diff --git a/app/routes/pride.py b/app/routes/pride.py
index 061f0c8..a877dcb 100644
--- a/app/routes/pride.py
+++ b/app/routes/pride.py
@@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ async def delete_dataset(project_id: str, session: Session = Depends(get_session
         logging.info("trying to delete records from SpectrumIdentificationProtocol")
         session.query(SpectrumIdentificationProtocol).filter(
             SpectrumIdentificationProtocol.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
+        logging.info("trying to delete records from PeptideEvidence")
+        session.query(PeptideEvidence).filter(PeptideEvidence.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
         logging.info("trying to delete records from ModifiedPeptide")
         session.query(ModifiedPeptide).filter(ModifiedPeptide.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
         logging.info("trying to delete records from DBSequence")
         session.query(DBSequence).filter(DBSequence.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
         logging.info("trying to delete records from Spectrum")
         session.query(Spectrum).filter(Spectrum.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
-        logging.info("trying to delete records from PeptideEvidence")
-        session.query(PeptideEvidence).filter(PeptideEvidence.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
         logging.info("trying to delete records from SpectraData")
         session.query(SpectraData).filter(SpectraData.upload_id.in_(upload_id_list)).delete()
         logging.info("trying to delete records from Upload")