diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_uploads.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_uploads.rb
index d84fddce302..a4bb083ce33 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_uploads.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_uploads.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Jobs
         .where("retain_hours IS NULL OR created_at < current_timestamp - interval '1 hour' * retain_hours")
         .where("created_at < ?", grace_period.hour.ago)
         .where(url: "")
-        .destroy_all
+        .find_each(&:destroy!)
 
       return unless SiteSetting.clean_up_uploads?