diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
index f763ba93b..263a86d29 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
@@ -3982,8 +3982,8 @@ void Player::DeleteFromDB(ObjectGuid::LowType lowGuid, uint32 accountId, bool up
         sTicketMgr->CloseTicket(ticket->GetId(), playerGuid);
 
     // remove from group
-    if (uint32 groupId = sCharacterCache->GetCharacterGuildIdByGuid(playerGuid))
-        if (Group* group = sGroupMgr->GetGroupByGUID(groupId))
+    if (ObjectGuid groupId = sCharacterCache->GetCharacterGroupGuidByGuid(playerGuid))
+        if (Group* group = sGroupMgr->GetGroupByGUID(groupId.GetCounter()))
             RemoveFromGroup(group, playerGuid);
 
     // Remove signs from petitions (also remove petitions if owner);