diff --git a/ghost/posts-service/lib/PostsService.js b/ghost/posts-service/lib/PostsService.js
index cd232b4e9d..cdfd65d866 100644
--- a/ghost/posts-service/lib/PostsService.js
+++ b/ghost/posts-service/lib/PostsService.js
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class PostsService {
             'posts_products'
         ];
         const emailTablesToDelete = [
-            'email_recipients',
             'email_recipient_failures',
+            'email_recipients',
             'email_batches',
             'email_spam_complaint_events'
         ];