diff --git a/app/services/members/authorized_destroy_service.rb b/app/services/members/authorized_destroy_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c23f90a6a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/members/authorized_destroy_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module Members
+  class AuthorizedDestroyService < BaseService
+    attr_accessor :member, :user
+
+    def initialize(member, user = nil)
+      @member, @user = member, user
+    end
+
+    def execute
+      member.destroy
+
+      if member.request? && member.user != user
+        notification_service.decline_access_request(member)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/members/destroy_service.rb b/app/services/members/destroy_service.rb
index 15358f80208..5228da4d457 100644
--- a/app/services/members/destroy_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/members/destroy_service.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ module Members
       unless member && can?(current_user, "destroy_#{member.type.underscore}".to_sym, member)
         raise Gitlab::Access::AccessDeniedError
       end
-
-      member.destroy
-
-      if member.request? && member.user != current_user
-        notification_service.decline_access_request(member)
-      end
+      AuthorizedDestroyService.new(member, current_user).execute
     end
   end
 end