diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e11471a63..f2b076369 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Handled an exception in the export functionality related to platforms
 - Handled an exception in the benchmark service related to unnamed asset profiles
+- Fixed the functionality to delete an asset profile of a custom currency
 
 ## 2.142.0 - 2025-02-28
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
index ee79059f9..7f2b0da5a 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,26 @@ export class AdminService {
     symbol
   }: AssetProfileIdentifier) {
     await this.marketDataService.deleteMany({ dataSource, symbol });
-    await this.symbolProfileService.delete({ dataSource, symbol });
+
+    const currency = getCurrencyFromSymbol(symbol);
+    const customCurrencies = (await this.propertyService.getByKey(
+      PROPERTY_CURRENCIES
+    )) as string[];
+
+    if (customCurrencies.includes(currency)) {
+      const updatedCustomCurrencies = customCurrencies.filter(
+        (customCurrency) => {
+          return customCurrency !== currency;
+        }
+      );
+
+      await this.putSetting(
+        PROPERTY_CURRENCIES,
+        JSON.stringify(updatedCustomCurrencies)
+      );
+    } else {
+      await this.symbolProfileService.delete({ dataSource, symbol });
+    }
   }
 
   public async get(): Promise<AdminData> {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
index 86965cd8a..0e2cb7ef3 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { AdminService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/admin.service';
 import { ghostfolioScraperApiSymbolPrefix } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
 import {
   getCurrencyFromSymbol,
-  isDerivedCurrency
+  isDerivedCurrency,
+  isRootCurrency
 } from '@ghostfolio/common/helper';
 import {
   AssetProfileIdentifier,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export class AdminMarketDataService {
       activitiesCount === 0 &&
       !isBenchmark &&
       !isDerivedCurrency(getCurrencyFromSymbol(symbol)) &&
+      !isRootCurrency(getCurrencyFromSymbol(symbol)) &&
       !symbol.startsWith(ghostfolioScraperApiSymbolPrefix)
     );
   }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts b/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
index bd0c74189..e5104a991 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ export function isDerivedCurrency(aCurrency: string) {
   });
 }
 
+export function isRootCurrency(aCurrency: string) {
+  if (aCurrency === 'USD') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return DERIVED_CURRENCIES.find(({ rootCurrency }) => {
+    return rootCurrency === aCurrency;
+  });
+}
+
 export function parseDate(date: string): Date {
   if (!date) {
     return undefined;