diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_add.go b/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_add.go
index d6a7443b..9f9acf7e 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_add.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_add.go
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func addInboundUserAction(ctx context.Context, client handlerService.HandlerServ
 	return err
 }
 
-func extractInboundUsers(i *core.InboundHandlerConfig) []*protocol.User {
-	if i == nil {
+func extractInboundUsers(inb *core.InboundHandlerConfig) []*protocol.User {
+	if inb == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	inst, err := i.ProxySettings.GetInstance()
+	inst, err := inb.ProxySettings.GetInstance()
 	if err != nil || inst == nil {
 		fmt.Println("failed to get inbound instance:", err)
 		return nil
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ func extractInboundsConfig(unnamedArgs []string) []conf.InboundDetourConfig {
 	return ins
 }
 
-// inbound_user_remove.go require this function too
 func executeInboundUserAction(ctx context.Context, client handlerService.HandlerServiceClient, inb conf.InboundDetourConfig, action func(ctx context.Context, client handlerService.HandlerServiceClient, tag string, user *protocol.User) error) int {
 	success := 0
 
diff --git a/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_remove.go b/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_remove.go
index c6155e97..d1261700 100644
--- a/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_remove.go
+++ b/main/commands/all/api/inbound_user_remove.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/protocol"
-
 	handlerService "github.com/xtls/xray-core/app/proxyman/command"
 	cserial "github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/serial"
 
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 var cmdRemoveInboundUsers = &base.Command{
 	CustomFlags: true,
-	UsageLine:   "{{.Exec}} api rmu [--server=127.0.0.1:8080] <c1.json> [c2.json]...",
+	UsageLine:   "{{.Exec}} api rmu [--server=127.0.0.1:8080] -tag=tag <email1> [email2]...",
 	Short:       "Remove users from inbounds",
 	Long: `
 Remove users from inbounds.
@@ -23,37 +20,43 @@ Arguments:
 		The API server address. Default 127.0.0.1:8080
 	-t, -timeout
 		Timeout seconds to call API. Default 3
+	-tag
+		Inbound tag
 Example:
-    {{.Exec}} {{.LongName}} --server=127.0.0.1:8080  c1.json c2.json
+    {{.Exec}} {{.LongName}} --server=127.0.0.1:8080 -tag="vless-in" "xray@love.com" ...
 `,
 	Run: executeRemoveUsers,
 }
 
 func executeRemoveUsers(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	setSharedFlags(cmd)
+	var tag string
+	cmd.Flag.StringVar(&tag, "tag", "", "")
 	cmd.Flag.Parse(args)
-	unnamedArgs := cmd.Flag.Args()
-	inbs := extractInboundsConfig(unnamedArgs)
+	emails := cmd.Flag.Args()
+	if len(tag) < 1 {
+		base.Fatalf("inbound tag not specified")
+	}
 
 	conn, ctx, close := dialAPIServer()
 	defer close()
 	client := handlerService.NewHandlerServiceClient(conn)
 
 	success := 0
-	for _, inb := range inbs {
-		success += executeInboundUserAction(ctx, client, inb, removeInboundUserAction)
+	for _, email := range emails {
+		fmt.Println("remove user:", email)
+		_, err := client.AlterInbound(ctx, &handlerService.AlterInboundRequest{
+			Tag: tag,
+			Operation: cserial.ToTypedMessage(
+				&handlerService.RemoveUserOperation{
+					Email: email,
+				}),
+		})
+		if err == nil {
+			success += 1
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Removed", success, "user(s) in total.")
 }
-
-func removeInboundUserAction(ctx context.Context, client handlerService.HandlerServiceClient, tag string, user *protocol.User) error {
-	fmt.Println("remove user:", user.Email)
-	_, err := client.AlterInbound(ctx, &handlerService.AlterInboundRequest{
-		Tag: tag,
-		Operation: cserial.ToTypedMessage(
-			&handlerService.RemoveUserOperation{
-				Email: user.Email,
-			}),
-	})
-	return err
-}