diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/f7505c5b0284_updated_constraints_for_ccpairs.py b/backend/alembic/versions/f7505c5b0284_updated_constraints_for_ccpairs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e8935a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/f7505c5b0284_updated_constraints_for_ccpairs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"""updated constraints for ccpairs
+
+Revision ID: f7505c5b0284
+Revises: 6a804aeb4830
+Create Date: 2025-04-01 17:50:42.504818
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "f7505c5b0284"
+down_revision = "6a804aeb4830"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # 1) Drop the old foreign-key constraints
+    op.drop_constraint(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_connector_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        type_="foreignkey",
+    )
+    op.drop_constraint(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_credential_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        type_="foreignkey",
+    )
+
+    # 2) Re-add them with ondelete='CASCADE'
+    op.create_foreign_key(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_connector_id_fkey",
+        source_table="document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        referent_table="connector",
+        local_cols=["connector_id"],
+        remote_cols=["id"],
+        ondelete="CASCADE",
+    )
+    op.create_foreign_key(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_credential_id_fkey",
+        source_table="document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        referent_table="credential",
+        local_cols=["credential_id"],
+        remote_cols=["id"],
+        ondelete="CASCADE",
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Reverse the changes for rollback
+    op.drop_constraint(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_connector_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        type_="foreignkey",
+    )
+    op.drop_constraint(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_credential_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        type_="foreignkey",
+    )
+
+    # Recreate without CASCADE
+    op.create_foreign_key(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_connector_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        "connector",
+        ["connector_id"],
+        ["id"],
+    )
+    op.create_foreign_key(
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair_credential_id_fkey",
+        "document_by_connector_credential_pair",
+        "credential",
+        ["credential_id"],
+        ["id"],
+    )
diff --git a/backend/onyx/db/models.py b/backend/onyx/db/models.py
index 7ed6a8884..c9ffd2598 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/db/models.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/db/models.py
@@ -703,7 +703,11 @@ class Connector(Base):
     )
     documents_by_connector: Mapped[
         list["DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair"]
-    ] = relationship("DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair", back_populates="connector")
+    ] = relationship(
+        "DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair",
+        back_populates="connector",
+        passive_deletes=True,
+    )
 
     # synchronize this validation logic with RefreshFrequencySchema etc on front end
     # until we have a centralized validation schema
@@ -757,7 +761,11 @@ class Credential(Base):
     )
     documents_by_credential: Mapped[
         list["DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair"]
-    ] = relationship("DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair", back_populates="credential")
+    ] = relationship(
+        "DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair",
+        back_populates="credential",
+        passive_deletes=True,
+    )
 
     user: Mapped[User | None] = relationship("User", back_populates="credentials")
 
@@ -1110,10 +1118,10 @@ class DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair(Base):
     id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("document.id"), primary_key=True)
     # TODO: transition this to use the ConnectorCredentialPair id directly
     connector_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
-        ForeignKey("connector.id"), primary_key=True
+        ForeignKey("connector.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True
     )
     credential_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
-        ForeignKey("credential.id"), primary_key=True
+        ForeignKey("credential.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True
     )
 
     # used to better keep track of document counts at a connector level
@@ -1123,10 +1131,10 @@ class DocumentByConnectorCredentialPair(Base):
     has_been_indexed: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean)
 
     connector: Mapped[Connector] = relationship(
-        "Connector", back_populates="documents_by_connector"
+        "Connector", back_populates="documents_by_connector", passive_deletes=True
     )
     credential: Mapped[Credential] = relationship(
-        "Credential", back_populates="documents_by_credential"
+        "Credential", back_populates="documents_by_credential", passive_deletes=True
     )
 
     __table_args__ = (