diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/domain/page/Page.java b/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/domain/page/Page.java
index eca6ca25e1e..563e58663fa 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/domain/page/Page.java
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/domain/page/Page.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 import javax.persistence.JoinTable;
 import javax.persistence.Lob;
-import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToMany;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
 import org.fao.geonet.domain.GeonetEntity;
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ public String getIcon() {
      *
      * @return all the page's groups.
      */
-    @OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, cascade = CascadeType.PERSIST, orphanRemoval = false)
+    @ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, cascade = {CascadeType.DETACH, CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.REFRESH})
     @JoinTable(name = "spg_page_group", joinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "language"), @JoinColumn(name = "linktext")},
-        inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "groupid", referencedColumnName = "id", unique = true)})
+        inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "groupid", referencedColumnName = "id", unique = false)})
     public Set<Group> getGroups() {
         return groups;
     }
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/repository/page/PageRepository.java b/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/repository/page/PageRepository.java
index b76094c770f..1245a752d99 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/repository/page/PageRepository.java
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/repository/page/PageRepository.java
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 
 public interface PageRepository extends JpaRepository<Page, PageIdentity> {
-    
+
     List<Page> findByPageIdentityLanguage(String language);
 
+    List<Page> findPageByStatus(Page.PageStatus status);
+
 }
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/groups/GroupsApi.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/groups/GroupsApi.java
index 317edf6d6cd..ac931e0c5fe 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/groups/GroupsApi.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/groups/GroupsApi.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.where;
 
@@ -547,19 +548,17 @@ public void deleteGroup(
                 ));
             }
 
-            List<Page> staticPages = pageRepository.findAll();
+            List<Page> staticPages = pageRepository.findPageByStatus(Page.PageStatus.GROUPS);
+            List<Page> staticPagesAssignedToGroup =
+                staticPages.stream().filter(p ->
+                    !p.getGroups().stream().filter(g -> g.getId() == groupIdentifier).collect(Collectors.toList()).isEmpty())
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-            for (Page page: staticPages) {
-                if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(page.getGroups())) {
-                    for (Group pageGroup : page.getGroups()) {
-                        if (pageGroup.getId() == groupIdentifier) {
-                            throw new NotAllowedException(String.format(
-                                "Group %s is associated with '%s' static page(s). Please remove the static page(s) associated with that group first.",
-                                group.get().getName(), page.getLabel()
-                            ));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+            if (!staticPagesAssignedToGroup.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new NotAllowedException(String.format(
+                    "Group %s is associated with '%s' static page(s). Please remove the static page(s) associated with that group first.",
+                    group.get().getName(), staticPagesAssignedToGroup.stream().map(p -> p.getLabel()).collect(Collectors.joining())
+                ));
             }
 
             groupRepository.deleteById(groupIdentifier);