diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
index ce752b64e6898079a20a31e63c9d4054ecf88aa1..d81429c23938e28ee70f02dc3ebea54900336bc3 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       })
     }
 
-    if (collectionStatus) {
-      collection.status = 'deleted'
-      await collection.save()
-      const collectionHelper = new Collection({ collection })
-      collectionHelper.updateStatus({ newStatus: 'deleted' })
-    }
+    const collectionHelper = new Collection({ collection })
+    await collectionHelper.updateStatus({ newStatus: 'deleted' })
+
     return res.status(200).json(collection)
   } catch (e) {
     const notFoundError = await services.handleNotFoundError(e, 'Collection')