diff --git a/server/utils/db_reformat.js b/server/utils/db_reformat.js
index 0ae45407..92c5b3b8 100644
--- a/server/utils/db_reformat.js
+++ b/server/utils/db_reformat.js
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ objectsResponse.on('end', () => {
       // console.log("would delete file: ", fileKey);
     }
   });
+  let params = {
+    Bucket: `${process.env.S3_BUCKET}`,
+    Delete: {
+      Objects: filesToDelete,
+    },
+  };
+  let del = client.deleteObjects(params);
+  del.on('err', (err) => {
+    console.log(err);
+  });
+  del.on('end', () => {
+    console.log('deleted extra S3 files!');
+  });
   console.log("To delete: ", filesToDelete.length);
   console.log("Total S3 files: ", uploadedFiles.length);
   console.log("Total S3 files in mongo: ", s3Files.length);