diff --git a/app/jobs/govbox/destroy_box_data_job.rb b/app/jobs/govbox/destroy_box_data_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9000a58c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/govbox/destroy_box_data_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module Govbox
+  class DestroyBoxDataJob < ApplicationJob
+    queue_as :default
+
+    def perform(box)
+      Govbox::ApiConnection.find_by(box_id: box.id).destroy
+      Govbox::Folder.where(box_id: box.id).destroy_all
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/lib/event_bus.rb b/app/lib/event_bus.rb
index c29c44357..8fb3d896b 100644
--- a/app/lib/event_bus.rb
+++ b/app/lib/event_bus.rb
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ def self.reset!
                    ->(message_thread_tag) { Searchable::ReindexMessageThreadJob.perform_later(message_thread_tag.message_thread) }
 EventBus.subscribe :tag_renamed, ->(tag) { Searchable::ReindexMessageThreadsWithTagIdJob.perform_later(tag.id) }
 EventBus.subscribe :tag_removed, ->(tag) { Searchable::ReindexMessageThreadsWithTagIdJob.perform_later(tag.id) }
+EventBus.subscribe :box_destroyed, ->(box) { Govbox::DestroyBoxDataJob.perform_now(box) }
diff --git a/app/models/box.rb b/app/models/box.rb
index 5aac274e6..da0a0974a 100644
--- a/app/models/box.rb
+++ b/app/models/box.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ class Box < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :message_threads, through: :folders, extend: MessageThreadsExtensions, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :message_drafts_imports, dependent: :destroy
 
-  before_destroy do
-    Govbox::ApiConnection.find_by(box_id: id).destroy
-    Govbox::Folder.where(box_id: id).destroy_all
-  end
+  before_destroy ->(box) { EventBus.publish(:box_destroyed, box) }
 end