diff --git a/pkg/internal/models/events.go b/pkg/internal/models/events.go
index d4d6bc0..50b08c4 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/models/events.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/models/events.go
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	Channel        Channel           `json:"channel"`
 	Sender         ChannelMember     `json:"sender"`
 	QuoteEventID   *uint             `json:"quote_event_id,omitempty"`
-	QuoteEvent     *Event            `json:"quote_event,omitempty" gorm:"foreignKey:QuoteEventID"`
 	RelatedEventID *uint             `json:"related_event_id,omitempty"`
-	RelatedEvent   *Event            `json:"related_event,omitempty" gorm:"foreignKey:RelatedEventID"`
 	ChannelID      uint              `json:"channel_id"`
 	SenderID       uint              `json:"sender_id"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/internal/services/messages.go b/pkg/internal/services/messages.go
index 57d82c9..8f1ba04 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/services/messages.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/services/messages.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func EditMessage(event models.Event, body models.EventMessageBody) (models.Event
 }
 
 func DeleteMessage(event models.Event) (models.Event, error) {
-	_, err := DeleteEvent(event)
+	clonedEvent := event
+	_, err := DeleteEvent(clonedEvent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return event, err
 	}