diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_purchase_reports.py b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_purchase_reports.py
index 987f53f37c1f..60621fbc9cad 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_purchase_reports.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/delete_old_purchase_reports.py
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ def execute():
 
 	for report in reports_to_delete:
 		if frappe.db.exists("Report", report):
+			delete_links_from_desktop_icons(report)
 			delete_auto_email_reports(report)
 			check_and_delete_linked_reports(report)
 
-			frappe.delete_doc("Report", report)
+			frappe.delete_doc("Report", report, force=True)
 
 
 def delete_auto_email_reports(report):
@@ -28,3 +29,10 @@ def delete_auto_email_reports(report):
 	auto_email_reports = frappe.db.get_values("Auto Email Report", {"report": report}, ["name"])
 	for auto_email_report in auto_email_reports:
 		frappe.delete_doc("Auto Email Report", auto_email_report[0])
+
+
+def delete_links_from_desktop_icons(report):
+	"""Check for one or multiple Desktop Icons and delete"""
+	desktop_icons = frappe.db.get_values("Desktop Icon", {"_report": report}, ["name"])
+	for desktop_icon in desktop_icons:
+		frappe.delete_doc("Desktop Icon", desktop_icon[0], force=True)