diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.clj b/backend/src/app/main.clj
index 5a959d39b..f9797521d 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.clj
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@
     ::wrk/tasks
     {:sendmail           (ig/ref ::email/handler)
      :objects-gc         (ig/ref :app.tasks.objects-gc/handler)
-     :orphan-teams-gc    (ig/ref :app.tasks.orphan-teams-gc/handler)
      :file-gc            (ig/ref :app.tasks.file-gc/handler)
      :file-xlog-gc       (ig/ref :app.tasks.file-xlog-gc/handler)
      :tasks-gc           (ig/ref :app.tasks.tasks-gc/handler)
@@ -388,9 +387,6 @@
    {::db/pool     (ig/ref ::db/pool)
     ::sto/storage (ig/ref ::sto/storage)}
 
-   :app.tasks.orphan-teams-gc/handler
-   {::db/pool (ig/ref ::db/pool)}
-
    :app.tasks.delete-object/handler
    {::db/pool (ig/ref ::db/pool)}
 
@@ -479,9 +475,6 @@
      {:cron #app/cron "0 0 0 * * ?" ;; daily
       :task :objects-gc}
 
-     {:cron #app/cron "0 0 0 * * ?" ;; daily
-      :task :orphan-teams-gc}
-
      {:cron #app/cron "0 0 0 * * ?" ;; daily
       :task :storage-gc-deleted}
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
index 24afb711c..985a8b211 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    [app.tokens :as tokens]
    [app.util.services :as sv]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
-   [app.worker :as-alias wrk]
+   [app.worker :as wrk]
    [cuerdas.core :as str]
    [promesa.exec :as px]))
 
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@
 
 ;; --- MUTATION: Delete Profile
 
-(declare ^:private get-owned-teams-with-participants)
+(declare ^:private get-owned-teams)
 
 (sv/defmethod ::delete-profile
   {::doc/added "1.0"}
   [{:keys [::db/pool] :as cfg} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id] :as params}]
   (db/with-atomic [conn pool]
-    (let [teams      (get-owned-teams-with-participants conn profile-id)
+    (let [teams      (get-owned-teams conn profile-id)
           deleted-at (dt/now)]
 
       ;; If we found owned teams with participants, we don't allow
@@ -384,15 +384,18 @@
                   :hint "The user need to transfer ownership of owned teams."
                   :context {:teams (mapv :id teams)}))
 
-      (doseq [{:keys [id]} teams]
-        (db/update! conn :team
-                    {:deleted-at deleted-at}
-                    {:id id}))
-
+      ;; Mark profile deleted immediatelly
       (db/update! conn :profile
                   {:deleted-at deleted-at}
                   {:id profile-id})
 
+      ;; Schedule cascade deletion to a worker
+      (wrk/submit! {::db/conn conn
+                    ::wrk/task :delete-object
+                    ::wrk/params {:object :profile
+                                  :deleted-at deleted-at
+                                  :id profile-id}})
+
       (rph/with-transform {} (session/delete-fn cfg)))))
 
 
@@ -406,15 +409,14 @@
          AND tpr.profile_id = ?
    )
    SELECT tpr.team_id AS id,
-          count(tpr.profile_id) AS participants
+          count(tpr.profile_id) - 1 AS participants
      FROM team_profile_rel AS tpr
     WHERE tpr.team_id IN (SELECT id from owner_teams)
-      AND tpr.profile_id != ?
     GROUP BY 1")
 
-(defn- get-owned-teams-with-participants
+(defn get-owned-teams
   [conn profile-id]
-  (db/exec! conn [sql:owned-teams profile-id profile-id]))
+  (db/exec! conn [sql:owned-teams profile-id]))
 
 (def ^:private sql:profile-existence
   "select exists (select * from profile
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/delete_object.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/delete_object.clj
index 06bbd36f7..9c48d2309 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/delete_object.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/delete_object.clj
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
    [app.common.logging :as l]
    [app.db :as db]
    [app.rpc.commands.files :as files]
+   [app.rpc.commands.profile :as profile]
+   [app.util.time :as dt]
    [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
    [integrant.core :as ig]))
 
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@
 (defmethod delete-object :file
   [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg} {:keys [id deleted-at]}]
   (when-let [file (db/get* conn :file {:id id} {::db/remove-deleted false})]
-    (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "file" :id (str id))
+    (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "file" :id (str id)
+           :deleted-at (dt/format-instant deleted-at))
+
     (db/update! conn :file
                 {:deleted-at deleted-at}
                 {:id id}
@@ -53,7 +57,9 @@
 
