diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/models.py
index 5b824139bb..0ae3b9d6c8 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/models.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_delete, post_save, pre_delete, pre_sav
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
 from opaque_keys.edx.django.models import CourseKeyField
+from openedx.core.djangolib.model_mixins import DeletableByUserValue
 
 # Currently, the "student" app is responsible for
 # accounts, profiles, enrollments, and the student dashboard.
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class UserCourseTag(models.Model):
         unique_together = ("user", "course_id", "key")
 
 
-class UserOrgTag(TimeStampedModel):
+class UserOrgTag(TimeStampedModel, DeletableByUserValue):  # pylint: disable=model-missing-unicode
     """
     Per-Organization user tags.
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_models.py
index ba23299bf4..7af667054e 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_models.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 
 from ..tests.factories import UserPreferenceFactory, UserCourseTagFactory, UserOrgTagFactory
-from ..models import UserPreference
+from ..models import UserPreference, UserOrgTag
 from ..preferences.api import set_user_preference
 
 
@@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ class UserPreferenceModelTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(tag.value, "barfoo")
         self.assertNotEqual(original_modified, tag.modified)
 
+    def test_retire_user_org_tags_by_user_value(self):
+        """Create org specific user tags and confirm all properties are set """
+        user = UserFactory.create()
+        course = CourseFactory.create()
+        UserOrgTagFactory.create(user=user, org=course.id.org, key="testkey", value="foobar")
+        UserOrgTagFactory.create(user=user, org=course.id.org + "x", key="testkey", value="foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(len(UserOrgTag.objects.filter(user_id=user.id)), 2)
+        # Delete the tags by user value. Ensure the rows no longer exist.
+        UserOrgTag.delete_by_user_value(user.id, "user_id")
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(UserOrgTag.objects.filter(user_id=user.id)), 0)
+
+    def test_retire_user_org_tags_only_deletes_user(self):
+        """Create org specific user tags and confirm all properties are set """
+        user = UserFactory.create()
+        other_user = UserFactory.create()
+        course = CourseFactory.create()
+        UserOrgTagFactory.create(user=user, org=course.id.org, key="testkey", value="foobar")
+        UserOrgTagFactory.create(user=other_user, org=course.id.org, key="testkey", value="foobar")
+        # Delete the tags by user value. Ensure the other user's row is still present.
+        UserOrgTag.delete_by_user_value(user.id, "user_id")
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(UserOrgTag.objects.filter(user_id=other_user.id)), 1)
+
     def test_get_value(self):
         """Verifies the behavior of get_value."""