diff --git a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/tests/activitySummary.spec.ts b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/tests/activitySummary.spec.ts
index 95f820d29..559165f10 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/tests/activitySummary.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/tests/activitySummary.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   sendActivityNotificationsFactory
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/summary'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
-import { deleteStream } from '@/modules/core/services/streams'
 import { ActionTypes, ResourceTypes } from '@/modules/activitystream/helpers/types'
 import {
   ActivityDigestMessage,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import {
   createStreamFactory,
+  deleteStreamFactory,
   getStreamFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const createStream = legacyCreateStreamFactory({
     projectsEventsEmitter: ProjectsEmitter.emit
   })
 })
+const deleteStream = deleteStreamFactory({ db })
 
 describe('Activity summary @activity', () => {
   const userA: BasicTestUser = {
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ describe('Activity summary @activity', () => {
         info: {},
         message: 'foo'
       })
-      await deleteStream({ streamId })
+      await deleteStream(streamId)
       const summary = await createActivitySummary({
         userId: userA.id,
         streamIds: [streamId],
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/streams/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/streams/operations.ts
index 2238a857c..b699f81b4 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/streams/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/streams/operations.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ProjectCreateInput,
   StreamCreateInput
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
+import { ContextResourceAccessRules } from '@/modules/core/helpers/token'
 import { MaybeNullOrUndefined, Optional, StreamRoles } from '@speckle/shared'
 import { Knex } from 'knex'
 
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ export type StoreStream = (
   }>
 ) => Promise<Stream>
 
+export type DeleteStreamRecords = (streamId: string) => Promise<number>
+
 export type CreateStream = (
   params: (StreamCreateInput | ProjectCreateInput) & {
     ownerId: string
@@ -66,3 +69,12 @@ export type CreateStream = (
 export type LegacyCreateStream = (
   params: StreamCreateInput & { ownerId: string }
 ) => Promise<string>
+
+export type DeleteStream = (
+  streamId: string,
+  deleterId: string,
+  deleterResourceAccessRules: ContextResourceAccessRules,
+  options?: {
+    skipAccessChecks?: boolean
+  }
+) => Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/projects.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/projects.ts
index e026dd961..942878a2b 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/projects.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/projects.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import { saveActivityFactory } from '@/modules/activitystream/repositories'
-import { addStreamCreatedActivityFactory } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/streamActivity'
+import {
+  addStreamCreatedActivityFactory,
+  addStreamDeletedActivity
+} from '@/modules/activitystream/services/streamActivity'
 import { RateLimitError } from '@/modules/core/errors/ratelimit'
 import { StreamNotFoundError } from '@/modules/core/errors/stream'
 import { WorkspacesModuleDisabledError } from '@/modules/core/errors/workspaces'
@@ -19,7 +22,8 @@ import {
   getUserStreams,
   getStreamFactory,
   getStreamCollaboratorsFactory,
-  createStreamFactory
+  createStreamFactory,
+  deleteStreamFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import { getUsers } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
 import {
@@ -28,13 +32,14 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/services/ratelimiter'
 import {
   createStreamReturnRecordFactory,
-  deleteStreamAndNotify,
+  deleteStreamAndNotifyFactory,
   updateStreamAndNotify,
   updateStreamRoleAndNotify
 } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/management'
 import { createOnboardingStream } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/onboarding'
 import { removeStreamCollaborator } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/streamAccessService'
 import {
+  deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory,
   findUserByTargetFactory,
   insertInviteAndDeleteOldFactory
 } from '@/modules/serverinvites/repositories/serverInvites'
@@ -82,6 +87,12 @@ const createStreamReturnRecord = createStreamReturnRecordFactory({
   }),
   projectsEventsEmitter: ProjectsEmitter.emit
 })
+const deleteStreamAndNotify = deleteStreamAndNotifyFactory({
+  deleteStream: deleteStreamFactory({ db }),
+  authorizeResolver,
+  addStreamDeletedActivity,
+  deleteAllResourceInvites: deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory({ db })
+})
 
 export = {
   Query: {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.ts
index 1c14b2047..c39c2fc16 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ import {
   getUserStreamsCount,
   getUserStreams,
   getStreamFactory,
-  createStreamFactory
+  createStreamFactory,
+  deleteStreamFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import {
   createStreamReturnRecordFactory,
-  deleteStreamAndNotify,
+  deleteStreamAndNotifyFactory,
   updateStreamAndNotify,
   updateStreamRoleAndNotify
 } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/management'
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import {
   UserStreamsArgs
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import {
+  deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory,
   findUserByTargetFactory,
   insertInviteAndDeleteOldFactory,
   queryAllResourceInvitesFactory
@@ -63,7 +65,10 @@ import { collectAndValidateCoreTargetsFactory } from '@/modules/serverinvites/se
 import { buildCoreInviteEmailContentsFactory } from '@/modules/serverinvites/services/coreEmailContents'
 import { getEventBus } from '@/modules/shared/services/eventBus'
 import { createBranchFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
-import { addStreamCreatedActivityFactory } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/streamActivity'
+import {
+  addStreamCreatedActivityFactory,
+  addStreamDeletedActivity
+} from '@/modules/activitystream/services/streamActivity'
 import { saveActivityFactory } from '@/modules/activitystream/repositories'
 import { ProjectsEmitter } from '@/modules/core/events/projectsEmitter'
 
@@ -95,6 +100,12 @@ const createStreamReturnRecord = createStreamReturnRecordFactory({
   }),
   projectsEventsEmitter: ProjectsEmitter.emit
 })
+const deleteStreamAndNotify = deleteStreamAndNotifyFactory({
+  deleteStream: deleteStreamFactory({ db }),
+  authorizeResolver,
+  addStreamDeletedActivity,
+  deleteAllResourceInvites: deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory({ db })
+})
 
 const getUserStreamsCore = async (
   forOtherUser: boolean,
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/streams.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/streams.ts
index 864415b5c..48070ffea 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/streams.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/repositories/streams.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ import {
   GetCommitStreams,
   GetStream,
   GetStreamCollaborators,
-  GetStreams
+  GetStreams,
+  DeleteStreamRecords
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/streams/operations'
 export type { StreamWithOptionalRole, StreamWithCommitId }
 
@@ -905,20 +906,22 @@ export async function getUserStreamCounts(params: {
   return _.mapValues(_.keyBy(results, 'userId'), (r) => parseInt(r.count))
 }
 
-export async function deleteStream(streamId: string) {
-  // Delete stream commits (not automatically cascaded)
-  await knex.raw(
-    `
+export const deleteStreamFactory =
+  (deps: { db: Knex }): DeleteStreamRecords =>
+  async (streamId: string) => {
+    // Delete stream commits (not automatically cascaded)
+    await deps.db.raw(
+      `
       DELETE FROM commits WHERE id IN (
         SELECT sc."commitId" FROM streams s
         INNER JOIN stream_commits sc ON s.id = sc."streamId"
         WHERE s.id = ?
       )
       `,
-    [streamId]
-  )
-  return await Streams.knex().where(Streams.col.id, streamId).del()
-}
+      [streamId]
+    )
+    return await tables.streams(deps.db).where(Streams.col.id, streamId).del()
+  }
 
