diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_series_by_name.py b/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_series_by_name.py
index 202d9bc..1e792ca 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_series_by_name.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_series_by_name.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import connection, models
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     )
                     total_moved += video_count
 
-                dup_series.delete()
+                with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(
+                        "DELETE FROM videos_series WHERE id = %s", [dup_series.id]
+                    )
                 self.stdout.write(f"    Deleted series id={dup_series.id}")
 
             self.stdout.write(
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_videos.py b/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_videos.py
index f30684d..84c12b2 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_videos.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/videos/management/commands/merge_duplicate_videos.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import connection, models
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                         f"    Moved {scrobble_count} scrobbles from id={dup_video.id} to id={keeper.id}"
                     )
 
-                dup_video.delete()
+                with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(
+                        "DELETE FROM videos_video WHERE id = %s", [dup_video.id]
+                    )
                 self.stdout.write(f"    Deleted video id={dup_video.id}")
 
         self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("\nDone!"))