diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index 6b110f6afb..59ca4c90a4 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ class User
 		Worker::add(PRIORITY_LOW, 'Directory', $self['url']);
 
 		// Remove the user relevant data
-		Worker::add(PRIORITY_LOW, 'RemoveUser', $uid);
+		Worker::add(PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE, 'RemoveUser', $uid);
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Worker/RemoveContact.php b/src/Worker/RemoveContact.php
index 00027dca40..08c7c23a77 100644
--- a/src/Worker/RemoveContact.php
+++ b/src/Worker/RemoveContact.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class RemoveContact {
 		do {
 			$items = Item::select(['id'], $condition, ['limit' => 100]);
 			while ($item = Item::fetch($items)) {
-				DBA::delete('item', ['id' => $item['id']]);
+				Item::deleteById($item['id'], PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE);
 			}
 			DBA::close($items);
 		} while (Item::exists($condition));