 export async function getStreamsSourceApps(streamIds: string[]) {
   if (!streamIds?.length) return {}
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams.js b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams.js
index bd0b145ef..6617c83be 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams.js
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ const {
   getFavoritedStreamsCount,
   setStreamFavorited,
   canUserFavoriteStream,
-  deleteStream: deleteStreamFromDb,
   updateStream: updateStreamInDb,
   revokeStreamPermissions,
   grantStreamPermissions,
   getStreamFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
 const { UnauthorizedError, InvalidArgumentError } = require('@/modules/shared/errors')
-const { dbLogger } = require('@/logging/logging')
 const { isResourceAllowed } = require('@/modules/core/helpers/token')
 const {
   TokenResourceIdentifierType
@@ -52,14 +50,6 @@ module.exports = {
     return await revokeStreamPermissions({ streamId, userId })
   },
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use deleteStreamAndNotify or use the repository function directly
-   */
-  async deleteStream({ streamId }) {
-    dbLogger.info('Deleting stream %s', streamId)
-    return await deleteStreamFromDb(streamId)
-  },
-
   /**
    * @param {Object} p
    * @param {string | Date | null} [p.cursor]
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/management.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/management.ts
index 7448ff6b7..ea791bf42 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/management.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/management.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ import {
   StreamUpdatePermissionInput
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import { StreamRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
-import {
-  deleteStream,
-  getStreamFactory,
-  updateStream
-} from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
+import { getStreamFactory, updateStream } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import {
   StreamInvalidAccessError,
   StreamUpdateError
@@ -35,7 +31,6 @@ import {
   isNewResourceAllowed
 } from '@/modules/core/helpers/token'
 import { authorizeResolver } from '@/modules/shared'
-import { deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory } from '@/modules/serverinvites/repositories/serverInvites'
 import db from '@/db/knex'
 import {
   TokenResourceIdentifier,
@@ -49,10 +44,14 @@ import { inviteUsersToProjectFactory } from '@/modules/serverinvites/services/pr
 import { ProjectInviteResourceType } from '@/modules/serverinvites/domain/constants'
 import {
   CreateStream,
+  DeleteStream,
+  DeleteStreamRecords,
   LegacyCreateStream,
   StoreStream
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/streams/operations'
 import { StoreBranch } from '@/modules/core/domain/branches/operations'
+import { AuthorizeResolver } from '@/modules/shared/domain/operations'
+import { DeleteAllResourceInvites } from '@/modules/serverinvites/domain/operations'
 
 export const createStreamReturnRecordFactory =
   (deps: {
@@ -136,46 +135,50 @@ export const legacyCreateStreamFactory =
 
 /**
  * Delete stream & notify users (emit events & save activity)
- * @param {string} streamId
- * @param {string} deleterId
  */
-export async function deleteStreamAndNotify(
-  streamId: string,
-  deleterId: string,
-  deleterResourceAccessRules: ContextResourceAccessRules,
-  options?: {
-    skipAccessChecks?: boolean
+export const deleteStreamAndNotifyFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    deleteStream: DeleteStreamRecords
+    authorizeResolver: AuthorizeResolver
+    addStreamDeletedActivity: typeof addStreamDeletedActivity
+    deleteAllResourceInvites: DeleteAllResourceInvites
+  }): DeleteStream =>
+  async (
+    streamId: string,
+    deleterId: string,
+    deleterResourceAccessRules: ContextResourceAccessRules,
+    options?: {
+      skipAccessChecks?: boolean
+    }
+  ) => {
+    const { skipAccessChecks = false } = options || {}
+
+    if (!skipAccessChecks) {
+      await deps.authorizeResolver(
+        deleterId,
+        streamId,
+        Roles.Stream.Owner,
+        deleterResourceAccessRules
+      )
+    }
+
+    await deps.addStreamDeletedActivity({ streamId, deleterId })
+
+    // TODO: this has been around since before my time, we should get rid of it...
+    // delay deletion by a bit so we can do auth checks
+    await wait(250)
+
+    // Delete after event so we can do authz
+    const deleteAllStreamInvites = deps.deleteAllResourceInvites
+    await Promise.all([
+      deleteAllStreamInvites({
+        resourceId: streamId,
+        resourceType: ProjectInviteResourceType
+      }),
+      deps.deleteStream(streamId)
+    ])
+    return true
   }
-) {
-  const { skipAccessChecks = false } = options || {}
-
-  if (!skipAccessChecks) {
-    await authorizeResolver(
-      deleterId,
-      streamId,
-      Roles.Stream.Owner,
-      deleterResourceAccessRules
-    )
-  }
-
-  await addStreamDeletedActivity({ streamId, deleterId })
-
-  // TODO: this has been around since before my time, we should get rid of it...
-  // delay deletion by a bit so we can do auth checks
-  await wait(250)
-
-  // TODO: use proper injection once we refactor this module
-  // Delete after event so we can do authz
-  const deleteAllStreamInvites = deleteAllResourceInvitesFactory({ db })
-  await Promise.all([
-    deleteAllStreamInvites({
-      resourceId: streamId,
-      resourceType: ProjectInviteResourceType
-    }),
-    deleteStream(streamId)
-  ])
-  return true
-}
 
 /**
  * Update stream metadata & notify users (emit events & save activity)
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js b/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
index 8d269d0ca..a6f59e988 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/users.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const {
 const Users = () => UsersSchema.knex()
 const Acl = () => ServerAclSchema.knex()
 
