diff --git a/services/federation/federation_service.go b/services/federation/federation_service.go
index 2fc9c844ae..64550de95a 100644
--- a/services/federation/federation_service.go
+++ b/services/federation/federation_service.go
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ func StoreFederatedRepoList(ctx context.Context, localRepoId int64, federatedRep
 	return 0, "", nil
 }
 
+func DeleteFederatedRepos(ctx context.Context, localRepoId int64) error {
+	if err := repo.StoreFederatedRepos(ctx, localRepoId, []*repo.FederatedRepo{}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func SendLikeActivities(ctx context.Context, doer user.User, repoID int64) error {
 	federatedRepos, err := repo.FindFederatedReposByRepoID(ctx, repoID)
 	log.Info("Federated Repos is: %v", federatedRepos)
diff --git a/services/repository/repository.go b/services/repository/repository.go
index d28200c0ad..af0e5fee4d 100644
--- a/services/repository/repository.go
+++ b/services/repository/repository.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	repo_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	federation_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/federation"
 	notify_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/notify"
 	pull_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/pull"
 )
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ func DeleteRepository(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_mod
 		return err
 	}
 
+	federation_service.DeleteFederatedRepos(ctx, repo.ID)
+
 	return packages_model.UnlinkRepositoryFromAllPackages(ctx, repo.ID)
 }