diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index 75e7fc5e87..9a9c3e0e09 100755
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -543,16 +543,9 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleAssetDeletion({ id: asset.id, deleteOnDisk: true });
 
-      expect(mocks.job.queue.mock.calls).toEqual([
-        [
-          {
-            name: JobName.FileDelete,
-            data: {
-              files: [...asset.files.map(({ path }) => path), asset.originalPath],
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      ]);
+      expect(mocks.storage.unlink.mock.calls).toEqual(
+        [...asset.files.map(({ path }) => path), asset.originalPath].map((file) => [file]),
+      );
       expect(mocks.asset.remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith(getForAssetDeletion(asset));
     });
 
@@ -581,8 +574,8 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       expect(mocks.job.queue.mock.calls).toEqual([
         [{ name: JobName.AssetDelete, data: { id: motionAsset.id, deleteOnDisk: true } }],
-        [{ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files: [asset.originalPath] } }],
       ]);
+      expect(mocks.storage.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith(asset.originalPath);
     });
 
     it('should not delete a live motion part if it is being used by another asset', async () => {
@@ -592,9 +585,8 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleAssetDeletion({ id: asset.id, deleteOnDisk: true });
 
-      expect(mocks.job.queue.mock.calls).toEqual([
-        [{ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files: [`/data/library/IMG_${asset.id}.jpg`] } }],
-      ]);
+      expect(mocks.job.queue.mock.calls).toEqual([]);
+      expect(mocks.storage.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`/data/library/IMG_${asset.id}.jpg`);
     });
 
     it('should update usage', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
index e2d2d95f81..a63c61952c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
       return JobStatus.Failed;
     }
 
+    const fileDeletionStatus = await this.deleteAssetFiles(id, this.getFilesForDeletion(asset, deleteOnDisk));
+    if (fileDeletionStatus === JobStatus.Failed) {
+      return JobStatus.Failed;
+    }
+
     // replace the parent of the stack children with a new asset
     if (asset.stack?.primaryAssetId === id) {
       // this only includes timeline visible assets and excludes the primary asset
@@ -347,6 +352,13 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
       }
     }
 
+    return JobStatus.Success;
+  }
+
+  private getFilesForDeletion(
+    asset: { files: AssetFile[]; originalPath: string; isOffline: boolean },
+    deleteOnDisk: boolean,
+  ): string[] {
     const assetFiles = getAssetFiles(asset.files ?? []);
     const files = [
       assetFiles.thumbnailFile?.path,
@@ -362,7 +374,18 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
       files.push(assetFiles.sidecarFile?.path, asset.originalPath);
     }
 
-    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files: files.filter(Boolean) } });
+    return files.filter((file): file is string => file !== undefined);
+  }
+
+  private async deleteAssetFiles(assetId: string, files: string[]): Promise<JobStatus> {
+    for (const file of files) {
+      try {
+        await this.storageRepository.unlink(file);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Unable to remove asset file for asset ${assetId}: ${file}`, error);
+        return JobStatus.Failed;
+      }
+    }
 
     return JobStatus.Success;
   }