diff --git a/modules/uploads/repositories/uploads.repository.js b/modules/uploads/repositories/uploads.repository.js
index d0469bde2..db1017882 100644
--- a/modules/uploads/repositories/uploads.repository.js
+++ b/modules/uploads/repositories/uploads.repository.js
@@ -68,3 +68,42 @@ exports.deleteMany = async (filter) => {
   });
   return { deletedCount: uploads.length };
 };
+
+/**
+ * @desc Function to purge uploads by kind if they are not referenced in another collection
+ * @param {String} kind - metadata kind to match
+ * @param {collection} collection - name of the collection to check reference presence
+ * @param {String} key - name of the key to check id
+ * @return {Object} confirmation of delete
+ */
+exports.purge = async (kind, collection, key) => {
+  const toDelete = await Uploads.aggregate(
+    [
+      {
+        $match: {
+          'metadata.kind': kind,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        $lookup: {
+          from: collection,
+          localField: 'filename',
+          foreignField: key,
+          as: 'references',
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        $match: {
+          references: [],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  );
+  toDelete.forEach(async (id) => {
+    Attachment.unlink(id, (err, unlinked) => {
+      if (err) throw new AppError('Upload: delete error', { code: 'REPOSITORY_ERROR', details: err });
+      return unlinked;
+    });
+  });
+  return { deletedCount: toDelete.length };
+};
diff --git a/scripts/purgeUploads.js b/scripts/purgeUploads.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ffdc590c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/purgeUploads.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Module dependencies
+ */
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const mongooseService = require(path.resolve('./lib/services/mongoose'));
+
+/**
+ * Work
+ */
+
+const purge = async () => {
+  try {
+    await mongooseService.connect();
+    await mongooseService.loadModels();
+
+    const uploadRepository = require(path.resolve('./modules/uploads/repositories/uploads.repository'));
+    const result = await uploadRepository.purge('avatar', 'users', 'avatar');
+    console.log(chalk.bold.blue(`Uploads purged ${result.deletedCount} avatar`));
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(chalk.bold.red(`Error ${err}`));
+  }
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    console.log(chalk.green('Finish purge of uploads in mongoDB'));
+    process.exit(0);
+  }, 1000);
+};
+
+purge();