diff --git a/qiita_db/analysis.py b/qiita_db/analysis.py
index c7e44855f..0cb388564 100644
--- a/qiita_db/analysis.py
+++ b/qiita_db/analysis.py
@@ -215,6 +215,22 @@ def create(cls, owner, name, description, from_default=False,
         job.submit()
         return instance
 
+    @classmethod
+    def delete_analysis_artifacts(cls, _id):
+        """Deletes the artifacts linked to an artifact and then the analysis
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        _id : int
+            The analysis id
+        """
+        analysis = cls(_id)
+        aids = [a.id for a in analysis.artifacts if not a.parents]
+        aids.sort(reverse=True)
+        for aid in aids:
+            cls.delete(aid)
+        cls.delete(analysis.id)
+
     @classmethod
     def delete(cls, _id):
         """Deletes an analysis
diff --git a/qiita_db/metadata_template/prep_template.py b/qiita_db/metadata_template/prep_template.py
index 3ae26d17d..e3d4e8439 100644
--- a/qiita_db/metadata_template/prep_template.py
+++ b/qiita_db/metadata_template/prep_template.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 from iteration_utilities import duplicates
 
 from qiita_core.exceptions import IncompetentQiitaDeveloperError
-from qiita_ware.private_plugin import _delete_analysis_artifacts
 import qiita_db as qdb
 from .constants import (PREP_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS, TARGET_GENE_DATA_TYPES,
                         PREP_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS_TARGET_GENE)
@@ -281,6 +280,7 @@ def delete(cls, id_):
             qdb.sql_connection.TRN.add(sql, args)
             archived_artifacts = set(
                 qdb.sql_connection.TRN.execute_fetchflatten())
+            ANALYSIS = qdb.analysis.Analysis
             if archived_artifacts:
                 for aid in archived_artifacts:
                     # before we can delete the archived artifact, we need
@@ -294,9 +294,11 @@ def delete(cls, id_):
                     qdb.sql_connection.TRN.add(sql, [aid])
                     analyses = set(
                         qdb.sql_connection.TRN.execute_fetchflatten())
-                    for _id in analyses:
-                        _delete_analysis_artifacts(qdb.analysis.Analysis(_id))
-                    qdb.artifact.Artifact.delete(aid)
+                    if analyses:
+                        for _id in analyses:
+                            ANALYSIS.delete_analysis_artifacts(_id)
+                    else:
+                        ANALYSIS.delete(aid)
 
             # Delete the prep template filepaths
             sql = """DELETE FROM qiita.prep_template_filepath
diff --git a/qiita_db/test/test_artifact.py b/qiita_db/test/test_artifact.py
index bed71c45a..2319acfaa 100644
--- a/qiita_db/test/test_artifact.py
+++ b/qiita_db/test/test_artifact.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from qiita_core.util import qiita_test_checker
 from qiita_core.testing import wait_for_processing_job
 import qiita_db as qdb
-from qiita_ware.private_plugin import _delete_analysis_artifacts
 
 
 class ArtifactTestsReadOnly(TestCase):
@@ -1559,9 +1558,9 @@ def test_archive(self):
         qdb.sql_connection.perform_as_transaction(sql)
         sql = "UPDATE qiita.artifact SET visibility_id = 1"
         qdb.sql_connection.perform_as_transaction(sql)
-        _delete_analysis_artifacts(qdb.analysis.Analysis(1))
-        _delete_analysis_artifacts(qdb.analysis.Analysis(2))
-        _delete_analysis_artifacts(qdb.analysis.Analysis(3))
+        qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete_analysis_artifacts(1)
+        qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete_analysis_artifacts(2)
+        qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete_analysis_artifacts(3)
         for aid in [3, 2, 1]:
             A.delete(aid)
 
diff --git a/qiita_ware/private_plugin.py b/qiita_ware/private_plugin.py
index f050499a1..c07a12fed 100644
--- a/qiita_ware/private_plugin.py
+++ b/qiita_ware/private_plugin.py
@@ -292,14 +292,6 @@ def delete_sample_or_column(job):
         job._set_status('success')
 
 
-def _delete_analysis_artifacts(analysis):
-    aids = [a.id for a in analysis.artifacts if not a.parents]
-    aids.sort(reverse=True)
-    for aid in aids:
-        qdb.artifact.Artifact.delete(aid)
-    qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete(analysis.id)
-
-
 def delete_study(job):
     """Deletes a full study
 
@@ -315,7 +307,7 @@ def delete_study(job):
 
         # deleting analyses
         for analysis in study.analyses():
-            _delete_analysis_artifacts(analysis)
+            qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete_analysis_artifacts(analysis)
 
         for pt in study.prep_templates():
             if pt.artifact is not None:
@@ -375,9 +367,7 @@ def delete_analysis(job):
     """
     with qdb.sql_connection.TRN:
         analysis_id = job.parameters.values['analysis_id']
-        analysis = qdb.analysis.Analysis(analysis_id)
-
-        _delete_analysis_artifacts(analysis)
+        qdb.analysis.Analysis.delete_analysis_artifacts(analysis_id)
 
         r_client.delete('analysis_delete_%d' % analysis_id)