diff --git a/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/lib/awesome_nested_set/awesome_nested_set.rb b/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/lib/awesome_nested_set/awesome_nested_set.rb
index b101a5e..797ce2a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/lib/awesome_nested_set/awesome_nested_set.rb
+++ b/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/lib/awesome_nested_set/awesome_nested_set.rb
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ module CollectiveIdea #:nodoc:
               ["#{quoted_right_column_name} = (#{quoted_right_column_name} - ?)", diff]
             )
 
+            # Reload is needed because children may have updated their parent (self) during deletion.
+            reload
             # Don't allow multiple calls to destroy to corrupt the set
             self.skip_before_destroy = true
           end