diff --git a/services/packages/alpine/repository.go b/services/packages/alpine/repository.go
index 46093d5bdd..30b7a06eb3 100644
--- a/services/packages/alpine/repository.go
+++ b/services/packages/alpine/repository.go
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ func BuildAllRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -157,12 +154,11 @@ func buildPackagesIndex(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *package
 		pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(ctx, repoVersion.ID, IndexFilename, fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s", branch, repository, architecture))
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
 			return err
+		} else if pf == nil {
+			return nil
 		}
 
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID)
+		return packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf)
 	}
 
 	// Cache data needed for all repository files
diff --git a/services/packages/container/cleanup.go b/services/packages/container/cleanup.go
index 1a9ef26391..dd3f158dbf 100644
--- a/services/packages/container/cleanup.go
+++ b/services/packages/container/cleanup.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	container_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages/container"
 	container_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/container"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
 
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 )
@@ -47,10 +48,7 @@ func cleanupExpiredUploadedBlobs(ctx context.Context, olderThan time.Duration) e
 	}
 
 	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/services/packages/debian/repository.go b/services/packages/debian/repository.go
index fca3cf4203..86c54e40c8 100644
--- a/services/packages/debian/repository.go
+++ b/services/packages/debian/repository.go
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ func BuildAllRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, pf := range pfs {
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+		if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -181,12 +178,11 @@ func buildPackagesIndices(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *packa
 			pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(ctx, repoVersion.ID, filename, key)
 			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
 				return err
+			} else if pf == nil {
+				continue
 			}
 
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+			if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -286,12 +282,11 @@ func buildReleaseFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, repoVersion *packages
 			pf, err := packages_model.GetFileForVersionByName(ctx, repoVersion.ID, filename, distribution)
 			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
 				return err
+			} else if pf == nil {
+				continue
 			}
 
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+			if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/services/packages/rpm/repository.go b/services/packages/rpm/repository.go
index c9db0247f6..7e718d321f 100644
--- a/services/packages/rpm/repository.go
+++ b/services/packages/rpm/repository.go
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ func BuildRepositoryFiles(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, pf := range pfs {
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteAllProperties(ctx, packages_model.PropertyTypeFile, pf.ID); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := packages_model.DeleteFileByID(ctx, pf.ID); err != nil {
+			if err := packages_service.DeletePackageFile(ctx, pf); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}