diff --git a/cinderlib/persistence/dbms.py b/cinderlib/persistence/dbms.py
index cc6a9b5..3f443f4 100644
--- a/cinderlib/persistence/dbms.py
+++ b/cinderlib/persistence/dbms.py
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ class DBPersistence(persistence_base.PersistenceDriverBase):
                                              volume.volume_type.qos_specs_id)
         else:
             LOG.debug('hard deleting volume %s', volume.id)
+            for model in (models.VolumeMetadata, models.VolumeAdminMetadata):
+                query = sqla_api.model_query(objects.CONTEXT, model)
+                query.filter_by(volume_id=volume.id).delete()
+
             query = sqla_api.model_query(objects.CONTEXT, models.Volume)
             query.filter_by(id=volume.id).delete()
             if delete_type:
diff --git a/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/test_dbms.py b/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/test_dbms.py
index 1ddfb47..a42314c 100644
--- a/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/test_dbms.py
+++ b/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/test_dbms.py
@@ -120,6 +120,21 @@ class TestDBPersistence(base.BasePersistenceTest):
                               cinder_ovos.VolumeType)
         self.assertEqual('__DEFAULT__', self.persistence.DEFAULT_TYPE.name)
 
+    def test_delete_volume_with_metadata(self):
+        vols = self.create_volumes([{'size': i, 'name': 'disk%s' % i,
+                                     'metadata': {'k': 'v', 'k2': 'v2'},
+                                     'admin_metadata': {'k': '1'}}
+                                    for i in range(1, 3)])
+        self.persistence.delete_volume(vols[0])
+        res = self.persistence.get_volumes()
+        self.assertListEqualObj([vols[1]], res)
+
+        for model in (dbms.models.VolumeMetadata,
+                      dbms.models.VolumeAdminMetadata):
+            query = dbms.sqla_api.model_query(self.context, model)
+            res = query.filter_by(volume_id=vols[0].id).all()
+            self.assertEqual([], res)
+
 
 class TestMemoryDBPersistence(TestDBPersistence):
     PERSISTENCE_CFG = {'storage': 'memory_db'}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-vol-delete-f675778ea150cb9a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-vol-delete-f675778ea150cb9a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0760b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-vol-delete-f675778ea150cb9a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Bug #1868148: Volume deletion no longer fails due to DB constraints when
+    using the DBMS metadata persistence plugin with a MySQL backend.