diff --git a/openpype/modules/ftrack/event_handlers_user/action_delete_asset.py b/openpype/modules/ftrack/event_handlers_user/action_delete_asset.py
index ecb5b1e041..c20491349f 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/event_handlers_user/action_delete_asset.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/event_handlers_user/action_delete_asset.py
@@ -549,11 +549,13 @@ class DeleteAssetSubset(BaseAction):
                 ftrack_proc_txt, ", ".join(ftrack_ids_to_delete)
             ))
 
-            ftrack_ents_to_delete = (
+            entities_by_link_len = (
                 self._filter_entities_to_delete(ftrack_ids_to_delete, session)
             )
-            for entity in ftrack_ents_to_delete:
-                session.delete(entity)
+            for link_len in sorted(entities_by_link_len.keys(), reverse=True):
+                for entity in entities_by_link_len[link_len]:
+                    session.delete(entity)
+
                 try:
                     session.commit()
                 except Exception:
@@ -612,29 +614,11 @@ class DeleteAssetSubset(BaseAction):
                 joined_ids_to_delete
             )
         ).all()
-        filtered = to_delete_entities[:]
-        while True:
-            changed = False
-            _filtered = filtered[:]
-            for entity in filtered:
-                entity_id = entity["id"]
+        entities_by_link_len = collections.defaultdict(list)
+        for entity in to_delete_entities:
+            entities_by_link_len[len(entity["link"])].append(entity)
 
-                for _entity in tuple(_filtered):
-                    if entity_id == _entity["id"]:
-                        continue
-
-                    for _link in _entity["link"]:
-                        if entity_id == _link["id"] and _entity in _filtered:
-                            _filtered.remove(_entity)
-                            changed = True
-                            break
-
-            filtered = _filtered
-
-            if not changed:
-                break
-
-        return filtered
+        return entities_by_link_len
 
     def report_handle(self, report_messages, project_name, event):
         if not report_messages: