diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAccessories.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAccessories.php
index f11f06dac4..38e67181f1 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAccessories.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAccessories.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasAccessories extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasAccessories extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances.php
index e42b0fde1a..d9ecb319a7 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetModels.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetModels.php
index 7e68c3ac5e..eeebd0225e 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetModels.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasAssetModels.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasAssetModels extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasAssetModels extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasComponents.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasComponents.php
index 926c7cea4d..6acafab206 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasComponents.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasComponents.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasComponents extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasComponents extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasConsumables.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasConsumables.php
index 9839d58d79..14cee58af4 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasConsumables.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasConsumables.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasConsumables extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasConsumables extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasLicenses.php b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasLicenses.php
index 3b383ca387..cdc561c69f 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasLicenses.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/ModelStillHasLicenses.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
-class ModelStillHasLicenses extends Exception
+class ModelStillHasLicenses extends ModelStillHasChildren
 {
     //
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
index cfa32f1888..07294f3e94 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Exceptions\ModelIsNotDeletable;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAccessories;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssetModels;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssets;
+use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasChildren;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasComponents;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasConsumables;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasLicenses;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('delete', Category::class);
         try {
             DestroyCategoryAction::run(category: $category);
-        } catch (ModelStillHasConsumables|ModelStillHasAccessories|ModelStillHasAssetModels|ModelStillHasAssets|ModelStillHasComponents|ModelStillHasLicenses $e) {
+        } catch (ModelStillHasChildren $e) {
             return response()->json(
                 Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/categories/message.assoc_items', ['asset_type' => $category->category_type]))
             );
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
index 1c3d06f358..95e68e807b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 use App\Actions\Suppliers\DestroySupplierAction;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssets;
+use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasChildren;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasLicenses;
 use App\Helpers\Helper;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
@@ -200,12 +201,8 @@ class SuppliersController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('delete', $supplier);
         try {
             DestroySupplierAction::run(supplier: $supplier);
-        } catch (ModelStillHasAssets $e) {
+        } catch (ModelStillHasChildren $e) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_assets', ['asset_count' => (int) $supplier->assets_count])));
-        } catch (ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances $e) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_maintenances', ['asset_maintenances_count' => $supplier->asset_maintenances_count])));
-        } catch (ModelStillHasLicenses $e) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_licenses', ['licenses_count' => (int) $supplier->licenses_count])));
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'something went wrong'));
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
index cdc8c81f05..b934b3c33e 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Actions\Categories\DestroyCategoryAction;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAccessories;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssetModels;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssets;
+use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasChildren;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasComponents;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasConsumables;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasLicenses;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('delete', Category::class);
         try {
             DestroyCategoryAction::run($category);
-        } catch (ModelStillHasAssets|ModelStillHasAccessories|ModelStillHasAssetModels|ModelStillHasComponents|ModelStillHasConsumables|ModelStillHasLicenses $e) {
+        } catch (ModelStillHasChildren $e) {
             return redirect()->route('categories.index')->with('error', trans('admin/categories/message.assoc_items', ['asset_type' => $category->category_type]));
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             report($e);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SuppliersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SuppliersController.php
index e6671808ce..f4a4b25912 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SuppliersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SuppliersController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Actions\Suppliers\DestroySupplierAction;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasAssets;
+use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasChildren;
 use App\Exceptions\ModelStillHasLicenses;
 use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use App\Models\Supplier;
@@ -128,12 +129,8 @@ class SuppliersController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('delete', Supplier::class);
         try {
             DestroySupplierAction::run(supplier: $supplier);
-        } catch (ModelStillHasAssets $e) {
+        } catch (ModelStillHasChildren $e) {
             return redirect()->route('suppliers.index')->with('error', trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_assets', ['asset_count' => (int) $supplier->assets_count]));
-        } catch (ModelStillHasAssetMaintenances $e) {
-            return redirect()->route('suppliers.index')->with('error', trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_maintenances', ['asset_maintenances_count' => $supplier->asset_maintenances_count]));
-        } catch (ModelStillHasLicenses $e) {
-            return redirect()->route('suppliers.index')->with('error', trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.assoc_licenses', ['licenses_count' => (int) $supplier->licenses_count]));
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             report($e);
             return redirect()->route('suppliers.index')->with('error', trans('admin/suppliers/message.delete.error'));