diff --git a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
index 989037820..682fb2775 100755
--- a/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/java/registry/src/main/java/dev/sunbirdrc/registry/service/impl/RegistryServiceImpl.java
@@ -483,7 +483,11 @@ private void doDelete(IRegistryDao registryDao, VertexReader vr, Set<String> pre
             itemUuid = ArrayHelper.unquoteString(itemUuid);
             if (!updatedUuids.contains(itemUuid)) {
                 // delete this item
-                registryDao.deleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                if(isHardDeleteEnabled) {
+                    registryDao.hardDeleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                } else {
+                    registryDao.deleteEntity(uuidVertexMap.get(itemUuid));
+                }
             }
         }
     }