diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 99adc0db4..e0cef5be6 100755
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2018-02-07 DariusIII
+	* Chg: Do not use delete_release stored procedure anymore to delete releases, FK's do it
 	* Chg: Remove yydecode setting check from yenc, will be dropped at later date
 2018-02-06 DariusIII
 	* Chg: Update nunomaduro/collision to version 1.1.22
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_01_22_220858_add_stored_procedures.php b/database/migrations/2018_01_22_220858_add_stored_procedures.php
index 986fd606c..a34428b90 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2018_01_22_220858_add_stored_procedures.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_01_22_220858_add_stored_procedures.php
@@ -47,32 +47,7 @@ class AddStoredProcedures extends Migration
     END LOOP;
     CLOSE cur1;
   END;
-
-
-CREATE PROCEDURE delete_release(IN is_numeric BOOLEAN, IN identifier VARCHAR(40))
-  COMMENT "Cascade deletes release from child tables when parent row is deleted"
-  COMMENT "If is_numeric is true, identifier should be the releases_id, if false the guid"
-
-  main: BEGIN
-
-    DECLARE where_constr VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT "";
-
-    IF is_numeric IS TRUE
-    THEN
-      DELETE r
-      FROM releases r
-      WHERE r.id = identifier;
-
-    ELSEIF is_numeric IS FALSE
-    THEN
-      DELETE r
-      FROM releases r
-      WHERE r.guid = identifier;
-
-    ELSE LEAVE main;
-    END IF;
-
-  END;');
+  ');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -82,6 +57,6 @@ CREATE PROCEDURE delete_release(IN is_numeric BOOLEAN, IN identifier VARCHAR(40)
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        DB::unprepared('DROP PROCEDURE loop_cbpm; DROP PROCEDURE delete_release;');
+        DB::unprepared('DROP PROCEDURE loop_cbpm;');
     }
 }
diff --git a/nntmux/Releases.php b/nntmux/Releases.php
index 69367f252..b1be2cd02 100755
--- a/nntmux/Releases.php
+++ b/nntmux/Releases.php
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class Releases
      * @param NZB          $nzb
      * @param ReleaseImage $releaseImage
      */
-    public function deleteSingle($identifiers, $nzb, $releaseImage)
+    public function deleteSingle($identifiers, $nzb, $releaseImage): void
     {
         // Delete NZB from disk.
         $nzbPath = $nzb->NZBPath($identifiers['g']);
@@ -557,15 +557,8 @@ class Releases
         // Delete from sphinx.
         $this->sphinxSearch->deleteRelease($identifiers, $this->pdo);
 
-        $param1 = false;
-        $param2 = $identifiers['g'];
-
         // Delete from DB.
-        $query = $this->pdo->Prepare('CALL delete_release(:is_numeric, :identifier)');
-        $query->bindParam(':is_numeric', $param1, \PDO::PARAM_BOOL);
-        $query->bindParam(':identifier', $param2);
-
-        $query->execute();
+        Release::query()->where('guid', $identifiers['g'])->delete();
     }
 
     /**