diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
index c87b1f55e..f72006e2e 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl Args {
         let identity = self.read_identity(name)?;
         if let Secret::SecureStore { entry_name } = identity {
             let entry = StellarEntry::new(&entry_name)?;
-            match entry.delete_password() {
+            match entry.delete_seed_phrase() {
                 Ok(()) => {}
                 Err(e) => match e {
                     signer::keyring::Error::Keyring(keyring::Error::NoEntry) => {
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/signer/keyring.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/signer/keyring.rs
index 7d8f43bcb..b2359ef30 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/signer/keyring.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/signer/keyring.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl StellarEntry {
         Ok(self.keyring.get_password()?.parse()?)
     }
 
-    pub fn delete_password(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn delete_seed_phrase(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(self.keyring.delete_credential()?)
     }
 
@@ -150,23 +150,26 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_delete_password() {
+    fn test_delete_seed_phrase() {
         set_default_credential_builder(mock::default_credential_builder());
 
-        // add a keyring entry
+        //create a seed phrase
+        let seed_phrase = crate::config::secret::seed_phrase_from_seed(None).unwrap();
+
+        // create a keyring entry and set the seed_phrase
         let entry = StellarEntry::new("test").unwrap();
-        entry.set_password("test password".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        entry.set_seed_phrase(seed_phrase).unwrap();
 
         // assert it is there
-        let get_password_result = entry.get_password();
-        assert!(get_password_result.is_ok());
+        let get_seed_phrase_result = entry.get_seed_phrase();
+        assert!(get_seed_phrase_result.is_ok());
 
         // delete the password
-        let delete_password_result = entry.delete_password();
-        assert!(delete_password_result.is_ok());
+        let delete_seed_phrase_result = entry.delete_seed_phrase();
+        assert!(delete_seed_phrase_result.is_ok());
 
         // confirm the entry is gone
-        let get_password_result = entry.get_password();
+        let get_password_result = entry.get_seed_phrase();
         assert!(get_password_result.is_err());
         assert!(matches!(
             get_password_result.unwrap_err(),