diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepository.java b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepository.java
index 13320bf..bad68f7 100644
--- a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepository.java
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepository.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * This interface is used in delete fragment entity by id with child using native sql queries.
  */
 public interface FragmentNativeRepository {
-    void deleteFragmentEntity(long fragmentEntityId);
 
     /**
      * Delete fragment entities for each supplied xpath.
diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepositoryImpl.java b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepositoryImpl.java
index 5c5458a..04b7080 100644
--- a/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/spi/repository/FragmentNativeRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -31,30 +31,13 @@
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class FragmentNativeRepositoryImpl implements FragmentNativeRepository {
 
-    private static final String DROP_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT
-            = "ALTER TABLE fragment DROP CONSTRAINT fragment_parent_id_fkey;";
-    private static final String ADD_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT_WITH_CASCADE
-            = "ALTER TABLE fragment ADD CONSTRAINT fragment_parent_id_fkey FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) "
-            + "REFERENCES fragment (id) ON DELETE CASCADE;";
-    private static final String ADD_ORIGINAL_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT
-            = "ALTER TABLE fragment ADD CONSTRAINT fragment_parent_id_fkey FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) "
-            + "REFERENCES fragment (id) ON DELETE NO ACTION;";
-
     @PersistenceContext
     private final EntityManager entityManager;
 
     @Override
-    public void deleteFragmentEntity(final long fragmentEntityId) {
-        entityManager.createNativeQuery(
-                addFragmentConstraintWithDeleteCascade("DELETE FROM fragment WHERE id = ?"))
-            .setParameter(1, fragmentEntityId)
-            .executeUpdate();
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void deleteByAnchorIdAndXpaths(final int anchorId, final Collection<String> xpaths) {
-        final String queryString = addFragmentConstraintWithDeleteCascade(
-            "DELETE FROM fragment f WHERE f.anchor_id = ? AND (f.xpath IN (:parameterPlaceholders))");
+        final String queryString =
+            "DELETE FROM fragment f WHERE f.anchor_id = ? AND (f.xpath IN (:parameterPlaceholders))";
         executeUpdateWithAnchorIdAndCollection(queryString, anchorId, xpaths);
     }
 
@@ -62,8 +45,8 @@
     public void deleteListsByAnchorIdAndXpaths(final int anchorId, final Collection<String> listXpaths) {
         final Collection<String> listXpathPatterns =
             listXpaths.stream().map(listXpath -> listXpath + "[%").collect(Collectors.toSet());
-        final String queryString = addFragmentConstraintWithDeleteCascade(
-            "DELETE FROM fragment f WHERE f.anchor_id = ? AND (f.xpath LIKE ANY (array[:parameterPlaceholders]))");
+        final String queryString =
+            "DELETE FROM fragment f WHERE f.anchor_id = ? AND (f.xpath LIKE ANY (array[:parameterPlaceholders]))";
         executeUpdateWithAnchorIdAndCollection(queryString, anchorId, listXpathPatterns);
     }
 
@@ -86,12 +69,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private static String addFragmentConstraintWithDeleteCascade(final String queryString) {
-        return DROP_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT
-            + ADD_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT_WITH_CASCADE
-            + queryString + ";"
-            + DROP_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT
-            + ADD_ORIGINAL_FRAGMENT_CONSTRAINT;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/changelog-master.yaml b/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/changelog-master.yaml
index 43a54ca..bf172d8 100644
--- a/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/changelog-master.yaml
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/changelog-master.yaml
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@
       file: changelog/db/changes/16-insert-cm-handle-state.yaml
   - include:
       file: changelog/db/changes/17-add-index-to-schema-set-yang-resources.yaml
+  - include:
+      file: changelog/db/changes/18-cascade-delete-fragment-children.yaml
diff --git a/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/db/changes/18-cascade-delete-fragment-children.yaml b/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/db/changes/18-cascade-delete-fragment-children.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a9e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cps-ri/src/main/resources/changelog/db/changes/18-cascade-delete-fragment-children.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+databaseChangeLog:
+  - changeSet:
+      author: cps
+      id: 18
+      changes:
+        - dropForeignKeyConstraint:
+            baseTableName: fragment
+            constraintName: fragment_parent_id_fkey
+        - addForeignKeyConstraint:
+            baseColumnNames: parent_id
+            baseTableName: fragment
+            constraintName: fragment_parent_id_fkey
+            deferrable: false
+            initiallyDeferred: false
+            onDelete: CASCADE
+            onUpdate: NO ACTION
+            referencedColumnNames: id
+            referencedTableName: fragment
+            validate: true
+      rollback:
+        - dropForeignKeyConstraint:
+            baseTableName: fragment
+            constraintName: fragment_parent_id_fkey
+        - addForeignKeyConstraint:
+            baseColumnNames: parent_id
+            baseTableName: fragment
+            constraintName: fragment_parent_id_fkey
+            deferrable: false
+            initiallyDeferred: false
+            onDelete: NO ACTION
+            onUpdate: NO ACTION
+            referencedColumnNames: id
+            referencedTableName: fragment
+            validate: true