diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/AuditReader.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/AuditReader.java
index 94c61bc5b1..498a8ff22d 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/AuditReader.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/AuditReader.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public interface AuditReader {
 	<T> T find(Class<T> cls, String entityName, Object primaryKey,
 			Number revision) throws IllegalArgumentException,
 			NotAuditedException, IllegalStateException;
-    
+
     /**
      * Find an entity by primary key at the given revision with the specified entityName,
      * possibly including deleted entities in the search.
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/AuditQueryCreator.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/AuditQueryCreator.java
index 895abeb59f..0bd8c4f063 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/AuditQueryCreator.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/AuditQueryCreator.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class AuditQueryCreator {
 
     /**
      * Creates a query, which will return entities satisfying some conditions (specified later),
-     * at a given revision.
+     * at a given revision. Deleted entities are not included.
      * @param c Class of the entities for which to query.
      * @param revision Revision number at which to execute the query.
      * @return A query for entities at a given revision, to which conditions can be added and which
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ public class AuditQueryCreator {
         checkNotNull(revision, "Entity revision");
         checkPositive(revision, "Entity revision");
         c = getTargetClassIfProxied(c);
-        return new EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(auditCfg, auditReaderImplementor, c, revision);
+        return new EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(auditCfg, auditReaderImplementor, c, revision, false);
     }
     
     /**
      * Creates a query, which will return entities satisfying some conditions (specified later),
-     * at a given revision and a given entityName.
+     * at a given revision and a given entityName. Deleted entities are not included.
      * @param c Class of the entities for which to query.
      * @param entityName Name of the entity (if can't be guessed basing on the {@code c}).
      * @param revision Revision number at which to execute the query.
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ public class AuditQueryCreator {
      * projection is added.
      */
     public AuditQuery forEntitiesAtRevision(Class<?> c, String entityName, Number revision) {
-        checkNotNull(revision, "Entity revision");
-        checkPositive(revision, "Entity revision");
-        c = getTargetClassIfProxied(c);
-        return new EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(auditCfg, auditReaderImplementor, c, entityName, revision);
+        return forEntitiesAtRevision(c, entityName, revision, false);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/impl/EntitiesAtRevisionQuery.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/impl/EntitiesAtRevisionQuery.java
index 8e98b47cb8..e2df3aafe2 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/impl/EntitiesAtRevisionQuery.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/query/impl/EntitiesAtRevisionQuery.java
@@ -49,18 +49,11 @@ public class EntitiesAtRevisionQuery extends AbstractAuditQuery {
 
     public EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(AuditConfiguration verCfg,
                                    AuditReaderImplementor versionsReader, Class<?> cls,
-                                   Number revision) {
+                                   Number revision, boolean includeDeletions) {
         super(verCfg, versionsReader, cls);
         this.revision = revision;
-        this.includeDeletions = false;
+        this.includeDeletions = includeDeletions;
     }
-    
-	public EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(AuditConfiguration verCfg,
-			AuditReaderImplementor versionsReader, Class<?> cls, String entityName, Number revision) {
-		super(verCfg, versionsReader, cls, entityName);
-		this.revision = revision;
-		this.includeDeletions = false;
-	}
 
     public EntitiesAtRevisionQuery(AuditConfiguration verCfg,
                                    AuditReaderImplementor versionsReader, Class<?> cls,
@@ -101,9 +94,9 @@ public class EntitiesAtRevisionQuery extends AbstractAuditQuery {
         verCfg.getAuditStrategy().addEntityAtRevisionRestriction(verCfg.getGlobalCfg(), qb, revisionPropertyPath, 
         		verEntCfg.getRevisionEndFieldName(), true, referencedIdData, 
 				revisionPropertyPath, originalIdPropertyName, REFERENCED_ENTITY_ALIAS, REFERENCED_ENTITY_ALIAS_DEF_AUD_STR);
-        
-        // e.revision_type != DEL
+
         if (!includeDeletions) {
+            // e.revision_type != DEL
             qb.getRootParameters().addWhereWithParam(verEntCfg.getRevisionTypePropName(), "<>", RevisionType.DEL);
         }