diff --git a/src/caosdb/common/models.py b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
index 16001ed8847ec853c21851e101aea54f7377d632..00522ee614cccc79c9c56b469d00b635059260b6 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/common/models.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
@@ -2880,8 +2880,10 @@ class Container(list):
         """
         item_id = set()
         is_parent = set()
-        has_references = set()
+        is_property = set()
+        is_being_referenced = set()
         dependent_parents = set()
+        dependent_properties = set()
         dependent_references = set()
         dependencies = set()
 
@@ -2896,26 +2898,31 @@ class Container(list):
                     # add only if it is a reference, not a property
 
                     if isinstance(references.value, int):
-                        has_references.add(references.value)
+                        is_being_referenced.add(references.value)
                     elif is_list_datatype(references.datatype):
                         for list_item in references.value:
                             if isinstance(list_item, int):
-                                has_references.add(list_item)
+                                is_being_referenced.add(list_item)
                             else:
-                                has_references.add(list_item.id)
+                                is_being_referenced.add(list_item.id)
                     else:
                         try:
-                            has_references.add(references.value.id)
+                            is_being_referenced.add(references.value.id)
                         except:
                             pass
 
+                if hasattr(references, 'id'):
+                    is_property.add(references.id)
+
         dependent_parents = item_id.intersection(is_parent)
-        dependent_references = item_id.intersection(has_references)
+        dependent_properties = item_id.intersection(is_property)
+        dependent_references = item_id.intersection(is_being_referenced)
         dependencies = dependent_parents.union(dependent_references)
+        dependencies = dependencies.union(dependent_properties)
 
         return dependencies
 
-    def delete(self, raise_exception_on_error=True, flags=None):
+    def delete(self, raise_exception_on_error=True, flags=None, chunk_size=100):
         """Delete all entities in this container.
 
         Entities are identified via their id if present and via their
@@ -2926,7 +2933,6 @@ class Container(list):
         this happens, none of them will be deleted. It occurs an error
         instead.
         """
-        chunk_size = 100
         item_count = len(self)
         # Split Container in 'chunk_size'-sized containers (if necessary) to avoid error 414 Request-URI Too Long
 
diff --git a/unittests/test_container.py b/unittests/test_container.py
index a2df1558478ccbd6f9b55f24f66afce255ec6e13..2e8dfa2a9b4538f854d79ad08f4500c11bf68945 100644
--- a/unittests/test_container.py
+++ b/unittests/test_container.py
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ def test_container_dependencies_for_deletion():
     property_which_is_not_a_record = db.Property(
         "Normal Property", datatype=db.DOUBLE, value=1006)
     property_which_is_not_a_record.id = 1006
+    property_which_shall_be_deleted = db.Property(
+        "Normal Property 2", datatype=db.DOUBLE, value=1006)
+    property_which_shall_be_deleted .id = 1007
 
     record_without_dependencies = db.Record().add_parent(not_included_rt)
     record_without_dependencies.id = 2003
@@ -106,18 +109,22 @@ def test_container_dependencies_for_deletion():
     record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record.id = 2006
     record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record.add_property(
         property_which_is_not_a_record)
+    record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record.add_property(
+        property_which_shall_be_deleted)
 
     container = db.Container()
     container.extend([
         rt,
         rt_record_with_parent,  # 1005, dependency
         record_without_dependencies,
+        property_which_shall_be_deleted,  # 1007, dependency
         record_referenced,  # 2002, dependency
         record_with_dependencies,
         record_with_parent,
         record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record
     ])
-    assert db.Container()._test_dependencies_in_container(container) == {2002, 1005}
+    assert (db.Container()._test_dependencies_in_container(container)
+            == {2002, 1005, 1007})
 
 
 def test_container_dependencies_for_deletion_with_lists():