diff --git a/core/groups/groupdelete.php b/core/groups/groupdelete.php
index 0a0f483c80..6181481fa7 100644
--- a/core/groups/groupdelete.php
+++ b/core/groups/groupdelete.php
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 			}
 			unset ($prep_statement);
 
-		//delete the group users
-			$sql = "delete from v_group_users ";
+		//delete the user groups
+			$sql = "delete from v_user_groups ";
 			$sql .= "where group_uuid = '".$group_uuid."' ";
 			if (!$db->exec($sql)) {
 				$error = $db->errorInfo();
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@
 	message::add($text['message-delete']);
 	header("Location: groups.php");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>