diff --git a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/dto/OwnedErrata.java b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/dto/OwnedErrata.java
index 0454636631fc..c8d9f68cc12f 100644
--- a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/dto/OwnedErrata.java
+++ b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/dto/OwnedErrata.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package com.redhat.rhn.frontend.dto;
 
+import com.redhat.rhn.domain.errata.Errata;
+
 import java.util.Date;
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +27,23 @@ public class OwnedErrata extends ErrataOverview {
     private String locallyModified;
     private Integer published;
 
+    /**
+     * Empty default Constructor
+     */
+    public OwnedErrata() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor from errata
+     * @param errataIn the errata
+     */
+    public OwnedErrata(Errata errataIn) {
+        super();
+        setId(errataIn.getId());
+        setAdvisory(errataIn.getAdvisory());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param locallyModifiedIn The locallyModified to set.
      */
diff --git a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/manager/errata/ErrataManager.java b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/manager/errata/ErrataManager.java
index 3a4616e71a96..9e74d248fb2e 100644
--- a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/manager/errata/ErrataManager.java
+++ b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/manager/errata/ErrataManager.java
@@ -307,8 +307,12 @@ public static void truncateErrata(Set<Errata> srcErrata, Channel tgtChannel, Use
         Set<Errata> filteredErrata = tgtErrata.stream().filter(e -> !(srcErrata.contains(e) || asCloned(e)
                 .map(er -> srcErrata.contains(er.getOriginal())).orElse(false)))
                 .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
-
         removeErratumAndPackagesFromChannel(filteredErrata, srcErrata, tgtChannel, user);
+        List<OwnedErrata> emptyChannelErrata = filteredErrata.stream()
+            .filter(t -> t.getChannels().isEmpty())
+            .map(OwnedErrata::new)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        ErrataManager.deleteErrata(user, emptyChannelErrata);
     }
 
     private static Optional<ClonedErrata> asCloned(Errata e) {
@@ -637,9 +641,7 @@ private static void deleteErrata(User user, List<OwnedErrata> erratas) {
      */
     public static void deleteErratum(User user, Errata errata) {
         List<OwnedErrata> eids = new ArrayList<>();
-        OwnedErrata oErrata = new OwnedErrata();
-        oErrata.setId(errata.getId());
-        oErrata.setAdvisory(errata.getAdvisory());
+        OwnedErrata oErrata = new OwnedErrata(errata);
         eids.add(oErrata);
         deleteErrata(user, eids);
     }
diff --git a/java/spacewalk-java.changes.serpico.7427-cleanup-truncata-errata b/java/spacewalk-java.changes.serpico.7427-cleanup-truncata-errata
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9903835b152e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/spacewalk-java.changes.serpico.7427-cleanup-truncata-errata
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- ErrataManager.truncateErrata now tries to clean orphan erratas 
+  at the end (erratas with no channel)