diff --git a/modules/opencase_cases/opencase_cases.module b/modules/opencase_cases/opencase_cases.module
index 1f8e098..baa574e 100644
--- a/modules/opencase_cases/opencase_cases.module
+++ b/modules/opencase_cases/opencase_cases.module
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ function opencase_cases_oc_case_fee_insert(Drupal\opencase_cases\entity\OCCaseFe
 }
 
 function opencase_cases_oc_case_fee_delete(Drupal\opencase_cases\entity\OCCaseFee $case_fee): void {
-  opencase_cases_update_total_fee_for_case_belonging_to_case_fee($case_fee);
+  $case = $case_fee->getCase();
+  $case->subtractFromTotalFee($case_fee->amount->value);
 }
 
 function opencase_cases_entity_base_field_info($entity_type) {
diff --git a/modules/opencase_cases/src/Entity/OCCase.php b/modules/opencase_cases/src/Entity/OCCase.php
index 12e679a..8e8bc8d 100644
--- a/modules/opencase_cases/src/Entity/OCCase.php
+++ b/modules/opencase_cases/src/Entity/OCCase.php
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ class OCCase extends RevisionableContentEntityBase implements OCCaseInterface
     $this->save();
   }
 
+  public function subtractFromTotalFee(string $amountToSubtract): void {
+    $this->set('total_fee', $this->total_fee->value - $amountToSubtract);
+    $this->save();
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */