diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/db/user_group.py b/backend/ee/danswer/db/user_group.py
index 529112004b0..00ad159c146 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/db/user_group.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/db/user_group.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from danswer.db.models import DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair
 from danswer.db.models import DocumentSet__UserGroup
 from danswer.db.models import LLMProvider__UserGroup
+from danswer.db.models import Persona__UserGroup
 from danswer.db.models import TokenRateLimit__UserGroup
 from danswer.db.models import User
 from danswer.db.models import User__UserGroup
@@ -33,6 +34,93 @@
 logger = setup_logger()
 
 
+def _cleanup_user__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session,
+    user_group_id: int,
+    user_ids: list[UUID] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    where_clause = User__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+    if user_ids:
+        where_clause &= User__UserGroup.user_id.in_(user_ids)
+
+    user__user_group_relationships = db_session.scalars(
+        select(User__UserGroup).where(where_clause)
+    ).all()
+    for user__user_group_relationship in user__user_group_relationships:
+        db_session.delete(user__user_group_relationship)
+
+
+def _cleanup_credential__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session,
+    user_group_id: int,
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    db_session.query(Credential__UserGroup).filter(
+        Credential__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+    ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+
+
+def _cleanup_llm_provider__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    db_session.query(LLMProvider__UserGroup).filter(
+        LLMProvider__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+    ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+
+
+def _cleanup_persona__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    db_session.query(Persona__UserGroup).filter(
+        Persona__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+    ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+
+
+def _cleanup_token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships = db_session.scalars(
+        select(TokenRateLimit__UserGroup).where(
+            TokenRateLimit__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+        )
+    ).all()
+    for (
+        token_rate_limit__user_group_relationship
+    ) in token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships:
+        db_session.delete(token_rate_limit__user_group_relationship)
+
+
+def _cleanup_user_group__cc_pair_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int, outdated_only: bool
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    stmt = select(UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair).where(
+        UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair.user_group_id == user_group_id
+    )
+    if outdated_only:
+        stmt = stmt.where(
+            UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair.is_current == False  # noqa: E712
+        )
+    user_group__cc_pair_relationships = db_session.scalars(stmt)
+    for user_group__cc_pair_relationship in user_group__cc_pair_relationships:
+        db_session.delete(user_group__cc_pair_relationship)
+
+
+def _cleanup_document_set__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
+) -> None:
+    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
+    db_session.execute(
+        delete(DocumentSet__UserGroup).where(
+            DocumentSet__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
+        )
+    )
+
+
 def validate_user_creation_permissions(
     db_session: Session,
     user: User | None,
@@ -286,42 +374,6 @@ def insert_user_group(db_session: Session, user_group: UserGroupCreate) -> UserG
     return db_user_group
 
 
-def _cleanup_user__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session,
-    user_group_id: int,
-    user_ids: list[UUID] | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    where_clause = User__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
-    if user_ids:
-        where_clause &= User__UserGroup.user_id.in_(user_ids)
-
-    user__user_group_relationships = db_session.scalars(
-        select(User__UserGroup).where(where_clause)
-    ).all()
-    for user__user_group_relationship in user__user_group_relationships:
-        db_session.delete(user__user_group_relationship)
-
-
-def _cleanup_credential__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session,
-    user_group_id: int,
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    db_session.query(Credential__UserGroup).filter(
-        Credential__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
-    ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
-
-
-def _cleanup_llm_provider__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    db_session.query(LLMProvider__UserGroup).filter(
-        LLMProvider__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
-    ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
-
-
 def _mark_user_group__cc_pair_relationships_outdated__no_commit(
     db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
 ) -> None:
@@ -476,21 +528,6 @@ def update_user_group(
     return db_user_group
 
 
-def _cleanup_token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships = db_session.scalars(
-        select(TokenRateLimit__UserGroup).where(
-            TokenRateLimit__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
-        )
-    ).all()
-    for (
-        token_rate_limit__user_group_relationship
-    ) in token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships:
-        db_session.delete(token_rate_limit__user_group_relationship)
-
-
 def prepare_user_group_for_deletion(db_session: Session, user_group_id: int) -> None:
     stmt = select(UserGroup).where(UserGroup.id == user_group_id)
     db_user_group = db_session.scalar(stmt)
@@ -499,16 +536,31 @@ def prepare_user_group_for_deletion(db_session: Session, user_group_id: int) ->
 
     _check_user_group_is_modifiable(db_user_group)
 
+    _mark_user_group__cc_pair_relationships_outdated__no_commit(
+        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
+    )
+
     _cleanup_credential__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
         db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
     )
     _cleanup_user__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
         db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
     )
-    _mark_user_group__cc_pair_relationships_outdated__no_commit(
+    _cleanup_token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
         db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
     )
-    _cleanup_token_rate_limit__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+    _cleanup_document_set__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
+    )
+    _cleanup_persona__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
+        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
+    )
+    _cleanup_user_group__cc_pair_relationships__no_commit(
+        db_session=db_session,
+        user_group_id=user_group_id,
+        outdated_only=False,
+    )
+    _cleanup_llm_provider__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
         db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group_id
     )
 
@@ -517,31 +569,12 @@ def prepare_user_group_for_deletion(db_session: Session, user_group_id: int) ->
     db_session.commit()
 
 
-def _cleanup_user_group__cc_pair_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int, outdated_only: bool
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    stmt = select(UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair).where(
-        UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair.user_group_id == user_group_id
-    )
-    if outdated_only:
-        stmt = stmt.where(
-            UserGroup__ConnectorCredentialPair.is_current == False  # noqa: E712
-        )
-    user_group__cc_pair_relationships = db_session.scalars(stmt)
-    for user_group__cc_pair_relationship in user_group__cc_pair_relationships:
-        db_session.delete(user_group__cc_pair_relationship)
-
-
-def _cleanup_document_set__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-    db_session: Session, user_group_id: int
-) -> None:
-    """NOTE: does not commit the transaction."""
-    db_session.execute(
-        delete(DocumentSet__UserGroup).where(
-            DocumentSet__UserGroup.user_group_id == user_group_id
-        )
-    )
+def delete_user_group(db_session: Session, user_group: UserGroup) -> None:
+    """
+    This assumes that all the fk cleanup has already been done.
+    """
+    db_session.delete(user_group)
+    db_session.commit()
 
 
 def mark_user_group_as_synced(db_session: Session, user_group: UserGroup) -> None:
@@ -553,29 +586,6 @@ def mark_user_group_as_synced(db_session: Session, user_group: UserGroup) -> Non
     db_session.commit()
 
 
-def delete_user_group(db_session: Session, user_group: UserGroup) -> None:
-    _cleanup_llm_provider__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group.id
-    )
-    _cleanup_user__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group.id
-    )
-    _cleanup_user_group__cc_pair_relationships__no_commit(
-        db_session=db_session,
-        user_group_id=user_group.id,
-        outdated_only=False,
-    )
-    _cleanup_document_set__user_group_relationships__no_commit(
-        db_session=db_session, user_group_id=user_group.id
-    )
-
-    # need to flush so that we don't get a foreign key error when deleting the user group row
-    db_session.flush()
-
-    db_session.delete(user_group)
-    db_session.commit()
-
-
 def delete_user_group_cc_pair_relationship__no_commit(
     cc_pair_id: int, db_session: Session
 ) -> None: