diff --git a/remarkbox/scripts/delete_disabled_nodes.py b/remarkbox/scripts/delete_disabled_nodes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..065e6b8
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+++ b/remarkbox/scripts/delete_disabled_nodes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import transaction
+import logging
+from . import base_parser
+from pyramid.paster import bootstrap, setup_logging
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from ..models import Node, get_session_factory, get_tm_session
+from ..models.vote import Vote
+from ..models.watcher import Watcher
+from ..models.event import NodeEvent
+from ..models.notification import NodeEventNotification
+from ..models.uri import Uri
+from ..models.meta import now_timestamp
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def is_node_anonymized(node):
+    """
+    Check if a node has already been anonymized based on its attributes.
+    
+    Args:
+        node: Node object to check
+        
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if already anonymized, False otherwise
+    """
+    return (
+        (node.title == 'deleted' or node.title is None) and
+        node.data == 'deleted' and
+        node.data_html == 'deleted' and
+        node.user_id is None and
+        node.user_surrogate_id is None and
+        node.ip_address is None
+    )
+
+def delete_disabled_nodes(request):
+    """
+    Delete disabled leaf nodes (nodes without children) and anonymize disabled parent nodes while leaving children intact.
+    Skips re-anonymizing already anonymized parent nodes.
+    
+    This function:
+    1. Queries for all disabled nodes
+    2. Deletes disabled nodes without children
+    3. Anonymizes disabled nodes with children leaving children intact (if not already anonymized)
+    4. Verifies the deletion/anonymization was successful
+    
+    Args:
+        request: Pyramid request object with transaction manager
+        
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if successful, False on error
+    """
+    try:
+        dbsession = get_tm_session(request.registry['dbsession_factory'], transaction.manager)
+        
+        # Query disabled nodes using the Node model's properties
+        disabled_nodes = dbsession.query(Node).filter(Node.disabled == True).all()
+        print(f"Found {len(disabled_nodes)} disabled nodes.")
+        
+        deleted_count = 0
+        anonymized_count = 0
+        skipped_count = 0
+        
+        # Process all nodes in one pass
+        for node in disabled_nodes:
+            # Use the children relationship from Node model
+            children_query = node.children
+            has_children = children_query.count() > 0
+            
+            if has_children:
+                # Check if node is already anonymized
+                if is_node_anonymized(node):
+                    print(f"Skipped already anonymized parent node {node.id} with {children_query.count()} children")
+                    skipped_count += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                # Anonymize parent node with children, leave children intact
+                node.title = 'deleted' if node.title else None
+                node.data = 'deleted'
+                node.data_html = 'deleted'
+                node.ip_address = None
+                node.user_id = None
+                node.user_surrogate_id = None
+                node.events = None
+                node.user = None
+                node.watchers = None
+                node.cache = None
+                node.changed = now_timestamp()
+                
+                # Clean up related objects using relationship properties
+                if node.has_uri and node.uri:
+                    node.uri.data = 'deleted'
+                    node.has_uri = False
+                    
+                if node.cache:
+                    node.cache.stats = {}
+                    node.cache.invalidate()
+                
+                print(f"Anonymized parent node {node.id} with {children_query.count()} children")
+                anonymized_count += 1
+            else:
+                # Delete disabled node with no children
+                node.events.delete()
+                dbsession.query(Vote).filter(Vote.node_id == node.id).delete()
+                watchers = node.watchers
+                for watcher in watchers:
+                    dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
+                        NodeEventNotification.watcher_id == watcher.id
+                    ).delete()
+                watchers.delete()
+                
+                if node.cache:
+                    dbsession.delete(node.cache)
+                
+                if node.has_uri and node.uri:
+                    dbsession.delete(node.uri)
+                
+                dbsession.delete(node)
+                print(f"Deleted leaf node {node.id}")
+                deleted_count += 1
+        
+        # Verify using Node model queries
+        remaining_disabled_nodes = dbsession.query(Node).filter(Node.disabled == True).count()
+        active_nodes_count = dbsession.query(Node).filter(Node.disabled == False).count()
+
+        print(f"Summary: Deleted {deleted_count} leaf nodes, anonymized {anonymized_count} parent nodes with children, skipped {skipped_count} already anonymized nodes")
+        
+        if remaining_disabled_nodes > 0:
+            print(f"Note: {remaining_disabled_nodes} disabled nodes remain (all have children)")
+        
+        print(f"Total active nodes: {active_nodes_count}, Remaining disabled nodes: {remaining_disabled_nodes}")
+
+        return True
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        dbsession.rollback()
+        return False
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main entry point for the script.
+    """
+    parser = base_parser("Delete disabled leaf nodes and anonymize disabled parent nodes with children.")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    setup_logging(args.config)
+    
+    with bootstrap(args.config) as env:
+        request = env["request"]
+        with request.tm:
+            success = delete_disabled_nodes(request)
+            if success:
+                print("Committing transaction.")
+                transaction.commit()
+                raise SystemExit(0)
+            else:
+                print("Aborting transaction.")
+                transaction.abort()
+                raise SystemExit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f48f03a..e50b396 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ setup(
             "remarkbox_recompute_node_depths = remarkbox.scripts.recompute_node_depths:main",
             "remarkbox_safe_approve_all_nodes = remarkbox.scripts.safe_approve_all_nodes:main",
             "remarkbox_send_node_digest_notifications = remarkbox.scripts.send_node_digest_notifications:main",
+            "remarkbox_delete_disabled_nodes = remarkbox.scripts.delete_disabled_nodes:main",
         ],
     },
     classifiers=[