diff --git a/src/versions/enforceMaxVersions.ts b/src/versions/enforceMaxVersions.ts
index 6824486067..de8d5fb98d 100644
--- a/src/versions/enforceMaxVersions.ts
+++ b/src/versions/enforceMaxVersions.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { FilterQuery } from 'mongoose';
 import { Payload } from '../payload';
 import { CollectionModel } from '../collections/config/types';
 
@@ -26,18 +27,19 @@ export const enforceMaxVersions = async ({
     const oldestAllowedDoc = await Model.find(query).limit(1).skip(max).sort({ updatedAt: -1 });
 
     if (oldestAllowedDoc?.[0]?.updatedAt) {
-      await Model.deleteMany({
+      const deleteQuery: FilterQuery<unknown> = {
         $and: [
-          {
-            parent: id,
-          },
           {
             updatedAt: {
               $lte: oldestAllowedDoc[0].updatedAt,
             },
           },
         ],
-      });
+      };
+
+      if (id) deleteQuery.$and.push({ parent: id });
+
+      await Model.deleteMany(deleteQuery);
     }
   } catch (err) {
     payload.logger.error(`There was an error cleaning up old versions for the ${entityType} ${slug}`);