diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
index 109c0219c..db20cf27f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/UnitOfWork.php
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_UnitOfWork extends Doctrine_Connection_Module
         $record->getTable()->getRecordListener()->postDelete($event);
 
         $record->postDelete($event);
+        
+        $record->getTable()->removeRecord($record);
 
         $this->conn->commit();
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
index f507df71f..b78476510 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
@@ -1049,6 +1049,26 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * removeRecord
+     * removes a record from the identity map, returning true if the record
+     * was found and removed and false if the record wasn't found.
+     *
+     * @param Doctrine_Record $record       record to be removed
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function removeRecord(Doctrine_Record $record)
+    {
+        $id = implode(' ', $record->identifier());
+
+        if (isset($this->_identityMap[$id])) {
+            unset($this->_identityMap[$id]);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * getRecord
      * first checks if record exists in identityMap, if not