diff --git a/packages/core/src/collections/attachments.ts b/packages/core/src/collections/attachments.ts
index 2786c7a91..762fd4c8e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/collections/attachments.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/collections/attachments.ts
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ export class Attachments implements ICollection {
       if (!localOnly) {
         await this.detach(attachment);
       }
+      await this.db.relations.unlinkOfType("attachment", [attachment.id]);
       await this.collection.softDelete([attachment.id]);
-      await this.db.relations.from(attachment, "note").unlink();
       return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class Attachments implements ICollection {
 
   async detach(attachment: Attachment) {
     for (const note of await this.db.relations
-      .from(attachment, "note")
+      .to(attachment, "note")
       .selector.fields(["notes.contentId"])
       .items()) {
       if (!note.contentId) continue;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export class Attachments implements ICollection {
   }
 
   private async canDetach(attachment: Attachment) {
-    const linkedNotes = await this.db.relations.from(attachment, "note").get();
+    const linkedNotes = await this.db.relations.to(attachment, "note").get();
     return (
       (await this.db.relations
         .to({ ids: linkedNotes.map((n) => n.toId), type: "note" }, "vault")