diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 86f8be35ea..80dd2f5f15 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -978,8 +978,7 @@ def delete_doc(doctype=None, name=None, force=0, ignore_doctypes=None, for_reloa
 
 def delete_doc_if_exists(doctype, name, force=0):
 	"""Delete document if exists."""
-	if db.exists(doctype, name):
-		delete_doc(doctype, name, force=force)
+	delete_doc(doctype, name, force=force, ignore_missing=True)
 
 def reload_doctype(doctype, force=False, reset_permissions=False):
 	"""Reload DocType from model (`[module]/[doctype]/[name]/[name].json`) files."""