diff --git a/src/db/delete.rs b/src/db/delete.rs
index d73210872..26c71137b 100644
--- a/src/db/delete.rs
+++ b/src/db/delete.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ fn get_id(conn: &Connection, name: &str) -> Result<i32, Error> {
 
 // metaprogramming!
 // WARNING: these must be hard-coded and NEVER user input.
-const METADATA: [(&str, &str); 5] = [
+const METADATA: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("author_rels", "rid"),
-    ("owner_rels", "cid"),
     ("keyword_rels", "rid"),
     ("builds", "rid"),
     ("compression_rels", "release"),
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ const METADATA: [(&str, &str); 5] = [
 fn delete_version_from_database(conn: &Connection, name: &str, version: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let crate_id = get_id(conn, name)?;
     let transaction = conn.transaction()?;
-    for &(table, column) in &METADATA {
+    for &(table, column) in METADATA {
         transaction.execute(
             &format!("DELETE FROM {} WHERE {} IN (SELECT id FROM releases WHERE crate_id = $1 AND version = $2)", table, column),
             &[&crate_id, &version],
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ fn delete_crate_from_database(conn: &Connection, name: &str, crate_id: i32) -> R
         "DELETE FROM sandbox_overrides WHERE crate_name = $1",
         &[&name],
     )?;
-    for &(table, column) in &METADATA {
+    for &(table, column) in METADATA {
         transaction.execute(
             &format!(
                 "DELETE FROM {} WHERE {} IN (SELECT id FROM releases WHERE crate_id = $1)",
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ fn delete_crate_from_database(conn: &Connection, name: &str, crate_id: i32) -> R
             &[&crate_id],
         )?;
     }
+    transaction.execute("DELETE FROM owner_rels WHERE cid = $1;", &[&crate_id])?;
     transaction.execute("DELETE FROM releases WHERE crate_id = $1;", &[&crate_id])?;
     transaction.execute("DELETE FROM crates WHERE id = $1;", &[&crate_id])?;