diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
index 7beadabd89..a24ec17c26 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils/sqlUtils.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ export function buildExternalRelationships(
   return relationships
 }
 
-export function buildInternalRelationships(table: Table): RelationshipsJson[] {
+export function buildInternalRelationships(
+  table: Table,
+  allTables: Table[]
+): RelationshipsJson[] {
   const relationships: RelationshipsJson[] = []
   const links = Object.values(table.schema).filter(
     column => column.type === FieldType.LINK
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ export function buildInternalRelationships(table: Table): RelationshipsJson[] {
     const linkTableId = link.tableId!
     const junctionTableId = generateJunctionTableID(tableId, linkTableId)
     const isFirstTable = tableId > linkTableId
+    // skip relationships with missing table definitions
+    if (!allTables.find(table => table._id === linkTableId)) {
+      continue
+    }
     relationships.push({
       through: junctionTableId,
       column: link.name,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/queryUtils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/queryUtils.ts
index b033c6dd17..a5e78b2fb9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/queryUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/queryUtils.ts
@@ -71,20 +71,27 @@ export const getQueryableFields = async (
           // avoid circular loops
           continue
         }
-        const relatedTable = await sdk.tables.getTable(subSchema.tableId)
-        const relatedFields = await extractTableFields(
-          relatedTable,
-          Object.keys(relatedTable.schema),
-          [...fromTables, subSchema.tableId]
-        )
+        try {
+          const relatedTable = await sdk.tables.getTable(subSchema.tableId)
+          const relatedFields = await extractTableFields(
+            relatedTable,
+            Object.keys(relatedTable.schema),
+            [...fromTables, subSchema.tableId]
+          )
 
-        result.push(
-          ...relatedFields.flatMap(f => [
-            `${subSchema.name}.${f}`,
-            // should be able to filter by relationship using table name
-            `${relatedTable.name}.${f}`,
-          ])
-        )
+          result.push(
+            ...relatedFields.flatMap(f => [
+              `${subSchema.name}.${f}`,
+              // should be able to filter by relationship using table name
+              `${relatedTable.name}.${f}`,
+            ])
+          )
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          // if related table is removed, ignore
+          if (err.status !== 404) {
+            throw err
+          }
+        }
       } else {
         result.push(field)
       }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
index 4bfa8f8fa5..6736ff6abf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export async function search(
     throw new Error("Unable to find table")
   }
 
-  const relationships = buildInternalRelationships(table)
+  const relationships = buildInternalRelationships(table, allTables)
 
   const searchFilters: SearchFilters = {
     ...cleanupFilters(query, table, allTables),