# Dependency Exception

Deleting a content node that references a deleted content node, will give you the following error when trying to transfer the node:

![Dependency exception](https://3739769070-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPzKn70Piyd2fd5UkYZGf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ca0d196694a055e164a2cf7089d2a94aa362ca56%2Fdependency-exception-updated.png?alt=media)

The error indicates that on the `Home page`, a picker, for example, refers to another content item. This other content item has either been deleted or is in the recycle bin in the environment you're deploying from.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you try and delete a node that references another one, you will be warned in the backoffice that it has a reference and you might encounter issues if you delete it: ![dependency warning](https://3739769070-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPzKn70Piyd2fd5UkYZGf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-80d22a83fdb0f04cb9e98c82d10d9421e341737e%2Fdependency-exception-warning.png?alt=media)
{% endhint %}

## How to fix your dependency error

To resolve the issue, find the Contact page (hint: the nodeId can be used in the search field in the top-right of the backoffice) and publish it again. This should remove the reference to the node that is no longer available. Transferring the Contact page node should now succeed.


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