diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntityModifier.java b/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntityModifier.java
index 4d4e7a8..1e4ad04 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntityModifier.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/model/EntityModifier.java
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@
             if (entries == null) continue;
 
             for (ValuesDelta entry : entries) {
-                if ((entry.isInsert() || entry.isUpdate()) && !isEmpty(entry, kind)) {
+                if ((entry.isInsert() || entry.isUpdate() || entry.isDelete())
+                        && !isEmpty(entry, kind)) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }