diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/vault.test.js b/packages/core/__tests__/vault.test.js
index dbdd0d2c8..be9fbdca7 100644
--- a/packages/core/__tests__/vault.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/vault.test.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ test("delete vault without deleting all locked notes", () =>
 
     await db.vault.delete();
 
-    expect(await db.relations.from(vault, "note").has(id)).toBe(false);
+    expect(await db.relations.from(vault, "note").has(id)).toBe(true);
     expect(await db.vaults.default()).toBeUndefined();
   }));
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/database/triggers.ts b/packages/core/src/database/triggers.ts
index ecbf313cf..41d952c81 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/database/triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/database/triggers.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function createTriggers(db: Kysely<RawDatabaseSchema>) {
         content_fts: sql.lit("delete"),
         rowid: sql.ref("old.rowid"),
         id: sql.ref("old.id"),
-        data: sql.ref("old.data"),
+        data: sql`IIF(old.locked == 1, '', old.data)`,
         noteId: sql.ref("old.noteId")
       })
     )