diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/manager/BusinessGroupServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/manager/BusinessGroupServiceImpl.java
index 594934b0db86fe6083460f79fddfcee3a09d28fa..41f847e035ad50df709234b34b8e70c9487f5cbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/group/manager/BusinessGroupServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/group/manager/BusinessGroupServiceImpl.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ import org.olat.group.right.BGRightManager;
 import org.olat.group.right.BGRightsRole;
 import org.olat.group.ui.BGMailHelper;
 import org.olat.group.ui.edit.BusinessGroupModifiedEvent;
+import org.olat.properties.PropertyManager;
 import org.olat.repository.RepositoryEntry;
 import org.olat.repository.RepositoryEntryShort;
 import org.olat.repository.RepositoryManager;
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ public class BusinessGroupServiceImpl implements BusinessGroupService, UserDataD
 	@Autowired
 	private RepositoryManager repositoryManager;
 	@Autowired
+	private PropertyManager propertyManager;
+	@Autowired
 	private BaseSecurity securityManager;
 	@Autowired
 	private ContactDAO contactDao;
@@ -747,10 +750,17 @@ public class BusinessGroupServiceImpl implements BusinessGroupService, UserDataD
 			//removeFromRepositoryEntrySecurityGroup(group);
 			// 2) Delete the group areas
 			areaManager.deleteBGtoAreaRelations(group);
-			// 3) Delete the group object itself on the database
+			// 3) Delete the relations
 			businessGroupRelationDAO.deleteRelations(group);
+			// 4) delete properties
+			propertyManager.deleteProperties(null, group, null, null, null);
+			propertyManager.deleteProperties(null, null, group, null, null);
+			// 5) delete the publisher attached to this group (e.g. the forum and folder
+			// publisher)
+			notificationsManager.deletePublishersOf(group);
+			// 6) the group
 			businessGroupDAO.delete(group);
-			// 4) Delete the associated security groups
+			// 7) delete the associated security groups
 			if(group.getOwnerGroup() != null) {
 				securityManager.deleteSecurityGroup(group.getOwnerGroup());
 			}
@@ -762,11 +772,7 @@ public class BusinessGroupServiceImpl implements BusinessGroupService, UserDataD
 			if (group.getWaitingGroup() != null) {
 				securityManager.deleteSecurityGroup(group.getWaitingGroup());
 			}
-	
-			// delete the publisher attached to this group (e.g. the forum and folder
-			// publisher)
-			notificationsManager.deletePublishersOf(group);
-
+			
 			dbInstance.commit();
 	
 			log.audit("Deleted Business Group", group.toString());