diff --git a/packages/core/collections/notes.js b/packages/core/collections/notes.js
index 66f649db9..b067456d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/collections/notes.js
+++ b/packages/core/collections/notes.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export default class Notes extends Collection {
   async removeFromAllNotebooks(...noteIds) {
     for (const noteId of noteIds) {
       const note = this.note(noteId);
-      if (!note || note.deleted || !note.notebooks) {
+      if (!note || note.deleted) {
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ export default class Notes extends Collection {
         id: noteId,
         notebooks: []
       });
+      await this._db.relations.unlinkAll(note.data, "notebook");
     }
     this.topicReferences.rebuild();
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/collections/relations.js b/packages/core/collections/relations.js
index e12f91c21..9dec64252 100644
--- a/packages/core/collections/relations.js
+++ b/packages/core/collections/relations.js
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ export default class Relations extends Collection {
     await this.remove(relation.id);
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {ItemReference} from
+   * @param {string} type
+   */
+  async unlinkAll(to, type) {
+    for (const relation of this.all.filter(
+      (a) => compareItemReference(a.to, to) && a.from.type === type
+    )) {
+      await this.remove(relation.id);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {Relation[]} relations
    * @param {"from" | "to"} resolveType