diff --git a/zerver/actions/user_groups.py b/zerver/actions/user_groups.py
index a9ca6c57b5..c55b0503a0 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/user_groups.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/user_groups.py
@@ -402,12 +402,10 @@ def do_send_delete_user_group_event(realm: Realm, user_group_id: int, realm_id:
     send_event(realm, event, active_user_ids(realm_id))
 
 
-def check_delete_user_group(
-    user_group_id: int, user_profile: UserProfile, *, acting_user: Optional[UserProfile]
-) -> None:
-    user_group = access_user_group_by_id(user_group_id, user_profile, for_read=False)
+def check_delete_user_group(user_group_id: int, *, acting_user: UserProfile) -> None:
+    user_group = access_user_group_by_id(user_group_id, acting_user, for_read=False)
     user_group.delete()
-    do_send_delete_user_group_event(user_profile.realm, user_group_id, user_profile.realm.id)
+    do_send_delete_user_group_event(acting_user.realm, user_group_id, acting_user.realm.id)
 
 
 @transaction.atomic(savepoint=False)
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_events.py b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
index 168d676acf..0f87fe14eb 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ class NormalActionsTest(BaseAction):
 
         # Test remove event
         events = self.verify_action(
-            lambda: check_delete_user_group(backend.id, othello, acting_user=None)
+            lambda: check_delete_user_group(backend.id, acting_user=othello)
         )
         check_user_group_remove("events[0]", events[0])
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/user_groups.py b/zerver/views/user_groups.py
index 593b581202..27d6af1ec1 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_groups.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_groups.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def delete_user_group(
     user_profile: UserProfile,
     user_group_id: int = REQ(json_validator=check_int, path_only=True),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
-    check_delete_user_group(user_group_id, user_profile, acting_user=user_profile)
+    check_delete_user_group(user_group_id, acting_user=user_profile)
     return json_success(request)