diff --git a/.changeset/red-foxes-sneeze.md b/.changeset/red-foxes-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed62a307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-foxes-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@aeriajs/core": patch
+---
+
+Fix `cascadingRemove()` behavior when the same ObjectId is sent
diff --git a/packages/core/src/collection/traverseDocument.ts b/packages/core/src/collection/traverseDocument.ts
index e97f8ff7..5c6a5818 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/collection/traverseDocument.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/collection/traverseDocument.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ const cleanupReferences = async (value: unknown, ctx: PhaseContext) => {
         }
 
         referenceIds = referenceIds.filter((oldId) => !(value as ObjectId[]).some((valueId) => valueId.equals(oldId)))
+      } else {
+        if( referenceIds.equals(value as ObjectId) ) {
+          return value
+        }
       }
 
       const refMap = await getReferences(ctx.options.description.properties)