diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs
index f17a0dd0d2..d63c338542 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContentVersion", "ContentId"),
                 FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContentXml", "nodeId"),
                 FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContent", "nodeId"),
+                //TODO: Why is this being done? We just delete this exact data in the next line
                 "UPDATE umbracoNode SET parentID = '" + RecycleBinId + "' WHERE trashed = '1' AND nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType",
                 "DELETE FROM umbracoNode WHERE trashed = '1' AND nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType"
             };
@@ -91,14 +92,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A delete statement taht will delete anything in the table specified where it's PK (keyName) is found in the 
+        /// list of umbracoNode.id that have trashed flag set
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="tableName"></param>
+        /// <param name="keyName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         private string FormatDeleteStatement(string tableName, string keyName)
         {
-            //This query works with sql ce and sql server:
-            //DELETE FROM umbracoUser2NodeNotify WHERE umbracoUser2NodeNotify.nodeId IN 
-            //(SELECT nodeId FROM umbracoUser2NodeNotify as TB1 INNER JOIN umbracoNode as TB2 ON TB1.nodeId = TB2.id WHERE TB2.trashed = '1' AND TB2.nodeObjectType = 'C66BA18E-EAF3-4CFF-8A22-41B16D66A972')
             return
                 string.Format(
-                    "DELETE FROM {0} WHERE {0}.{1} IN (SELECT TB1.{1} FROM {0} as TB1 INNER JOIN umbracoNode as TB2 ON TB1.{1} = TB2.id WHERE TB2.trashed = '1' AND TB2.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType)",
+                    "DELETE FROM {0} WHERE {0}.{1} IN (SELECT id FROM umbracoNode WHERE trashed = '1' AND nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType)",
                     tableName, keyName);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
index 0078d3e83e..e89d520f0f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
@@ -1339,6 +1339,69 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Services
             Assert.That(contents.Any(), Is.False);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Can_Empty_RecycleBin_With_Content_That_Has_All_Related_Data()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            //need to:
+            // * add relations
+            // * add permissions
+            // * add notifications
+            // * public access
+            // * tags
+            // * domain
+            // * published & preview data
+            // * multiple versions
+
+            var contentType = MockedContentTypes.CreateAllTypesContentType("test", "test");
+            ServiceContext.ContentTypeService.Save(contentType, 0);
+
+            object obj =
+               new
+               {
+                   tags = "Hello,World"
+               };
+            var content1 = MockedContent.CreateBasicContent(contentType);
+            content1.PropertyValues(obj);
+            content1.ResetDirtyProperties(false);
+            ServiceContext.ContentService.Save(content1, 0);
+            Assert.IsTrue(ServiceContext.ContentService.PublishWithStatus(content1, 0).Success);
+            var content2 = MockedContent.CreateBasicContent(contentType);
+            content2.PropertyValues(obj);
+            content2.ResetDirtyProperties(false);
+            ServiceContext.ContentService.Save(content2, 0);
+            Assert.IsTrue(ServiceContext.ContentService.PublishWithStatus(content2, 0).Success);
+
+            ServiceContext.RelationService.Save(new RelationType(Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentGuid, Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentGuid, "test"));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(ServiceContext.RelationService.Relate(content1, content2, "test"));
+
+            ServiceContext.PublicAccessService.Save(new PublicAccessEntry(content1, content2, content2, new List<PublicAccessRule>
+            {
+                new PublicAccessRule
+                {
+                    RuleType = "test",
+                    RuleValue = "test"
+                }
+            }));
+            Assert.IsTrue(ServiceContext.PublicAccessService.AddRule(content1, "test2", "test2").Success);
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(ServiceContext.NotificationService.CreateNotification(ServiceContext.UserService.GetUserById(0), content1, "test"));
+
+            ServiceContext.ContentService.AssignContentPermission(content1, 'A', new[] {0});
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(ServiceContext.DomainService.Save(new UmbracoDomain("www.test.com", "en-AU")
+            {
+                RootContentId = content1.Id
+            }).Success);
+            
+            // Act
+            ServiceContext.ContentService.EmptyRecycleBin();
+            var contents = ServiceContext.ContentService.GetContentInRecycleBin();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(contents.Any(), Is.False);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void Can_Move_Content()
         {