diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/delete_company_transactions.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/delete_company_transactions.py
index 3052191943c..9979bc51e3a 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/delete_company_transactions.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/delete_company_transactions.py
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ def delete_lead_addresses(company_name):
 		frappe.db.sql("""update tabCustomer set lead_name=NULL where lead_name in ({leads})""".format(leads=",".join(leads)))
 
 def delete_communications(doctype, company_name, company_fieldname):
-	
+
 	refrence_docs = frappe.get_all(doctype, filters={company_fieldname:company_name})
 	reference_doctype_names = [r.name for r in refrence_docs]
 
 	communications = frappe.get_all("Communication", filters={"reference_doctype":doctype,"reference_name":["in",reference_doctype_names]})
 	communication_names = [c.name for c in communications]
 
-	frappe.delete_doc("Communication",communication_names)
+	frappe.delete_doc("Communication", communication_names, ignore_permissions=True)