diff --git a/server/migrations/20191119023010-cascade-backlinks.js b/server/migrations/20191119023010-cascade-backlinks.js
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+const tableName = 'backlinks';
+const constraintName = 'backlinks_reverseDocumentId_fkey';
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`alter table "${tableName}" drop constraint "${constraintName}"`)
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(
+      `alter table "${tableName}"
+        add constraint "${constraintName}" foreign key("reverseDocumentId") references "documents" ("id")
+        on delete cascade`
+    );
+  },
+
+  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`alter table "${tableName}" drop constraint "${constraintName}"`)
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(
+      `alter table "${tableName}"\
+        add constraint "${constraintName}" foreign key("reverseDocumentId") references "documents" ("id")
+        on delete no action`
+    );
+  },
+};
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diff --git a/server/migrations/20191119023011-cascade-parent-documents.js b/server/migrations/20191119023011-cascade-parent-documents.js
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+const tableName = 'documents';
+const constraintName = 'documents_parentDocumentId_fkey';
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`alter table "${tableName}" drop constraint "${constraintName}"`)
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(
+      `alter table "${tableName}"
+        add constraint "${constraintName}" foreign key("parentDocumentId") references "documents" ("id")
+        on delete cascade`
+    );
+  },
+
+  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`alter table "${tableName}" drop constraint "${constraintName}"`)
+    await queryInterface.sequelize.query(
+      `alter table "${tableName}"\
+        add constraint "${constraintName}" foreign key("parentDocumentId") references "documents" ("id")
+        on delete no action`
+    );
+  },
+};
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