diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index a67316f5a1e..2c9ef825cba 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -676,7 +676,15 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements SnapshotManager,
             // Either way delete the snapshots for this volume.
             List<SnapshotVO> snapshots = listSnapsforVolume(volumeId);
             for (SnapshotVO snapshot : snapshots) {
-                if (_snapshotDao.expunge(snapshot.getId())) {
+                SnapshotVO snap = _snapshotDao.findById(snapshot.getId());
+                SnapshotStrategy snapshotStrategy = null;
+                for (SnapshotStrategy strategy : snapshotStrategies) {
+                    if (strategy.canHandle(snap)) {
+                        snapshotStrategy = strategy;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (snapshotStrategy.deleteSnapshot(snapshot.getId())) {
                     if (snapshot.getRecurringType() == Type.MANUAL) {
                         _resourceLimitMgr.decrementResourceCount(accountId, ResourceType.snapshot);
                         _resourceLimitMgr.decrementResourceCount(accountId, ResourceType.secondary_storage,