1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
index fac5cfc35..11d4c9f16 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
@@ -43,12 +44,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
             var numComplete = 0;
             var count = items.Count;
 
+            var validIds = new List<Guid>();
+            
             foreach (var name in items)
             {
                 try
                 {
                     var itemByName = _libraryManager.GetGenre(name);
 
+                    validIds.Add(itemByName.Id);
+
                     await itemByName.RefreshMetadata(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
                 catch (OperationCanceledException)
@@ -69,6 +74,28 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
                 progress.Report(percent);
             }
 
+            var allIds = _libraryManager.GetItemIds(new InternalItemsQuery
+            {
+                IncludeItemTypes = new[] { typeof(Genre).Name }
+            });
+
+            var invalidIds = allIds
+                .Except(validIds)
+                .ToList();
+
+            foreach (var id in invalidIds)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                
+                var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(id);
+
+                await _libraryManager.DeleteItem(item, new DeleteOptions
+                {
+                    DeleteFileLocation = false
+
+                }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+
             progress.Report(100);
         }
     }