 (defmethod delete-object :project
   [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg} {:keys [id deleted-at]}]
-  (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "project" :id (str id))
+  (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "project" :id (str id)
+         :deleted-at (dt/format-instant deleted-at))
+
   (db/update! conn :project
               {:deleted-at deleted-at}
               {:id id}
@@ -68,7 +74,8 @@
 
 (defmethod delete-object :team
   [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg} {:keys [id deleted-at]}]
-  (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "team" :id (str id))
+  (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "team" :id (str id)
+         :deleted-at (dt/format-instant deleted-at))
   (db/update! conn :team
               {:deleted-at deleted-at}
               {:id id}
@@ -87,6 +94,20 @@
                                 :object :project
                                 :deleted-at deleted-at)))))
 
+(defmethod delete-object :profile
+  [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg} {:keys [id deleted-at]}]
+  (l/trc :hint "marking for deletion" :rel "profile" :id (str id)
+         :deleted-at (dt/format-instant deleted-at))
+
+  (db/update! conn :profile
+              {:deleted-at deleted-at}
+              {:id id}
+              {::db/return-keys false})
+
+  (doseq [team (profile/get-owned-teams conn id)]
+    (delete-object cfg (assoc team
+                              :object :team
+                              :deleted-at deleted-at))))
 
 (defmethod delete-object :default
   [_cfg props]
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
index 16f745836..0cfd66a61 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/objects_gc.clj
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
                  ;; Mark as deleted the storage object
                  (some->> photo-id (sto/touch-object! storage))
 
-                 ;; And finally, permanently delete the profile. The
-                 ;; relevant objects will be deleted using DELETE
-                 ;; CASCADE database triggers. This may leave orphan
-                 ;; teams, but there is a special task for deleting
-                 ;; orphaned teams.
                  (db/delete! conn :profile {:id id})
 
                  (inc total))
@@ -269,15 +264,15 @@
                0)))
 
 (def ^:private deletion-proc-vars
-  [#'delete-file-media-objects!
+  [#'delete-profiles!
+   #'delete-file-media-objects!
    #'delete-file-data-fragments!
    #'delete-file-object-thumbnails!
    #'delete-file-thumbnails!
    #'delete-files!
    #'delete-projects!
    #'delete-fonts!
-   #'delete-teams!
-   #'delete-profiles!])
+   #'delete-teams!])
 
 (defn- execute-proc!
   "A generic function that executes the specified proc iterativelly
diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/orphan_teams_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/orphan_teams_gc.clj
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e3de973a..000000000
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/orphan_teams_gc.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-;; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-;; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-;; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;;
-;; Copyright (c) KALEIDOS INC
-
-(ns app.tasks.orphan-teams-gc
-  "A maintenance task that performs orphan teams GC."
-  (:require
-   [app.common.logging :as l]
-   [app.db :as db]
-   [app.util.time :as dt]
-   [app.worker :as wrk]
-   [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
-   [integrant.core :as ig]))
-
-(def ^:private sql:get-orphan-teams
-  "SELECT t.id
-     FROM team AS t
-     LEFT JOIN team_profile_rel AS tpr
-            ON (t.id = tpr.team_id)
-    WHERE tpr.profile_id IS NULL
-      AND t.deleted_at IS NULL
-    ORDER BY t.created_at ASC
-      FOR UPDATE OF t
-     SKIP LOCKED")
-
-(defn- delete-orphan-teams
-  "Find all orphan teams (with no members) and mark them for
-  deletion (soft delete)."
-  [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg}]
-  (let [deleted-at (dt/now)]
-    (->> (db/cursor conn sql:get-orphan-teams)
-         (map :id)
-         (reduce (fn [total team-id]
-                   (l/trc :hint "mark orphan team for deletion" :id (str team-id))
-
-                   (db/update! conn :team
-                               {:deleted-at deleted-at}
-                               {:id team-id})
-
-                   (wrk/submit! (-> cfg
-                                    (assoc ::wrk/task :delete-object)
-                                    (assoc ::wrk/params {:object :team
-                                                         :deleted-at deleted-at
-                                                         :id team-id})))
-                   (inc total))
-                 0))))
-
-(defmethod ig/pre-init-spec ::handler [_]
-  (s/keys :req [::db/pool]))
-
-(defmethod ig/init-key ::handler
-  [_ cfg]
-  (fn [{:keys [props] :as task}]
-    (db/tx-run! cfg (fn [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg}]
-                      (let [total (delete-orphan-teams cfg)]
-                        (l/inf :hint "task finished"
-                               :teams total
-                               :rollback? (boolean (:rollback? props)))
-
-                        (when (:rollback? props)
-                          (db/rollback! conn))
-
-                        {:processed total})))))
diff --git a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_profile_test.clj b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_profile_test.clj
index 82168ecaf..839494a17 100644
--- a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_profile_test.clj
+++ b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_profile_test.clj
@@ -153,23 +153,22 @@
       (t/is (nil? (:error out)))
       (t/is (= 1 (count (:result out)))))
 
