diff --git a/application/admin/controllers/DataController.php b/application/admin/controllers/DataController.php
index bb9cf70e..a83f97e9 100755
--- a/application/admin/controllers/DataController.php
+++ b/application/admin/controllers/DataController.php
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ class Admin_DataController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 		{
 			$sql="delete from metadata where id=?";
 			try {
-				$this->db->query("delete from mdauthor where uuid in (select uuid from metadata where id=?)",array($delete));
 				$this->db->query("delete from mdstatus where uuid in (select uuid from metadata where id=?)",array($delete));
 				$this->db->query($sql,array($delete));