diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v14_0/delete_education_doctypes.py b/erpnext/patches/v14_0/delete_education_doctypes.py
index 24b9fa1d71..468c2fda32 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v14_0/delete_education_doctypes.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v14_0/delete_education_doctypes.py
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ def execute():
 
 	doctypes = frappe.get_all("DocType", {"module": "education", "custom": 0}, pluck="name")
 	for doctype in doctypes:
-		frappe.delete_doc(
-			"Portal Menu Item", {"reference_doctype": doctype}, ignore_missing=True, force=True
-		)
 		frappe.delete_doc("DocType", doctype, ignore_missing=True)
 
+	portal_menu_items = frappe.get_all(
+		"Portal Menu Item", {"reference_doctype": ("in", doctypes)}, pluck="name"
+	)
+	for menu_item in portal_menu_items:
+		frappe.delete_doc("Portal Menu Item", menu_item, ignore_missing=True, force=True)
+
 	frappe.delete_doc("Module Def", "Education", ignore_missing=True, force=True)
 
 	click.secho(