1 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
index b196b1e038..02998cbff7 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
@@ -104,26 +104,17 @@ public class ArtistsValidator
             IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.MusicArtist],
             IsDeadArtist = true,
             IsLocked = false
-        }).Cast<MusicArtist>().ToList();
+        }).Cast<MusicArtist>()
+        .Where(item => item.IsAccessedByName)
+        .ToList();
 
         foreach (var item in deadEntities)
         {
-            if (!item.IsAccessedByName)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             _logger.LogInformation("Deleting dead {ItemType} {ItemId} {ItemName}", item.GetType().Name, item.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), item.Name);
-
-            _libraryManager.DeleteItem(
-                item,
-                new DeleteOptions
-                {
-                    DeleteFileLocation = false
-                },
-                false);
         }
 
+        _libraryManager.DeleteItemsUnsafeFast(deadEntities, deleteSourceFiles: true);
+
         progress.Report(100);
     }
 }