diff --git a/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/querysubscription.py b/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/querysubscription.py
index 8d12a272623952..497d1173e9fcb4 100644
--- a/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/querysubscription.py
+++ b/src/sentry/deletions/defaults/querysubscription.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def get_child_relations(self, instance: QuerySubscription) -> list[BaseRelation]
         from sentry.incidents.models.alert_rule import AlertRule
         from sentry.snuba.models import SnubaQuery
 
-        if not AlertRule.objects.filter(snuba_query_id=instance.snuba_query_id).exists():
+        if not AlertRule.objects_with_snapshots.filter(
+            snuba_query_id=instance.snuba_query_id
+        ).exists():
             if (
                 QuerySubscription.objects.filter(snuba_query_id=instance.snuba_query_id).count()
                 == 1