diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_sales_reports.py b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_sales_reports.py
index b31c9d17d7..1b53da755c 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_sales_reports.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_sales_reports.py
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ def execute():
 			delete_auto_email_reports(report)
 			check_and_delete_linked_reports(report)
 
-			frappe.delete_doc("Report", report)
+			frappe.delete_doc("Report", report, force=True)
 
 
 def delete_auto_email_reports(report):
 	"""Check for one or multiple Auto Email Reports and delete"""
 	auto_email_reports = frappe.db.get_values("Auto Email Report", {"report": report}, ["name"])
 	for auto_email_report in auto_email_reports:
-		frappe.delete_doc("Auto Email Report", auto_email_report[0])
+		frappe.delete_doc("Auto Email Report", auto_email_report[0], force=True)
 
 
 def delete_links_from_desktop_icons(report):
 	"""Check for one or multiple Desktop Icons and delete"""
 	desktop_icons = frappe.db.get_values("Desktop Icon", {"_report": report}, ["name"])
 	for desktop_icon in desktop_icons:
-		frappe.delete_doc("Desktop Icon", desktop_icon[0])
+		frappe.delete_doc("Desktop Icon", desktop_icon[0], force=True)