diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
index cec7a802b3..a747cbd7fc 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/AccountDestroyService.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy;
 use DB;
 use Exception;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
+use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RecurrenceTransaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ class AccountDestroyService
             }
         }
 
+        // delete piggy banks:
+        PiggyBank::where('account_id', $account->id)->delete();
+
         try {
             $account->delete();
         } catch (Exception $e) { // @codeCoverageIgnore