diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php
index fd0ee4ffbaf1..7b00a48b9519 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php
@@ -1005,12 +1005,12 @@ public static function deleteField($field) {
       //not delete the option group and related option values
       self::checkOptionGroup($field->option_group_id);
     }
-
     // next drop the column from the custom value table
     self::createField($field, 'delete');
 
     $field->delete();
     CRM_Core_BAO_UFField::delUFField($field->id);
+    CRM_Core_BAO_Mapping::removeFieldFromMapping('custom_' . $field->id);
     CRM_Utils_Weight::correctDuplicateWeights('CRM_Core_DAO_CustomField');
 
     CRM_Utils_Hook::post('delete', 'CustomField', $field->id, $field);
diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/Mapping.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/Mapping.php
index 3c9bf18beaa7..d026cf8df7bc 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/Mapping.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/Mapping.php
@@ -1213,4 +1213,14 @@ public static function saveMappingFields($params, $mappingId) {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Remove references to a specific field from save Mappings
+   * @param string $fieldName
+   */
+  public static function removeFieldFromMapping($fieldName): void {
+    $mappingField = new CRM_Core_DAO_MappingField();
+    $mappingField->name = $fieldName;
+    $mappingField->delete();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/CustomFieldTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/CustomFieldTest.php
index cfa7894fe48d..6ec1b9cee3e3 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/CustomFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/CustomFieldTest.php
@@ -422,6 +422,34 @@ public function testCustomFieldDelete() {
     $this->assertAPISuccess($result);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check That any associated Mapping Field Entries are also removed.
+   */
+  public function testCustomFieldDeleteWithMappingField() {
+    $customGroup = $this->customGroupCreate(['extends' => 'Individual', 'title' => 'test_group']);
+    $customField = $this->customFieldCreate(['custom_group_id' => $customGroup['id']]);
+    $this->assertNotNull($customField['id']);
+    $mapping = $this->callAPISuccess('Mapping', 'create', [
+      'name' => 'test mapping',
+      'mapping_type_id' => 'Export Contact',
+    ]);
+    $mappingField = $this->callAPISuccess('MappingField', 'create', [
+      'mapping_id' => $mapping['id'],
+      'name' => 'custom_' . $customField['id'],
+      'grouping' => 1,
+      'column_number' => 0,
+    ]);
+    $mappingFieldCheck = $this->callAPISuccess('MappingField', 'get', ['mapping_id' => $mapping['id']]);
+    $this->assertCount(1, $mappingFieldCheck['values']);
+    $params = [
+      'id' => $customField['id'],
+    ];
+    $this->callAPISuccess('custom_field', 'delete', $params);
+    $mappingFieldCheck = $this->callAPISuccess('MappingField', 'get', ['mapping_id' => $mapping['id']]);
+    $this->assertCount(0, $mappingFieldCheck['values']);
+    $this->callAPISuccess('Mapping', 'delete', ['id' => $mapping['id']]);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check for Option Value.
    */