diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersister.php
index 0f65e4c9b..0d0a1af9d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersister.php
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ class ReadWriteCachedEntityPersister extends AbstractEntityPersister
         $key   = new EntityCacheKey($this->class->rootEntityName, $this->uow->getEntityIdentifier($entity));
         $lock  = $this->region->lock($key);
 
-        $this->persister->delete($entity);
+        if ($this->persister->delete($entity)) {
+            $this->region->evict($key);
+        }
 
         if ($lock === null) {
             return;