diff --git a/app/models/education/program/role.rb b/app/models/education/program/role.rb
index 8edd5ae2a262f38ddd5235b786c1b3026c86a677..d79798d0670750128e13cd299656cdf71e3c0619 100644
--- a/app/models/education/program/role.rb
+++ b/app/models/education/program/role.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Education::Program::Role < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :university
   belongs_to :program, class_name: 'Education::Program'
-  has_many :people, class_name: 'Education::Program::Role::Person'
+  has_many :people, class_name: 'Education::Program::Role::Person', dependent: :destroy
   has_many :university_people, through: :people, source: :person
 
   def to_s