diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
index 575596db47..662c8f2c9d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.interceptor.LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor;
-import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.BytecodeEnhancementMetadata;
 import org.hibernate.collection.spi.PersistentCollection;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadeStyle;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadingAction;
-import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadingActions;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CollectionEntry;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.EntityEntry;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.PersistenceContext;
@@ -81,11 +79,6 @@ public final class Cascade {
 			final EntityPersister persister,
 			final Object parent,
 			final T anything) throws HibernateException {
-		if ( action == CascadingActions.DELETE && cascadePoint == CascadePoint.AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE ) {
-			// Before deleting an entity, ensure CollectionEntry objects for uninitialized lazy collections exist,
-			// otherwise these collections are not properly deleted and this leads to FK violations
-			registerUninitializedLazyCollectionEntries( eventSource, persister, parent );
-		}
 		if ( persister.hasCascades() || action.requiresNoCascadeChecking() ) { // performance opt
 			final boolean traceEnabled = LOG.isTraceEnabled();
 			if ( traceEnabled ) {
@@ -202,30 +195,6 @@ public final class Cascade {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static void registerUninitializedLazyCollectionEntries(EventSource eventSource, EntityPersister persister, Object parent) {
-		if ( !persister.hasCollections() || !persister.hasUninitializedLazyProperties( parent ) ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		final Type[] types = persister.getPropertyTypes();
-		final String[] propertyNames = persister.getPropertyNames();
-		final BytecodeEnhancementMetadata enhancementMetadata = persister.getBytecodeEnhancementMetadata();
-		for ( int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
-			if ( types[i].isCollectionType() && !enhancementMetadata.isAttributeLoaded( parent, propertyNames[i] ) ) {
-				final CollectionType collectionType = (CollectionType) types[i];
-				final CollectionPersister collectionDescriptor = persister.getFactory()
-						.getRuntimeMetamodels()
-						.getMappingMetamodel()
-						.getCollectionDescriptor( collectionType.getRole() );
-				if ( collectionDescriptor.needsRemove() || collectionDescriptor.hasCache() ) {
-					final Object keyOfOwner = collectionType.getKeyOfOwner( parent, eventSource.getSession() );
-					// This will make sure that a CollectionEntry exists
-					collectionType.getCollection( keyOfOwner, eventSource.getSession(), parent, false );
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Cascade an action to the child or children
 	 */
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
index d7f32ec8ed..c7b5cb434f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/internal/DefaultDeleteEventListener.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import org.hibernate.LockMode;
 import org.hibernate.TransientObjectException;
 import org.hibernate.action.internal.EntityDeleteAction;
 import org.hibernate.action.internal.OrphanRemovalAction;
+import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.LazyPropertyInitializer;
+import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.BytecodeEnhancementMetadata;
 import org.hibernate.classic.Lifecycle;
 import org.hibernate.engine.internal.Cascade;
 import org.hibernate.engine.internal.CascadePoint;
@@ -32,8 +34,11 @@ import org.hibernate.internal.CoreLogging;
 import org.hibernate.internal.CoreMessageLogger;
 import org.hibernate.jpa.event.spi.CallbackRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.jpa.event.spi.CallbackRegistryConsumer;
+import org.hibernate.persister.collection.CollectionPersister;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
 import org.hibernate.pretty.MessageHelper;
+import org.hibernate.property.access.internal.PropertyAccessStrategyBackRefImpl;
+import org.hibernate.type.CollectionType;
 import org.hibernate.type.Type;
 import org.hibernate.type.TypeHelper;
 
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ public class DefaultDeleteEventListener implements DeleteEventListener,	Callback
 				? persister.getValues(entity) //i.e. the entity came in from update()
 				: entityEntry.getLoadedState();
 
-		final Object[] deletedState = createDeletedState( persister, currentState, session );
+		final Object[] deletedState = createDeletedState( persister, entity, currentState, session );
 		entityEntry.setDeletedState( deletedState );
 
 		session.getInterceptor().onDelete(
@@ -313,13 +318,46 @@ public class DefaultDeleteEventListener implements DeleteEventListener,	Callback
 		//persistenceContext.removeDatabaseSnapshot(key);
 	}
 
-	private Object[] createDeletedState(EntityPersister persister, Object[] currentState, EventSource session) {
-		Type[] propTypes = persister.getPropertyTypes();
-		final Object[] deletedState = new Object[propTypes.length];
-//		TypeFactory.deepCopy( currentState, propTypes, persister.getPropertyUpdateability(), deletedState, session );
-		boolean[] copyability = new boolean[propTypes.length];
-		java.util.Arrays.fill( copyability, true );
-		TypeHelper.deepCopy( currentState, propTypes, copyability, deletedState, session );
+	private Object[] createDeletedState(
+			EntityPersister persister,
+			Object parent,
+			Object[] currentState,
+			EventSource eventSource) {
+		final Type[] types = persister.getPropertyTypes();
+		final Object[] deletedState = new Object[types.length];
+		if ( !persister.hasCollections() || !persister.hasUninitializedLazyProperties( parent ) ) {
+			boolean[] copyability = new boolean[types.length];
+			java.util.Arrays.fill( copyability, true );
+			TypeHelper.deepCopy( currentState, types, copyability, deletedState, eventSource );
+			return deletedState;
+		}
+
+		final String[] propertyNames = persister.getPropertyNames();
+		final BytecodeEnhancementMetadata enhancementMetadata = persister.getBytecodeEnhancementMetadata();
+		for ( int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+			if ( types[i].isCollectionType() && !enhancementMetadata.isAttributeLoaded( parent, propertyNames[i] ) ) {
+				final CollectionType collectionType = (CollectionType) types[i];
+				final CollectionPersister collectionDescriptor = persister.getFactory()
+						.getRuntimeMetamodels()
+						.getMappingMetamodel()
+						.getCollectionDescriptor( collectionType.getRole() );
+				if ( collectionDescriptor.needsRemove() || collectionDescriptor.hasCache() ) {
+					final Object keyOfOwner = collectionType.getKeyOfOwner( parent, eventSource.getSession() );
+					// This will make sure that a CollectionEntry exists
+					deletedState[i] = collectionType.getCollection( keyOfOwner, eventSource.getSession(), parent, false );
+				}
+				else {
+					deletedState[i] = currentState[i];
+				}
+			}
+			else if ( currentState[i] == LazyPropertyInitializer.UNFETCHED_PROPERTY
+					|| currentState[i] == PropertyAccessStrategyBackRefImpl.UNKNOWN ) {
+				deletedState[i] = currentState[i];
+			}
+			else {
+				deletedState[i] = types[i].deepCopy( currentState[i], eventSource.getFactory() );
+			}
+		}
 		return deletedState;
 	}