users = Set.of(userUtilService.getUserByLogin(TEST_PREFIX + "student1"), userUtilService.getUserByLogin(TEST_PREFIX + "tutor1"),
                 userUtilService.getUserByLogin(TEST_PREFIX + "editor1"), userUtilService.getUserByLogin(TEST_PREFIX + "instructor1"));
 
-        LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String> params = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
-        users.stream().map(User::getLogin).forEach(login -> params.add("login", login));
-
-        request.delete("/api/admin/users", HttpStatus.OK, params);
+        var logins = users.stream().map(User::getLogin).toList();
+        request.delete("/api/admin/users", HttpStatus.OK, logins);
 
         for (var user : users) {
             final var deletedUser = userTestRepository.findById(user.getId()).orElseThrow();