diff --git a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
index eca5bbb5a4e56..0cf574ca2fb5c 100644
--- a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def purge_content
       @account.active_relationships,
       @account.passive_relationships
     ].each do |association|
-      destroy_all_in_stand_alone_transaction(association)
+      destroy_all(association)
     end
   end
 
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def purge_profile
   end
 
   def unsubscribe_push_subscribers
-    destroy_all_in_stand_alone_transaction(@account.subscriptions)
+    destroy_all(@account.subscriptions)
   end
 
-  def destroy_all_in_stand_alone_transaction(association)
-    association.find_each(&:destroy)
+  def destroy_all(association)
+    association.in_batches.destroy_all
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/suspend_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/suspend_account_service_spec.rb
index ec43bb008139a..1cb647e8dafa2 100644
--- a/spec/services/suspend_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/suspend_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     let!(:passive_relationship) { Fabricate(:follow, target_account: account) }
     let!(:subscription) { Fabricate(:subscription, account: account) }
 
-    it 'destroys related records' do
+    it 'deletes associated records' do
       is_expected.to change {
         [
           account.statuses,