diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20200326160326-remove_dangling_image_urls.js b/backend/src/db/migrations/20200326160326-remove_dangling_image_urls.js
index aa3d2750c..a77ac360c 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20200326160326-remove_dangling_image_urls.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20200326160326-remove_dangling_image_urls.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function up(next) {
       `
       MATCH(image:Image)
       WHERE image.url IN $danglingUrls
-      REMOVE image.url
+      DETACH DELETE image
     `,
       { danglingUrls },
     )