diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 780ff3b7a..6d20574ce 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
 
       c = 0
       Domain.where("statuses @> '{deleteCandidate}'::varchar[]").each do |x|
-        Whois::Record.where('domain_id = ?', x.id).try(':destroy')
+        Whois::Record.where(domain_id: x.id).destroy_all
         destroy_with_message x
         STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Domain.destroy_delete_candidates: by deleteCandidate ##{x.id} (#{x.name})\n" unless Rails.env.test?
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
 
       Domain.where('force_delete_at <= ?', Time.zone.now).each do |x|
-        Whois::Record.where('domain_id = ?', x.id).try(':destroy')
+        Whois::Record.where(domain_id: x.id).destroy_all
         destroy_with_message x
         STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Domain.destroy_delete_candidates: by force delete time ##{x.id} (#{x.name})\n" unless Rails.env.test?
         c += 1