diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv4Controller.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv4Controller.php
index 868e4461c5..883b97cf29 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv4Controller.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv4Controller.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Dhcpv4Controller extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
 {
     protected static $internalModelName = 'dhcpv4';
     protected static $internalModelClass = 'OPNsense\Kea\KeaDhcpv4';
+    protected static $internalModelUseSafeDelete = true;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv6Controller.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv6Controller.php
index 82b89194ea..516e0cd946 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv6Controller.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Kea/Api/Dhcpv6Controller.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Dhcpv6Controller extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
 {
     protected static $internalModelName = 'dhcpv6';
     protected static $internalModelClass = 'OPNsense\Kea\KeaDhcpv6';
+    protected static $internalModelUseSafeDelete = true;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc