1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
index badd6f1183..fc5a2fa0c5 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
@@ -114,16 +114,10 @@ public class GenresValidator
         foreach (var item in deadEntities)
         {
             _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);
     }
 }