diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
index 4b48bafa1..bf8ca5306 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
@@ -422,14 +422,14 @@ Subclass the method to remove the subscription group.
 
 =cut
 
-override purge => sub {
+around purge => sub {
+    my $orig    = shift;
     my $self    = shift;
     my $options = shift;
 
     my $group   = $self->getSubscriptionGroup();
     $group->delete if $group;
-
-    return super();
+    return $self->$orig($options, @_);
 };
 
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