-    ;; execute permanent deletion task
-    (let [result (th/run-task! :objects-gc {:min-age 0})]
-      (t/is (= 1 (:processed result))))
-
-    (let [row (th/db-get :team
-                         {:id (:default-team-id prof)}
-                         {::db/remove-deleted false})]
-      (t/is (nil? (:deleted-at row))))
-
-    (let [result (th/run-task! :orphan-teams-gc {:min-age 0})]
-      (t/is (= 1 (:processed result))))
+    (th/run-pending-tasks!)
 
     (let [row (th/db-get :team
                          {:id (:default-team-id prof)}
                          {::db/remove-deleted false})]
       (t/is (dt/instant? (:deleted-at row))))
 
+    ;; execute permanent deletion task
+    (let [result (th/run-task! :objects-gc {:min-age 0})]
+      (t/is (= 4 (:processed result))))
+
+    (let [row (th/db-get :team
+                         {:id (:default-team-id prof)}
+                         {::db/remove-deleted false})]
+      (t/is (nil? row)))
+
     ;; query profile after delete
     (let [params {::th/type :get-profile
                   ::rpc/profile-id (:id prof)}
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@
         (t/is (= (:type edata) :validation))
         (t/is (= (:code edata) :owner-teams-with-people))))
 
-
     ;; Leave team by role 0 (the default) and reassing owner to role 3
     ;; without reassinging it (should fail)
     (let [params {::th/type :leave-team
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@
       (t/is (nil? (:result out)))
       (t/is (nil? (:error out))))
 
-    ;; Request profile to be deleted (it should fail)
+    ;; Request profile to be deleted
     (let [params {::th/type :delete-profile
                   ::rpc/profile-id (:id prof1)}
           out    (th/command! params)]
@@ -305,22 +303,16 @@
       (t/is (nil? (:error out)))
       (t/is (= 1 (count (:result out)))))
 
+    (th/run-pending-tasks!)
+
     ;; execute permanent deletion task
     (let [result (th/run-task! :objects-gc {:min-age 0})]
-      (t/is (= 1 (:processed result))))
+      (t/is (= 4 (:processed result))))
 
     (let [row (th/db-get :team
                          {:id (:default-team-id prof1)}
                          {::db/remove-deleted false})]
-      (t/is (nil? (:deleted-at row))))
-
-    (let [result (th/run-task! :orphan-teams-gc {:min-age 0})]
-      (t/is (= 1 (:processed result))))
-
-    (let [row (th/db-get :team
-                         {:id (:default-team-id prof1)}
-                         {::db/remove-deleted false})]
-      (t/is (dt/instant? (:deleted-at row))))
+      (t/is (nil? row)))
 
     ;; query profile after delete
     (let [params {::th/type :get-profile
@@ -330,6 +322,33 @@
       (let [result (:result out)]
         (t/is (= uuid/zero (:id result)))))))
 
+
+(t/deftest profile-deletion-4
+  (let [prof1 (th/create-profile* 1)
+        file1 (th/create-file* 1 {:profile-id (:id prof1)
+                                  :project-id (:default-project-id prof1)
+                                  :is-shared false})
+        team1 (th/create-team* 1 {:profile-id (:id prof1)})
+        team2 (th/create-team* 2 {:profile-id (:id prof1)})]
+
+    ;; Request profile to be deleted
+    (let [params {::th/type :delete-profile
+                  ::rpc/profile-id (:id prof1)}
+          out    (th/command! params)]
+      ;; (th/print-result! out)
+      (t/is (= {} (:result out)))
+      (t/is (nil? (:error out))))
+
+    (th/run-pending-tasks!)
+
+    (let [rows (th/db-exec! ["select id,name,deleted_at from team where deleted_at is not null"])]
+      (t/is (= 3 (count rows))))
+
+    ;; execute permanent deletion task
+    (let [result (th/run-task! :objects-gc {:min-age 0})]
+      (t/is (= 8 (:processed result))))))
+
+
 (t/deftest email-blacklist-1
   (t/is (false? (email.blacklist/enabled? th/*system*)))
   (t/is (true? (email.blacklist/enabled? (assoc th/*system* :app.email/blacklist []))))