diff --git a/src/app/Backends/LDAP.php b/src/app/Backends/LDAP.php
--- a/src/app/Backends/LDAP.php
+++ b/src/app/Backends/LDAP.php
@@ -998,9 +998,7 @@
         // skip model events to not invoke another update job
         if ($group->members !== $validMembers) {
             $group->members = $validMembers;
-            Group::withoutEvents(function () use ($group) {
-                $group->save();
-            });
+            $group->saveQuietly();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/Console/ObjectDeleteCommand.php b/src/app/Console/ObjectDeleteCommand.php
--- a/src/app/Console/ObjectDeleteCommand.php
+++ b/src/app/Console/ObjectDeleteCommand.php
@@ -89,15 +89,11 @@
         }
 
         if ($this->commandPrefix == 'scalpel') {
-            $this->objectClass::withoutEvents(
-                function () use ($object) {
-                    if ($object->deleted_at) {
-                        $object->forceDelete();
-                    } else {
-                        $object->delete();
-                    }
-                }
-            );
+            if ($object->deleted_at) {
+                $object->forceDeleteQuietly();
+            } else {
+                $object->deleteQuietly();
+            }
         } else {
             if ($object->deleted_at) {
                 $object->forceDelete();
diff --git a/src/app/Console/ObjectUpdateCommand.php b/src/app/Console/ObjectUpdateCommand.php
--- a/src/app/Console/ObjectUpdateCommand.php
+++ b/src/app/Console/ObjectUpdateCommand.php
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@
         $object->timestamps = false;
 
         if ($this->commandPrefix == 'scalpel') {
-            $this->objectClass::withoutEvents(
-                function () use ($object) {
-                    $object->save();
-                }
-            );
+            $object->saveQuietly();
         } else {
             $object->save();
         }