Ensure that deleted contacts are really removed

src/Worker/Cron.php

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class Cron
 			// check upstream version?
 			Worker::add(PRIORITY_LOW, 'CheckVersion');
 
+			self::checkdeletedContacts();
+
 			Config::set('system', 'last_expire_day', $d2);
 		}
 
@@ -121,6 +123,19 @@ class Cron
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks for contacts that are about to be deleted and ensures that they are removed.
+	 * This should be done automatically in the "remove" function. This here is a cleanup job.
+	 */
+	private static function checkdeletedContacts()
+	{
+		$contacts = DBA::select('contact', ['id'], ['deleted' => true]);
+		while ($contact = DBA::fetch($contacts)) {
+			Worker::add(PRIORITY_MEDIUM, 'RemoveContact', $contact['id']);
+		}
+		DBA::close($contacts);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Update public contacts
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException

src/Worker/RemoveContact.php

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ class RemoveContact {
 	public static function execute($id) {
 
 		// Only delete if the contact is to be deleted
-		$condition = ['network' => Protocol::PHANTOM, 'id' => $id];
+		$contact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', ['uid'], ['deleted' => true]);
-		$contact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', ['uid'], $condition);
 		if (!DBA::isResult($contact)) {
 			return;
 		}