diff --git a/app/jobs/validation_event_check_force_delete_job.rb b/app/jobs/validation_event_check_force_delete_job.rb
index 3a0ee561b..1b914ae9a 100644
--- a/app/jobs/validation_event_check_force_delete_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/validation_event_check_force_delete_job.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class ValidationEventCheckForceDeleteJob < ApplicationJob
       event.start_force_delete
     elsif contact.need_to_lift_force_delete?
       event.refresh_status_notes
-      event.lift_force_delete
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/validation_event.rb b/app/models/validation_event.rb
index 121c0e805..27e69ad44 100644
--- a/app/models/validation_event.rb
+++ b/app/models/validation_event.rb
@@ -92,14 +92,4 @@ class ValidationEvent < ApplicationRecord
                                                         purge_date: domain.purge_date,
                                                         email: domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE]))
   end
-
-  def lift_force_delete
-    domain_contacts = Contact.where(email: email).map(&:domain_contacts).flatten
-    registrant_domains = Domain.where(registrant_id: Registrant.where(email: email).pluck(:id))
-    domains = domain_contacts.map(&:domain).flatten + registrant_domains
-
-    domains.each do |domain|
-      Domains::ForceDeleteLift::Base.run(domain: domain)
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index f0dcb1007..21c6da229 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 
 class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
+  include ActiveJob::TestHelper
+
   setup do
     @domain = domains(:shop)
     Setting.redemption_grace_period = 30
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
       contact.verify_email
     end
 
+    perform_enqueued_jobs
     @domain.reload
 
     assert @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
@@ -428,6 +431,7 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
       contact_first.verify_email
     end
 
+    perform_enqueued_jobs
     domain.reload
 
     assert_equal domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE], invalid_emails
@@ -455,6 +459,8 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
 
     travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05 0:00:03')
     contact_first.verify_email
+
+    perform_enqueued_jobs
     domain.reload
 
     assert_equal domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE], invalid_email
@@ -472,12 +478,14 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
     contact_one = @domain.admin_contacts.first
     contact_one.update_attribute(:email, email_one)
     contact_one.verify_email
+    perform_enqueued_jobs
 
     assert contact_one.need_to_start_force_delete?
 
     contact_two = @domain.admin_contacts.first
     contact_two.update_attribute(:email, email_two)
     contact_two.verify_email
+    perform_enqueued_jobs
 
     assert contact_two.need_to_start_force_delete?