diff --git a/csfieldguide/chapters/management/commands/loadchapters.py b/csfieldguide/chapters/management/commands/loadchapters.py
index 3b34fb022a..d673ed7e0c 100644
--- a/csfieldguide/chapters/management/commands/loadchapters.py
+++ b/csfieldguide/chapters/management/commands/loadchapters.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from utils.LoaderFactory import LoaderFactory
 from utils.errors.MissingRequiredFieldError import MissingRequiredFieldError
 from utils.errors.InvalidYAMLValueError import InvalidYAMLValueError
+from chapters.models import Chapter
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -87,5 +88,9 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                     structure_filename=chapter_structure_file,
                 ).load()
 
+            _, result = Chapter.objects.exclude(slug__in=chapters.keys()).delete()
+            if result.get("chapters.Chapter", 0) > 0:
+                base_loader.log("Deleted {} chapters.".format(result["chapters.Chapter"]))
+
             base_loader.log("All chapters loaded!")
             base_loader.log("")