diff --git a/loopback/locale/en.json b/loopback/locale/en.json
index ea84cb6ebe..a7e21960b6 100644
--- a/loopback/locale/en.json
+++ b/loopback/locale/en.json
@@ -240,5 +240,6 @@
 	"There is already a tray with the same height": "There is already a tray with the same height",
 	"The height must be greater than 50cm": "The height must be greater than 50cm",
 	"The maximum height of the wagon is 200cm": "The maximum height of the wagon is 200cm",
-    "The quantity claimed cannot be greater than the quantity of the line": "The quantity claimed cannot be greater than the quantity of the line"
+    "The quantity claimed cannot be greater than the quantity of the line": "The quantity claimed cannot be greater than the quantity of the line",
+    "There are tickets for this area, delete them first": "There are tickets for this area, delete them first"
 }
diff --git a/loopback/locale/es.json b/loopback/locale/es.json
index 9308fd4ec7..6d50f634e2 100644
--- a/loopback/locale/es.json
+++ b/loopback/locale/es.json
@@ -382,5 +382,6 @@
 	"This buyer has already made a reservation for this date": "Este comprador ya ha hecho una reserva para esta fecha",
 	"No valid travel thermograph found": "No se encontró un termógrafo válido",
 	"The quantity claimed cannot be greater than the quantity of the line": "La cantidad reclamada no puede ser mayor que la cantidad de la línea",
-	"type cannot be blank": "Se debe rellenar el tipo"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	"type cannot be blank": "Se debe rellenar el tipo",
+    "There are tickets for this area, delete them first": "Hay tickets para esta sección, borralos primero"
+}
diff --git a/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/deleteZone.js b/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/deleteZone.js
index a75302703d..ffe23c9b93 100644
--- a/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/deleteZone.js
+++ b/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/deleteZone.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const UserError = require('vn-loopback/util/user-error');
 module.exports = Self => {
     Self.remoteMethodCtx('deleteZone', {
         description: 'Delete a zone',
@@ -49,26 +50,12 @@ module.exports = Self => {
                     }
                 }
             };
-            const promises = [];
 
             const ticketList = await models.Ticket.find(filter, myOptions);
-            const fixingState = await models.State.findOne({where: {code: 'FIXING'}}, myOptions);
-            const worker = await models.Worker.findOne({
-                where: {id: userId}
-            }, myOptions);
 
-            await models.Ticket.rawSql('UPDATE ticket SET zoneFk = NULL WHERE zoneFk = ?', [id], myOptions);
+            if (ticketList.length > 0)
+                throw new UserError('There are tickets for this area, delete them first');
 
-            for (ticket of ticketList) {
-                if (ticket.ticketState().alertLevel == 0) {
-                    promises.push(models.Ticket.state(ctx, {
-                        ticketFk: ticket.id,
-                        stateFk: fixingState.id,
-                        userFk: worker.id
-                    }, myOptions));
-                }
-            }
-            await Promise.all(promises);
             await models.Zone.destroyById(id, myOptions);
 
             if (tx) await tx.commit();
diff --git a/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/specs/deleteZone.spec.js b/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/specs/deleteZone.spec.js
index 08dafd181c..aef7fd2900 100644
--- a/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/specs/deleteZone.spec.js
+++ b/modules/zone/back/methods/zone/specs/deleteZone.spec.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ describe('zone deletezone()', () => {
         __: value => value
     };
     const ctx = {req: activeCtx};
-    const zoneId = 9;
+    const zoneId = 4;
+    const zoneId2 = 3;
     let ticketIDs;
-    let originalTicketStates;
 
     beforeAll(async() => {
         spyOn(LoopBackContext, 'getCurrentContext').and.returnValue({
@@ -35,18 +35,8 @@ describe('zone deletezone()', () => {
             await models.Zone.deleteZone(ctx, zoneId, options);
 
             const updatedZone = await models.Zone.findById(zoneId, null, options);
-            const anUpdatedTicket = await models.Ticket.findById(ticketIDs[0], null, options);
-
-            const updatedTicketStates = await models.TicketState.find({
-                where: {
-                    ticketFk: {inq: ticketIDs},
-                    code: 'FIXING'
-                }
-            }, options);
 
             expect(updatedZone).toBeNull();
-            expect(anUpdatedTicket.zoneFk).toBeNull();
-            expect(updatedTicketStates.length).toBeGreaterThan(originalTicketStates.length);
 
             await tx.rollback();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -54,4 +44,20 @@ describe('zone deletezone()', () => {
             throw e;
         }
     });
+
+    it('should not delete the zone if it has tickets', async() => {
+        const tx = await models.Zone.beginTransaction({});
+
+        let error;
+        try {
+            const options = {transaction: tx};
+            await models.Zone.deleteZone(ctx, zoneId2, options);
+            await tx.rollback();
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e.message;
+            await tx.rollback();
+        }
+
+        expect(error).toEqual('There are tickets for this area, delete them first');
+    });
 });