diff --git a/app/models/snapshot.rb b/app/models/snapshot.rb
index db5a4b958..29ae84e9c 100644
--- a/app/models/snapshot.rb
+++ b/app/models/snapshot.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ class Snapshot < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to  :scorer, optional: true # shouldn't be optional!
 
   # see the call back delete_associated_objects for special delete logic.
-  has_many    :snapshot_queries, dependent: :delete_all
+  # rubocop:disable Rails/HasManyOrHasOneDependent
+  has_many    :snapshot_queries
+  # rubocop:enable Rails/HasManyOrHasOneDependent
   has_many :snapshot_docs,
            through: :snapshot_queries
 
diff --git a/app/services/fetch_service.rb b/app/services/fetch_service.rb
index b0d27f090..e61bf7e04 100644
--- a/app/services/fetch_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/fetch_service.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def complete
     # Keep the first snapshot, and the most recents, deleting the ones out of the middle.
     # Not the best sampling!
     snapshot_to_delete = @case.snapshots[1..((@options[:snapshot_limit] * -1) + @case.snapshots.count)]
-    snapshot_to_delete&.each(&:destroy)
+    # snapshot_to_delete&.each(&:destroy)
+    snapshot_to_delete.each(&:destroy!)
   end
 
   # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength