diff --git a/pagure/templates/repo_master.html b/pagure/templates/repo_master.html
index 70c626f..da5ee5d 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/repo_master.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/repo_master.html
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
                 {{ repo.parent.fullname }}
             </a>
         </div>
+        {% elif repo.is_fork and not repo.parent %}
+        <div class="m-t-0">
+            Main repo is deleted
+        </div>
         {% endif %}
         <div class="projectinfo m-t-1 m-b-1">
         {% if repo.description %}{{ repo.description | safe }}{% else %}-{% endif -%}
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index 1b114b4..46e30f7 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -1326,7 +1326,6 @@ def delete_repo(repo, username=None):
             'You are not allowed to change the settings for this project')
 
     try:
-        reponame = repo.fullname
         for issue in repo.issues:
             for comment in issue.comments:
                 SESSION.delete(comment)
@@ -1335,17 +1334,6 @@ def delete_repo(repo, username=None):
         SESSION.delete(repo)
         SESSION.commit()
 
-        projects = pagure.lib.search_projects(SESSION, fork=True, pattern=reponame)
-
-        if projects:
-            for project in projects:
-                project_settings = project.settings
-                project_settings['pull_requests'] = True
-                project_settings['issue_tracker'] = True
-                project.settings = project_settings
-                SESSION.add(project)
-            SESSION.commit()
-
     except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
         SESSION.rollback()
         APP.logger.exception(err)