diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/UserManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/UserManagementServiceImpl.java
index ca1ad45d1d3..fcb5a7db6cf 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/UserManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/UserManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class UserManagementServiceImpl implements UserManagementService {
                 }
             }
             rolesToDelete.remove(ROLE_EVERYONE);
+            rolesToAdd.remove(ROLE_EVERYONE);
             userStoreManager.updateRoleListOfUser(username,
                                                   rolesToDelete.toArray(new String[rolesToDelete.size()]),
                                                   rolesToAdd.toArray(new String[rolesToAdd.size()]));