diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/mod.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/mod.py
index 0461da3..e88b555 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/mod.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/mod.py
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ async def remove_member(guild_id: int, member_id: int):
     WHERE guild_id = $1 AND user_id = $2
     """, guild_id, member_id)
 
-    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_user(member_id, 'GUILD_DELETE', {
-        'guild_id': guild_id,
-        'unavailable': False,
-    })
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_user_guild(
+        member_id, guild_id, 'GUILD_DELETE', {
+            'guild_id': str(guild_id),
+            'unavailable': False,
+        })
 
     await app.dispatcher.unsub('guild', guild_id, member_id)
 
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch(
+        'lazy_guild', guild_id, 'remove_member', member_id)
+
     await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild(guild_id, 'GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE', {
         'guild_id': str(guild_id),
         'user': await app.storage.get_user(member_id),
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/users.py b/litecord/blueprints/users.py
index bf45206..f6e0e21 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/users.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/users.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ..schemas import validate, USER_UPDATE
 from .guilds import guild_check
 from .auth import check_password
 from litecord.auth import hash_data, check_username_usage
+from litecord.blueprints.guild.mod import remove_member
 
 bp = Blueprint('user', __name__)
 
@@ -245,27 +246,7 @@ async def leave_guild(guild_id: int):
     user_id = await token_check()
     await guild_check(user_id, guild_id)
 
-    await app.db.execute("""
-    DELETE FROM members
-    WHERE user_id = $1 AND guild_id = $2
-    """, user_id, guild_id)
-
-    # first dispatch guild delete to the user,
-    # then remove from the guild,
-    # then tell the others that the member was removed
-    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_user_guild(
-        user_id, guild_id, 'GUILD_DELETE', {
-            'id': str(guild_id),
-            'unavailable': False,
-        }
-    )
-
-    await app.dispatcher.unsub('guild', guild_id, user_id)
-
-    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild('GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE', {
-        'guild_id': str(guild_id),
-        'user': await app.storage.get_user(user_id)
-    })
+    await remove_member(guild_id, user_id)
 
     return '', 204
 
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py b/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
index 74c46da..2780877 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
@@ -860,6 +860,43 @@ class GuildMemberList:
 
         return await self.resync_by_item(user_index)
 
+    async def remove_member(self, user_id: int):
+        """Remove a member from the list."""
+        if not self.list:
+            log.warning('lazy: unitialized, ignoring del uid {}',
+                        user_id)
+            return
+
+        # we need the old index to resync later on
+        old_idx = self.get_item_index(user_id)
+
+        try:
+            pres = self.list.presences.pop(user_id)
+        except KeyError:
+            log.warning('lazy: unknown pres uid {}', user_id)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            member = self.list.members.pop(user_id)
+        except KeyError:
+            log.warning('lazy: unknown member uid {}', user_id)
+            return
+
+        group_id = await self.get_group_for_member(
+            user_id, member['roles'], pres['status'])
+
+        if not group_id:
+            log.warning('lazy: unknown group uid {}', user_id)
+            return
+
+        self.list.data[group_id].remove(user_id)
+
+        if old_idx is None:
+            log.warning('lazy: unknown old idx uid {}', user_id)
+            return
+
+        await self.resync_by_item(old_idx)
+
     async def pres_update(self, user_id: int,
                           partial_presence: Presence):
         """Update a presence inside the member list.
@@ -1273,3 +1310,7 @@ class LazyGuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
     async def _handle_new_member(self, guild_id, user_id: int):
         await self._call_all_lists(
             guild_id, 'new_member', user_id)
+
+    async def _handle_remove_member(self, guild_id, user_id: int):
+        await self._call_all_lists(
+            guild_id, 'remove_member', user_id)