diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/AbstractNodeDAOImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/AbstractNodeDAOImpl.java
index c719295546..30674d442c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/AbstractNodeDAOImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/node/AbstractNodeDAOImpl.java
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNodeDAOImpl implements NodeDAO, BatchingDAO
             childNodeUpdate.setUpdateDeleted(true);
             // Update the entity.
             // Note: We don't use delete here because that will attempt to clean everything up again.
-            updateNodeImpl(childNode, childNodeUpdate, true);
+            updateNodeImpl(childNode, childNodeUpdate, false);
         }
         else
         {