-const { deleteStream } = require('./streams')
 const { LIMITED_USER_FIELDS } = require('@/modules/core/helpers/userHelper')
 const {
   getUserByEmail,
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ const {
 } = require('@/modules/emails/repositories')
 const { renderEmail } = require('@/modules/emails/services/emailRendering')
 const { sendEmail } = require('@/modules/emails/services/sending')
+const { deleteStreamFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/streams')
 
 const _changeUserRole = async ({ userId, role }) =>
   await Acl().where({ userId }).update({ role })
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ module.exports = {
    * @param {{ deleteAllUserInvites: import('@/modules/serverinvites/domain/operations').DeleteAllUserInvites }} param0
    */
   deleteUser({ deleteAllUserInvites }) {
+    const deleteStream = deleteStreamFactory({ db })
     return async (id) => {
       //TODO: check for the last admin user to survive
       dbLogger.info('Deleting user ' + id)
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ module.exports = {
         [id]
       )
       for (const i in streams.rows) {
-        await deleteStream({ streamId: streams.rows[i].id })
+        await deleteStream(streams.rows[i].id)
       }
 
       // Delete all invites (they don't have a FK, so we need to do this manually)
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/streams.spec.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/streams.spec.ts
index 34f516f2f..5a99ff6f1 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/streams.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/streams.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import {
   updateStream,
-  deleteStream,
   getStreamUsers,
   grantPermissionsStream
 } from '@/modules/core/services/streams'
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 import {
   StreamWithOptionalRole,
   createStreamFactory,
+  deleteStreamFactory,
   getStreamFactory,
   markBranchStreamUpdated,
   markCommitStreamUpdated,
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ const createStream = legacyCreateStreamFactory({
     projectsEventsEmitter: ProjectsEmitter.emit
   })
 })
+const deleteStream = deleteStreamFactory({ db })
 
 describe('Streams @core-streams', () => {
   const userOne: BasicTestUser = {
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Streams @core-streams', () => {
         ownerId: userOne.id
       })
 
-      await deleteStream({ streamId: id })
+      await deleteStream(id)
       const stream = await getStream({ streamId: id })
 
       expect(stream).to.not.be.ok
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
index 09a830b0e..43f88176d 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   updateProjectFactory,
   upsertProjectRoleFactory,
   getRolesByUserIdFactory,
-  getStreamFactory
+  getStreamFactory,
+  deleteStreamFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import { getUser, getUsers } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
 import { getStreams } from '@/modules/core/services/streams'
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/workspaces/services/retrieval'
 import { Roles, WorkspaceRoles, removeNullOrUndefinedKeys } from '@speckle/shared'
 import { chunk } from 'lodash'
-import { deleteStream } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import {
   findEmailsByUserIdFactory,
   findVerifiedEmailsByUserIdFactory,
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ const buildCreateAndSendWorkspaceInvite = () =>
         payload
       })
   })
+const deleteStream = deleteStreamFactory({ db })
 
 const { FF_WORKSPACES_MODULE_ENABLED } = getFeatureFlags()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/management.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/management.ts
index d45206404..e4273e9c4 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/management.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/management.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   validateWorkspaceSlug
 } from '@speckle/shared'
 import cryptoRandomString from 'crypto-random-string'
-import { deleteStream } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import {
   DeleteWorkspaceRole,
   GetWorkspaceRoleForUser,
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ import { chunk, isEmpty, omit } from 'lodash'
 import { userEmailsCompliantWithWorkspaceDomains } from '@/modules/workspaces/domain/logic'
 import { workspaceRoles as workspaceRoleDefinitions } from '@/modules/workspaces/roles'
 import { blockedDomains } from '@speckle/shared'
+import { DeleteStreamRecords } from '@/modules/core/domain/streams/operations'
 
 type WorkspaceCreateArgs = {
   userId: string
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export const deleteWorkspaceFactory =
     deleteAllResourceInvites
   }: {
     deleteWorkspace: DeleteWorkspace
-    deleteProject: typeof deleteStream
+    deleteProject: DeleteStreamRecords
     queryAllWorkspaceProjects: QueryAllWorkspaceProjects
     deleteAllResourceInvites: DeleteAllResourceInvites
   }) =>