diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 4384bc495..175657cba 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   # Marked as optional because we validate organisation_id below instead so that
   # the error message is linked to the right field on the form
   belongs_to :organisation, optional: true
-  has_many :owned_lettings_logs, through: :organisation, dependent: :delete_all
+  has_many :owned_lettings_logs, through: :organisation
   has_many :managed_lettings_logs, through: :organisation
-  has_many :owned_sales_logs, through: :organisation, dependent: :delete_all
+  has_many :owned_sales_logs, through: :organisation
   has_many :managed_sales_logs, through: :organisation
 
   validates :name, presence: true
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 3fa6354a8..4038a9726 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -269,4 +269,37 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "delete" do
+    let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
+    let!(:owned_lettings_log) do
+      FactoryBot.create(
+        :lettings_log,
+        :completed,
+        owning_organisation: user.organisation,
+        managing_organisation: user.organisation,
+        created_by: user,
+      )
+    end
+
+    context "when the user is deleted" do
+      it "owned lettings logs are not deleted as a result" do
+        expect(described_class.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(LettingsLog.count).to eq(1)
+        user.destroy!
+        expect(described_class.count).to eq(0)
+        expect(LettingsLog.count).to eq(1)
+      end
+
+      it "owned lettings logs are not deleted as a result" do
+        expect(described_class.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(LettingsLog.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(Organisation.count).to eq(1)
+        user.organisation.destroy!
+        expect(described_class.count).to eq(0)
+        expect(Organisation.count).to eq(0)
+        expect(LettingsLog.count).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end