diff --git a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/expiration.go b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/expiration.go
index 7600a25..3d3dfd0 100644
--- a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/expiration.go
+++ b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/expiration.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func (self expire) ExpireThread(group, rootMsgid string) {
 		}
 	}
 	self.database.DeleteThread(rootMsgid)
+	self.database.DeleteArticle(rootMsgid)
 	self.expireCache(group, rootMsgid, rootMsgid)
 }