diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 9e428e8ff..9d15f3e85 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class MergeMixin(ViewSetMixin):
 
             try:
                 if isinstance(source, Food):
-                    source.properties.through.objects.all().delete()
+                    source.properties.remove()
 
                 for link in [field for field in source._meta.get_fields() if issubclass(type(field), ForeignObjectRel)]:
                     linkManager = getattr(source, link.get_accessor_name())