diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 62dac37cf..92535bebd 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Contact < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :domain_contacts
   has_many :domains, through: :domain_contacts
   has_many :legal_documents, as: :documentable
-  has_many :validation_events, as: :validation_eventable
+  has_many :validation_events, as: :validation_eventable, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :registrant_domains, class_name: 'Domain', foreign_key: 'registrant_id'
   has_many :actions, dependent: :destroy