diff --git a/src/apps/api/serializers/leaderboards.py b/src/apps/api/serializers/leaderboards.py
index 6b9757b50..1e33863a1 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/serializers/leaderboards.py
+++ b/src/apps/api/serializers/leaderboards.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ def get_submissions(self, instance):
         ordering = [f'{"-" if primary_col.sorting == "desc" else ""}primary_col']
         submissions = Submission.objects.filter(
             phase=instance,
+            is_soft_deleted=False,
             has_children=False,
             is_specific_task_re_run=False,
             leaderboard__isnull=False, ) \