diff --git a/src/components/Collections/CollectionOptions/index.tsx b/src/components/Collections/CollectionOptions/index.tsx
index 42241b4c7..a239e27db 100644
--- a/src/components/Collections/CollectionOptions/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Collections/CollectionOptions/index.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { OnlyDownloadCollectionOption } from './OnlyDownloadCollectionOption';
 import { QuickOptions } from './QuickOptions';
 import MoreHoriz from '@mui/icons-material/MoreHoriz';
 import { HorizontalFlex } from 'components/Container';
-import { getLocalFiles } from 'services/fileService';
 
 interface CollectionOptionsProps {
     setCollectionNamerAttributes: SetCollectionNamerAttributes;
@@ -148,14 +147,6 @@ const CollectionOptions = (props: CollectionOptionsProps) => {
     };
 
     const deleteCollectionButKeepFiles = async () => {
-        const allFiles = await getLocalFiles();
-        const collectionFiles = allFiles.filter((file) => {
-            return file.collectionID === activeCollection.id;
-        });
-        await CollectionAPI.removeFromCollection(
-            activeCollection.id,
-            collectionFiles
-        );
         await CollectionAPI.deleteCollection(activeCollection.id, true);
         redirectToAll();
     };
diff --git a/src/services/collectionService.ts b/src/services/collectionService.ts
index f00e0c34a..d9c3c9bc2 100644
--- a/src/services/collectionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/collectionService.ts
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@ export const deleteCollection = async (
     keepFiles: boolean
 ) => {
     try {
+        if (keepFiles) {
+            const allFiles = await getLocalFiles();
+            const collectionFiles = allFiles.filter((file) => {
+                return file.collectionID === collectionID;
+            });
+            await removeFromCollection(collectionID, collectionFiles);
+        }
         const token = getToken();
 
         await HTTPService.delete(