diff --git a/includes/engine/class-tmdo-post-status-sync.php b/includes/engine/class-tmdo-post-status-sync.php
index 03743a5..1e91217 100644
--- a/includes/engine/class-tmdo-post-status-sync.php
+++ b/includes/engine/class-tmdo-post-status-sync.php
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ final class TMDO_Post_Status_Sync {
 		unset( $new_status, $old_status );
 		foreach ( self::groups_with_columns() as $group ) {
 			$table = TMDO_Schema_Manager::get_table_name( 'post', $group );
+			if ( ! TMDO_Schema_Manager::table_exists( $table ) ) {
+				self::forget( $group ); // The table was dropped (retired or uninstalled group).
+				continue;
+			}
 			$wpdb->query(
 				$wpdb->prepare(
 					"UPDATE `{$table}` SET `post_status` = %s, `post_date` = %s WHERE `post_id` = %d", // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared -- Registry table name.
@@ -220,6 +224,20 @@ final class TMDO_Post_Status_Sync {
 		return is_array( $states ) ? array_keys( $states ) : array();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Drop a group from the recorded states.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $group Group name.
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private static function forget( string $group ): void {
+		$states = get_option( self::OPTION, array() );
+		if ( is_array( $states ) && isset( $states[ $group ] ) ) {
+			unset( $states[ $group ] );
+			update_option( self::OPTION, $states, true );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Record a group's state.
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/integration/PostStatusSyncTest.php b/tests/integration/PostStatusSyncTest.php
index b4b4310..21654bb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/PostStatusSyncTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/PostStatusSyncTest.php
@@ -134,6 +134,23 @@ class PostStatusSyncTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->assertSame( array( 'draft', '2026-02-01 10:00:00' ), $this->copies( self::A )[2], 'other posts untouched' );
 	}
 
+	public function test_a_group_whose_table_was_dropped_is_forgotten(): void {
+		global $wpdb;
+		TMDO_Post_Status_Sync::run();
+		$wpdb->query( 'DROP TABLE `' . self::B . '`' );
+		$ref = new ReflectionProperty( WPDO_Schema_Manager::class, 'table_exists_cache' );
+		$ref->setAccessible( true );
+		$ref->setValue( null, array() );
+		$wpdb->last_error = '';
+
+		TMDO_Post_Status_Sync::on_transition( 'trash', 'publish', (object) array( 'ID' => 1, 'post_status' => 'trash', 'post_date' => '2026-01-05 00:00:00' ) );
+
+		$this->assertSame( '', (string) $wpdb->last_error, 'no UPDATE of a missing table' );
+		$this->assertSame( '', TMDO_Post_Status_Sync::state( 'ps_b' ), 'forgotten' );
+		$this->assertSame( 'ready', TMDO_Post_Status_Sync::state( 'ps_a' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( array( 'trash', '2026-01-05 00:00:00' ), $this->copies( self::A )[1] );
+	}
+
 	public function test_transition_leaves_tables_without_the_columns_alone(): void {
 		global $wpdb;
 		$wpdb->last_error = '';