diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/job/WorkflowJob.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/job/WorkflowJob.java
index bc05f413..582e499d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/job/WorkflowJob.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/job/WorkflowJob.java
@@ -663,6 +663,11 @@ public void replaceAction(@NonNull Action a) {
     @Override protected void performDelete() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         setDisabled(true);
         Jenkins.get().getQueue().cancel(this);
+
+        for (WorkflowRun workflowRun : getBuilds()) {
+            workflowRun.delete();
+        }
+
         // TODO call SCM.processWorkspaceBeforeDeletion
         super.performDelete();
     }