diff --git a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.spec.ts b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.spec.ts
index ff9a9ce666..db82fb0db3 100644
--- a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.spec.ts
@@ -123,12 +123,14 @@ describe('CardStatusController', () => {
     expect(mockBoardService.getBoardsWithStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it('should call the service for delete', async () => {
+  it('should unlink statuses and then call the service for delete', async () => {
     mockCardStatusService.delete.mockResolvedValue({} as any);
+    mockBoardService.unlinkStatus.mockResolvedValue();
 
     const res = await controller.delete('FAKE-CODE');
 
     expect(res).toBeDefined();
     expect(mockCardStatusService.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockBoardService.unlinkStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.ts b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.ts
index ec87e8f11b..a279bb4cd1 100644
--- a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.ts
+++ b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/admin/card-status/card-status.controller.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export class CardStatusController {
   @Delete('/:code')
   @UserRoles(AUTH_ROLE.ADMIN)
   async delete(@Param('code') code: string) {
+    //Delete from boards first
+    await this.boardService.unlinkStatus(code);
     return await this.cardStatusService.delete(code);
   }
 
diff --git a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.spec.ts b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.spec.ts
index a1f1baba87..95c34efe0d 100644
--- a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.spec.ts
+++ b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { ApplicationService } from '../application/application.service';
 import { Card } from '../card/card.entity';
 import { CardService } from '../card/card.service';
 import { BoardStatus } from './board-status.entity';
-import { BoardStatusDto } from './board.dto';
 import { Board } from './board.entity';
 import { BoardService } from './board.service';
 
@@ -114,4 +113,12 @@ describe('BoardsService', () => {
       new ServiceNotFoundException(`Failed to find Board with code board-code`),
     );
   });
+
+  it('should call through for unlink status', async () => {
+    mockBoardStatusRepository.delete.mockResolvedValue({} as any);
+
+    await service.unlinkStatus('code');
+
+    expect(mockBoardStatusRepository.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.ts b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.ts
index 1640907d6d..c377853774 100644
--- a/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.ts
+++ b/services/apps/alcs/src/alcs/board/board.service.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ export class BoardService {
     });
   }
 
+  async unlinkStatus(code: string) {
+    await this.boardStatusRepository.delete({
+      status: {
+        code,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   async delete(code: string) {
     const board = await this.getOneOrFail({
       code,