# Topic deletion should clear assignment

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-deletion-should-clear-assignment/271996
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** assign, fixed
**Created:** [July 18, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-deletion-should-clear-assignment/271996 "2023-07-18T14:43:33Z")
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### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-deletion-should-clear-assignment/271996/11 "2025-08-27T10:19:03Z")

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> [@ganncamp](#):
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> - User creates a thread
> - We assign the thread to a group
> - User deletes the thread
> - The group can’t clear all its assignments because it can’t find the deleted, still assigned post

We just merged a [fix](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/34564) and it is deployed to your site.

I’ll leave this topic open for two weeks in case of any further issues.

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