diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Security/MemberSignInManager.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Security/MemberSignInManager.cs
index a624129bab..4517a0d865 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Security/MemberSignInManager.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Security/MemberSignInManager.cs
@@ -303,19 +303,16 @@ public class MemberSignInManager : UmbracoSignInManager<MemberIdentityUser>, IMe
             return await SignInOrTwoFactorAsync(autoLinkUser, false, loginInfo.LoginProvider);
         }
 
-        // If this fails, we should really delete the user since it will be in an inconsistent state!
-        IdentityResult? deleteResult = await UserManager.DeleteAsync(autoLinkUser);
-        if (deleteResult.Succeeded)
-        {
-            var errors = linkResult.Errors.Select(x => x.Description).ToList();
-            return AutoLinkSignInResult.FailedLinkingUser(errors);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // DOH! ... this isn't good, combine all errors to be shown
-            var errors = linkResult.Errors.Concat(deleteResult.Errors).Select(x => x.Description).ToList();
-            return AutoLinkSignInResult.FailedLinkingUser(errors);
-        }
+        // If this fails, we should disapprove the member,as it is now in an inconsistent state.
+        return await HandleFailedLinkingUser(autoLinkUser, linkResult);
+    }
+
+    protected Task<AutoLinkSignInResult> HandleFailedLinkingUser(MemberIdentityUser autoLinkUser, IdentityResult linkResult)
+    {
+        var errors = linkResult.Errors.Select(x => x.Description).ToList();
+
+        Logger.LogError("Failed to external link user. The following errors happened: {errors}", errors);
+        return Task.FromResult(AutoLinkSignInResult.FailedLinkingUser(errors));
     }
 
     private void LogFailedExternalLogin(ExternalLoginInfo loginInfo, MemberIdentityUser user) =>