diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_sites.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_sites.py
index e18e2f8..ea7df7e 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_sites.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_sites.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
-from core.models.site import Site, SiteDeployments, ControllerSiteDeployments 
+from core.models.site import Site, SiteDeployments, SiteDeployments 
 from observer.steps.sync_controller_site_deployments import *
 
 class SyncSites(OpenStackSyncStep):
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@
 
     def delete_record(self, site):
         # delete associated controllers site deployments
-        ctrl_site_deployments = ControllerSiteDeployments.objects.filter(site_deployment__site=site)
-        ctrl_site_deploy_deleter = SyncControllerSiteDeployments().delete_record
-        for ctrl_site_deployment in ctrl_site_deployments:
-            ctrl_site_deployment_deleter(ctrl_site_deployment)
-
-        # delete site deployments
         site_deployments = SiteDeployments.objects.filter(site=site)
+        site_deploy_deleter = SyncControllerSiteDeployments().delete_record
         for site_deployment in site_deployments:
-            site_deployment.delete()    
+            site_deployment_deleter(site_deployment)
+