diff --git a/doc/guide.tex b/doc/guide.tex
index 97796eef0..bc077095f 100644
--- a/doc/guide.tex
+++ b/doc/guide.tex
@@ -3838,10 +3838,11 @@ enables end users to use a \XMPP{} client to:
 
 Options:
 \begin{description}
-\titem{\{access, AccessName\}} \ind{options!access}This option can be configured to specify
-  rules to restrict registration. If a rule returns `deny' on the requested
-  user name, registration for that user name is denied. (there are no
-  restrictions by default).
+\titem{\{access, AccessName\}} \ind{options!access}
+  Specify rules to restrict what usernames can be registered and unregistered.
+  If a rule returns `deny' on the requested username,
+  registration and unregistration of that user name is denied.
+  There are no restrictions by default.
 \titem{\{access\_from, AccessName\}} \ind{options!access\_from}By default, \ejabberd{}
   doesn't allow to register new accounts from s2s or existing c2s sessions. You can
   change it by defining access rule in this option. Use with care: allowing registration
diff --git a/src/mod_register.erl b/src/mod_register.erl
index c3741d637..e7f51bb31 100644
--- a/src/mod_register.erl
+++ b/src/mod_register.erl
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ process_iq(From, To,
 	    PTag = exmpp_xml:get_element(SubEl, 'password'),
 	    RTag = exmpp_xml:get_element(SubEl, 'remove'),
 	    Server = exmpp_jid:prep_domain_as_list(To),
+	    Access = gen_mod:get_module_opt(Server, ?MODULE, access, all),
+	    AllowRemove = (allow == acl:match_rule(Server, Access, From)),
 	    if
-		(UTag /= undefined) and (RTag /= undefined) ->
+		(UTag /= undefined) and (RTag /= undefined) and AllowRemove ->
 		    User = exmpp_xml:get_cdata_as_list(UTag),
 		    case {exmpp_jid:node_as_list(From), exmpp_jid:prep_domain_as_list(From)} of
 		    {User, Server} ->
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ process_iq(From, To,
                                     exmpp_iq:error(IQ_Rec, 'bad-request')
 			    end
 		    end;
-		(UTag == undefined) and (RTag /= undefined) ->
+		(UTag == undefined) and (RTag /= undefined) and AllowRemove ->
 		    case {exmpp_jid:node_as_list(From),
                   exmpp_jid:prep_domain_as_list(From),
                   exmpp_jid:resource_as_list(From)}of