diff --git a/src/game/Wintergrasp.cpp b/src/game/Wintergrasp.cpp
index 161018d1b77..299615b43a6 100644
--- a/src/game/Wintergrasp.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Wintergrasp.cpp
@@ -806,6 +806,9 @@ void OPvPWintergrasp::EndBattle()
             REMOVE_RANK_AURAS(*itr);
         }
     }
+
+    // remove auras from players who are not online
+    CharacterDatabase.PExecute("DELETE FROM character_aura WHERE spell IN (%u,%u,%u)", SPELL_RECRUIT, SPELL_CORPORAL, SPELL_LIEUTENANT);
 }
 
 void OPvPWintergrasp::SetData(uint32 id, uint32 value)