diff --git a/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py b/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
index ba9e5caf7d..c4f5e78180 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
+++ b/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 
 from django.utils.timezone import now as timezone_now
 
-from zerver.lib.actions import do_add_reaction, do_add_realm_filter, update_user_presence
+from zerver.lib.actions import (
+    do_add_reaction,
+    do_add_realm_filter,
+    do_create_user,
+    update_user_presence,
+)
 from zerver.lib.events import do_events_register
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.models import Client, Message, UserGroup, UserPresence, get_realm
@@ -217,3 +222,13 @@ def upload_custom_emoji() -> Dict[str, object]:
     return {
         "filename": "zerver/tests/images/animated_img.gif",
     }
+
+@openapi_param_value_generator(["/users/{user_id}:delete"])
+def deactivate_user() -> Dict[str, object]:
+    user_profile = do_create_user(
+        email='testuser@zulip.com', password=None,
+        full_name='test_user', realm=get_realm('zulip')
+    )
+    return {
+        "user_id": user_profile.id
+    }
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py b/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
index 33deb271e3..81f4b8b93b 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
+++ b/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ def test_generated_curl_examples_for_success(client: Client) -> None:
     # on "add" tests coming before "remove" tests in some cases.  We
     # should try to either avoid ordering dependencies or make them
     # very explicit.
-    for file_name in sorted(
-        glob.glob("templates/zerver/api/*.md"),
-        key=lambda file_name: (file_name == "templates/zerver/api/deactivate-user.md", file_name),
-    ):
+    for file_name in sorted(glob.glob("templates/zerver/api/*.md")):
         documentation_lines = open(file_name).readlines()
         for line in documentation_lines:
             # A typical example from the Markdown source looks like this: