diff --git a/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb b/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
index a5e720a70..6bd599e90 100644
--- a/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
+++ b/app/logical/alias_and_implication_importer.rb
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ private
         when :remove_alias
           tag_alias = TagAlias.where("antecedent_name = ?", token[1]).first
           raise Error, "Alias for #{token[1]} not found" if tag_alias.nil?
-          tag_alias.destroy
+          tag_alias.reject!(update_topic: false)
 
         when :remove_implication
           tag_implication = TagImplication.where("antecedent_name = ? and consequent_name = ?", token[1], token[2]).first
           raise Error, "Implication for #{token[1]} not found" if tag_implication.nil?
-          tag_implication.destroy
+          tag_implication.reject!(update_topic: false)
 
         when :mass_update
           Delayed::Job.enqueue(Moderator::TagBatchChange.new(token[1], token[2], CurrentUser.id, CurrentUser.ip_addr), :queue => "default")
diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 000f616bf..7db5d7fa2 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -188,11 +188,10 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
     end
   end
 
-  def reject!
+  def reject!(update_topic: true)
     update(status: "deleted")
     clear_all_cache
-    forum_updater.update(reject_message(CurrentUser.user), "REJECTED")
-    destroy
+    forum_updater.update(reject_message(CurrentUser.user), "REJECTED") if update_topic
   end
 
   def wiki_pages_present
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 463387046..2f0d1a50b 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
       delay(:queue => "default").process!(update_topic: update_topic)
     end
 
-    def reject!
+    def reject!(update_topic: true)
       update(status: "deleted")
-      forum_updater.update(reject_message(CurrentUser.user), "REJECTED")
-      destroy
+      forum_updater.update(reject_message(CurrentUser.user), "REJECTED") if update_topic
     end
 
     def create_mod_action
diff --git a/app/models/tag_relationship.rb b/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
index a33e045f2..d5f3ae289 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class TagRelationship < ApplicationRecord
   has_one :consequent_wiki, through: :consequent_tag, source: :wiki_page
 
   scope :active, ->{where(status: "active")}
+  scope :deleted, ->{where(status: "deleted")}
   scope :expired, ->{where("created_at < ?", EXPIRY.days.ago)}
   scope :old, ->{where("created_at >= ? and created_at < ?", EXPIRY.days.ago, EXPIRY_WARNING.days.ago)}
   scope :pending, ->{where(status: "pending")}
diff --git a/app/views/tag_aliases/destroy.js.erb b/app/views/tag_aliases/destroy.js.erb
index 478611344..345366b9b 100644
--- a/app/views/tag_aliases/destroy.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/tag_aliases/destroy.js.erb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$("#tag-alias-<%= @tag_alias.id %>").remove();
+location.reload();
diff --git a/app/views/tag_implications/destroy.js.erb b/app/views/tag_implications/destroy.js.erb
index f99b2b043..345366b9b 100644
--- a/app/views/tag_implications/destroy.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/tag_implications/destroy.js.erb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$("#tag-implication-<%= @tag_implication.id %>").remove();
+location.reload();
diff --git a/test/unit/alias_and_implication_importer_test.rb b/test/unit/alias_and_implication_importer_test.rb
index 1d0e07678..01954912b 100644
--- a/test/unit/alias_and_implication_importer_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/alias_and_implication_importer_test.rb
@@ -75,5 +75,32 @@ class AliasAndImplicationImporterTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal("bbb", artist.name)
       assert_equal("testing", artist.notes)
     end
+
+    context "remove alias and remove implication commands" do
+      setup do
+        @ta = FactoryBot.create(:tag_alias, antecedent_name: "a", consequent_name: "b", status: "active")
+        @ti = FactoryBot.create(:tag_implication, antecedent_name: "c", consequent_name: "d", status: "active")
+        @script = %{
+          remove alias a -> b
+          remove implication c -> d
+        }
+      end
+
+      should "set aliases and implications as deleted" do
+        @importer = AliasAndImplicationImporter.new(@script, nil)
+        @importer.process!
+
+        assert_equal("deleted", @ta.reload.status)
+        assert_equal("deleted", @ti.reload.status)
+      end
+
+      should "create modactions for each removal" do
+        @importer = AliasAndImplicationImporter.new(@script, nil)
+
+        assert_difference(-> { ModAction.count }, 2) do
+          @importer.process!
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end