diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
index 8b2d683e11..b3e7619fa6 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/helpers/catchError.ts
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ export class NcError {
       ...args,
     });
   }
-  static columnAssociatedWithLink(id: string) {
-    throw new NcBaseErrorv2(NcErrorType.COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK);
+  static columnAssociatedWithLink(_id: string, args: NcErrorArgs) {
+    throw new NcBaseErrorv2(NcErrorType.COLUMN_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LINK, args);
   }
 
   static baseNotFound(id: string, args?: NcErrorArgs) {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
index 473a10df3d..41588fc88f 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
@@ -675,44 +675,6 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
       return;
     }
 
-    // check column association with any custom links or LTAR
-    if (!isVirtualCol(col)) {
-      const links = await ncMeta.metaList2(
-        null,
-        null,
-        MetaTable.COL_RELATIONS,
-        {
-          xcCondition: {
-            _or: [
-              { fk_child_column_id: { eq: id } },
-              { fk_parent_column_id: { eq: id } },
-              { fk_mm_child_column_id: { eq: id } },
-              { fk_mm_parent_column_id: { eq: id } },
-            ],
-          },
-        },
-      );
-
-      // if custom relation then delete
-      if (
-        links.every((lk) => {
-          try {
-            return parseMetaProp(lk)?.custom;
-          } catch {
-            // ignore
-          }
-        })
-      ) {
-        for (const link of links) {
-          await Column.delete(link.id, ncMeta);
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (links.length) {
-        NcError.columnAssociatedWithLink(id);
-      }
-    }
-
     // todo: or instead of delete reset related foreign key value to null and handle in BaseModel
 
     // get qr code columns and delete
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
index 7b537a89f9..365ad5c505 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/columns.service.ts
@@ -2119,25 +2119,19 @@ export class ColumnsService {
       );
 
       // if custom relation then delete
-      if (
-        links?.length &&
-        links.every((lk) => {
-          try {
-            return parseMetaProp(lk)?.custom;
-          } catch {
-            // ignore
-          }
-        })
-      ) {
-        const linkCol = await Column.get(links[0].fk_column_id, ncMeta);
+      if (links?.length) {
+        const linkCol = await Column.get(
+          { colId: links[0].fk_column_id },
+          ncMeta,
+        );
         const table = await linkCol.getModel(ncMeta);
-        NcError.columnAssociatedWithLink(
-          `Column is associated with custom link ${
+        NcError.columnAssociatedWithLink(column.id, {
+          customMessage: `Column is associated with custom link '${
             linkCol.title || linkCol.column_name
-          } (${
+          }' (${
             table.title || table.table_name
           }). Please delete the link column first.`,
-        );
+        });
       }
     }