diff --git a/include/class.thread.php b/include/class.thread.php
index 8564e249ab7cb6bbbe934b084c949f6de3d46e9e..dc8a559e1158ca0f8d23d741e6a6e61de5b1e838 100644
--- a/include/class.thread.php
+++ b/include/class.thread.php
@@ -200,10 +200,18 @@ class Thread {
             return false;
 
         $this->deleteAttachments();
+        $this->removeCollaborators();
 
         return true;
     }
 
+    function removeCollaborators() {
+        $sql='DELETE FROM '.TICKET_COLLABORATOR_TABLE
+            .' WHERE ticket_id='.db_input($this->getTicketId());
+
+        return  (db_query($sql) && db_affected_rows());
+    }
+
     /* static */
     function lookup($ticket) {