diff --git a/config/initializers/paranoia.rb b/config/initializers/paranoia.rb
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+module Paranoia
+  def paranoia_delete
+    raise ActiveRecord::ReadOnlyRecord, "#{self.class} is marked as readonly" if readonly?
+    if persisted?
+      # if a transaction exists, add the record so that after_commit
+      # callbacks can be run
+      add_to_transaction
+      update_columns(paranoia_destroy_attributes)
+    elsif !frozen?
+      assign_attributes(paranoia_destroy_attributes)
+    end
+    self
+  end
+  alias_method :delete, :paranoia_delete
+end