diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/accounts/avatars_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/accounts/avatars_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b18c4296fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/accounts/avatars_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Admin
+  class Accounts::AvatarsController < BaseController
+    before_action :set_account
+
+    def destroy
+      authorize @account, :remove_avatar?
+
+      @account.avatar = nil
+      @account.save!
+
+      log_action :remove_avatar, @account.user
+
+      redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id), notice: t('admin.accounts.removed_avatar_msg', username: @account.acct)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def set_account
+      @account = Account.find(params[:account_id])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/accounts/headers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/accounts/headers_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26b3e97c190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/accounts/headers_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Admin
+  class Accounts::HeadersController < BaseController
+    before_action :set_account
+
+    def destroy
+      authorize @account, :remove_header?
+
+      @account.header = nil
+      @account.save!
+
+      log_action :remove_header, @account.user
+
+      redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id), notice: t('admin.accounts.removed_header_msg', username: @account.acct)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def set_account
+      @account = Account.find(params[:account_id])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
index e1406930147..321282ab295 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -106,28 +106,6 @@ module Admin
       redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id), notice: I18n.t('admin.accounts.redownloaded_msg', username: @account.acct)
     end
 
-    def remove_avatar
-      authorize @account, :remove_avatar?
-
-      @account.avatar = nil
-      @account.save!
-
-      log_action :remove_avatar, @account.user
-
-      redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id), notice: I18n.t('admin.accounts.removed_avatar_msg', username: @account.acct)
-    end
-
-    def remove_header
-      authorize @account, :remove_header?
-
-      @account.header = nil
-      @account.save!
-
-      log_action :remove_header, @account.user
-
-      redirect_to admin_account_path(@account.id), notice: I18n.t('admin.accounts.removed_header_msg', username: @account.acct)
-    end
-
     def unblock_email
       authorize @account, :unblock_email?
 
diff --git a/app/views/admin/accounts/_local_account.html.haml b/app/views/admin/accounts/_local_account.html.haml
index bff752332c6..973609904d9 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/accounts/_local_account.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/accounts/_local_account.html.haml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 - if account.avatar?
   %tr
     %th= t('admin.accounts.avatar')
-    %td= table_link_to 'delete', t('admin.accounts.remove_avatar'), remove_avatar_admin_account_path(account.id), method: :post, data: { confirm: t('admin.accounts.are_you_sure') } if can?(:remove_avatar, account)
+    %td= table_link_to 'delete', t('admin.accounts.remove_avatar'), admin_account_avatar_path(account.id), method: :delete, data: { confirm: t('admin.accounts.are_you_sure') } if can?(:remove_avatar, account)
     %td
 - if account.header?
   %tr
     %th= t('admin.accounts.header')
-    %td= table_link_to 'delete', t('admin.accounts.remove_header'), remove_header_admin_account_path(account.id), method: :post, data: { confirm: t('admin.accounts.are_you_sure') } if can?(:remove_header, account)
+    %td= table_link_to 'delete', t('admin.accounts.remove_header'), admin_account_header_path(account.id), method: :delete, data: { confirm: t('admin.accounts.are_you_sure') } if can?(:remove_header, account)
     %td
 %tr
   %th= t('admin.accounts.role')
diff --git a/config/routes/admin.rb b/config/routes/admin.rb
index 97f84da44e7..52879271f74 100644
--- a/config/routes/admin.rb
+++ b/config/routes/admin.rb
@@ -131,14 +131,17 @@ namespace :admin do
   resources :report_notes, only: [:create, :destroy]
 
   resources :accounts, only: [:index, :show, :destroy] do
+    scope module: :accounts do
+      resource :header, only: :destroy
+      resource :avatar, only: :destroy
+    end
+
     member do
       post :enable
       post :unsensitive
       post :unsilence
       post :unsuspend
       post :redownload
-      post :remove_avatar
-      post :remove_header
       post :memorialize
       post :approve
       post :reject
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
index 2ec3bca746c..b1405891967 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -280,29 +280,6 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::AccountsController do
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'POST #remove_avatar' do
-    subject { post :remove_avatar, params: { id: account.id } }
-
-    let(:current_user) { Fabricate(:user, role: role) }
-    let(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
-
-    context 'when user is admin' do
-      let(:role) { UserRole.find_by(name: 'Admin') }
-
-      it 'succeeds in removing avatar' do
-        expect(subject).to redirect_to admin_account_path(account.id)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when user is not admin' do
-      let(:role) { UserRole.everyone }
-
-      it 'fails to remove avatar' do
-        expect(subject).to have_http_status 403
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'POST #unblock_email' do
     subject { post :unblock_email, params: { id: account.id } }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95292fdd04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Admin Accounts Avatar' do
+  before { sign_in user }
+
+  describe 'DELETE #destroy' do
+    let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, role: role) }
+    let(:account) { Fabricate(:account, avatar: fixture_file_upload('avatar.gif', 'image/gif')) }
+
+    context 'when user is not admin' do
+      let(:role) { UserRole.everyone }
+
+      it 'fails to remove avatar' do
+        delete "/admin/accounts/#{account.id}/avatar"
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status 403
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5582e8c28dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Admin Accounts Header' do
+  before { sign_in user }
+
+  describe 'DELETE #destroy' do
+    let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, role: role) }
+    let(:account) { Fabricate(:account, header: fixture_file_upload('attachment.jpg', 'image/jpeg')) }
+
+    context 'when user is not admin' do
+      let(:role) { UserRole.everyone }
+
+      it 'fails to remove header' do
+        delete "/admin/accounts/#{account.id}/header"
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status 403
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..933dbc6b71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/admin/accounts/avatar_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Admin Accounts Avatar' do
+  before { sign_in user }
+
+  let(:user) { Fabricate(:admin_user) }
+
+  describe 'Deleting an account avatar' do
+    let(:account) { Fabricate(:account, avatar: fixture_file_upload('avatar.gif', 'image/gif')) }
+
+    it 'succeeds in removing avatar' do
+      visit admin_account_path(account.id)
+
+      expect { submit_delete }
+        .to change { account.reload.avatar_file_name }.to(be_blank)
+        .and change(Admin::ActionLog, :count).by(1)
+      expect(page)
+        .to have_content I18n.t('admin.accounts.removed_avatar_msg', username: account.acct)
+    end
+
+    def submit_delete
+      click_on I18n.t('admin.accounts.remove_avatar')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc9d4d4c068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/admin/accounts/header_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Admin Accounts Header' do
+  before { sign_in user }
+
+  let(:user) { Fabricate(:admin_user) }
+
+  describe 'Deleting an account header' do
+    let(:account) { Fabricate(:account, header: fixture_file_upload('attachment.jpg', 'image/jpeg')) }
+
+    it 'succeeds in removing header' do
+      visit admin_account_path(account.id)
+
+      expect { submit_delete }
+        .to change { account.reload.header_file_name }.to(be_blank)
+        .and change(Admin::ActionLog, :count).by(1)
+      expect(page)
+        .to have_content I18n.t('admin.accounts.removed_header_msg', username: account.acct)
+    end
+
+    def submit_delete
+      click_on I18n.t('admin.accounts.remove_header')
+    end
+  end
+end