diff --git a/src/topics/delete.js b/src/topics/delete.js
index 9a6110fffc..caf12ce1eb 100644
--- a/src/topics/delete.js
+++ b/src/topics/delete.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 				`tid:${tid}:posters`,
 			]),
 			db.sortedSetsRemove([
-				'topics:tid',
+				utils.isNumber(tid) ? 'topics:tid' : 'topicsRemote:tid',
 				'topics:recent',
 				'topics:scheduled',
 			], tid),