diff --git a/src/groups/delete.js b/src/groups/delete.js
index ed55a1f383..f605a044c3 100644
--- a/src/groups/delete.js
+++ b/src/groups/delete.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 			groupNames = [groupNames];
 		}
 
-		var groupObj;
 		var groupsData;
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 				if (!groupsData.length) {
 					return callback();
 				}
-				// backwards compatibility
-				groupObj = groupsData[0];
 
 				async.parallel([
 					function (next) {
@@ -49,19 +46,15 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 						], groupNames, next);
 					},
 					function (next) {
-						var keys = groupNames.map(function (groupName) {
-							return groupName.toLowerCase() + ':' + groupName;
-						});
+						const keys = groupNames.map(groupName => groupName.toLowerCase() + ':' + groupName);
 						db.sortedSetRemove('groups:visible:name', keys, next);
 					},
 					function (next) {
-						var fields = groupNames.map(function (groupName) {
-							return utils.slugify(groupName);
-						});
+						const fields = groupNames.map(groupName => utils.slugify(groupName));
 						db.deleteObjectFields('groupslug:groupname', fields, next);
 					},
 					function (next) {
-						removeGroupsFromOtherGroups(groupNames, next);
+						removeGroupsFromPrivilegeGroups(groupNames, next);
 					},
 				], function (err) {
 					next(err);
@@ -69,18 +62,16 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 			},
 			function (next) {
 				Groups.resetCache();
-				plugins.fireHook('action:group.destroy', { group: groupObj });
 				plugins.fireHook('action:groups.destroy', { groups: groupsData });
 				next();
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};
 
-	function removeGroupsFromOtherGroups(groupNames, callback) {
+	function removeGroupsFromPrivilegeGroups(groupNames, callback) {
 		batch.processSortedSet('groups:createtime', function (otherGroups, next) {
-			var keys = otherGroups.map(function (group) {
-				return 'group:' + group + ':members';
-			});
+			const privilegeGroups = otherGroups.filter(group => Groups.isPrivilegeGroup(group));
+			const keys = privilegeGroups.map(group => 'group:' + group + ':members');
 			db.sortedSetRemove(keys, groupNames, next);
 		}, {
 			batch: 500,
diff --git a/test/groups.js b/test/groups.js
index bbd92e8f66..078f871d7f 100644
--- a/test/groups.js
+++ b/test/groups.js
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ describe('Groups', function () {
 				Groups.get('foobar?', {}, function (err, groupObj) {
 					assert.ifError(err);
 					assert.strictEqual(groupObj, null);
-
 					done();
 				});
 			});
@@ -465,12 +464,43 @@ describe('Groups', function () {
 		it('should also remove the members set', function (done) {
 			db.exists('group:foo:members', function (err, exists) {
 				assert.ifError(err);
-
 				assert.strictEqual(false, exists);
-
 				done();
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should remove group from privilege groups', function (done) {
+			const privileges = require('../src/privileges');
+			const cid = 1;
+			const groupName = '1';
+			const uid = 1;
+			async.waterfall([
+				function (next) {
+					Groups.create({ name: groupName }, next);
+				},
+				function (groupData, next) {
+					privileges.categories.give(['topics:create'], cid, groupName, next);
+				},
+				function (next) {
+					Groups.isMember(groupName, 'cid:1:privileges:groups:topics:create', next);
+				},
+				function (isMember, next) {
+					assert(isMember);
+					Groups.destroy(groupName, next);
+				},
+				function (next) {
+					Groups.isMember(groupName, 'cid:1:privileges:groups:topics:create', next);
+				},
+				function (isMember, next) {
+					assert(!isMember);
+					Groups.isMember(uid, 'registered-users', next);
+				},
+				function (isMember, next) {
+					assert(isMember);
+					next();
+				},
+			], done);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('.join()', function () {