diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
index c7b3ef454..45f45dab6 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete
     self.force_delete_at = (Time.zone.now + (Setting.redemption_grace_period.days + 1.day)).utc
                              .beginning_of_day
     stop_all_pending_actions
+    allow_deletion
     save(validate: false)
   end
 
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete
   private
 
   def stop_all_pending_actions
-    statuses.delete(DomainStatus::CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
-    statuses.delete(DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
     statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
     statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_TRANSFER)
     statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_RENEW)
@@ -63,4 +62,9 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete
     statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE)
     statuses.delete(DomainStatus::SERVER_MANUAL_INZONE)
   end
+
+  def allow_deletion
+    statuses.delete(DomainStatus::CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
+    statuses.delete(DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 3fc3bf0d6..12a8fdac0 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
     hash = super
     hash['auth_info'] = hash.delete('transfer_code') # API v1 requirement
     hash['valid_from'] = hash['registered_at'] # API v1 requirement
+    hash.delete('statuses_before_force_delete')
     hash
   end
 
diff --git a/doc/repp/v1/domain.md b/doc/repp/v1/domain.md
index adb9c4c8e..4c9476125 100644
--- a/doc/repp/v1/domain.md
+++ b/doc/repp/v1/domain.md
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
       ],
       "reserved": false,
       "status_notes": {
-      },
-      "statuses_backup": [
-
-      ]
+      }
     }
   ],
   "total_number_of_records": 2
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index 058a49bfb..535ad84d8 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class DomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_scheduling_force_delete_adds_corresponding_statuses
-    statuses = [
+    statuses_to_be_added = [
       DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE,
       DomainStatus::SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED,
       DomainStatus::SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED,
@@ -31,23 +31,33 @@ class DomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     @domain.schedule_force_delete
     @domain.reload
-    assert (@domain.statuses & statuses) == statuses
+    assert (@domain.statuses & statuses_to_be_added) == statuses_to_be_added
+  end
+
+  def test_scheduling_force_delete_allows_domain_deletion
+    statuses_to_be_removed = [
+      DomainStatus::CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED,
+      DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED,
+    ]
+
+    @domain.statuses = statuses_to_be_removed + %w[other-status]
+    @domain.schedule_force_delete
+    @domain.reload
+    assert_empty @domain.statuses & statuses_to_be_removed
   end
 
   def test_scheduling_force_delete_stops_pending_actions
-    statuses = [
-      DomainStatus::CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED,
-      DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED,
+    statuses_to_be_removed = [
       DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_TRANSFER,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_RENEW,
       DomainStatus::PENDING_CREATE,
     ]
 
-    @domain.statuses = statuses + %w[other-status]
+    @domain.statuses = statuses_to_be_removed + %w[other-status]
     @domain.schedule_force_delete
     @domain.reload
-    assert_not (@domain.statuses & statuses).any?, 'Pending actions should be stopped'
+    assert_empty @domain.statuses & statuses_to_be_removed, 'Pending actions should be stopped'
   end
 
   def test_scheduling_force_delete_preserves_current_statuses
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ class DomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     @domain.cancel_force_delete
     @domain.reload
 
-    assert (@domain.statuses & statuses).empty?
+    assert_empty @domain.statuses & statuses
   end
 
   def test_cancelling_force_delete_restores_statuses_that_a_domain_had_before_force_delete