diff --git a/app/models/order_cycle.rb b/app/models/order_cycle.rb
index d98b565239..317c092375 100644
--- a/app/models/order_cycle.rb
+++ b/app/models/order_cycle.rb
@@ -87,15 +87,16 @@ class OrderCycle < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def variants
-    self.exchanges.map(&:variants).flatten.uniq
+    self.exchanges.map(&:variants).flatten.uniq.reject(&:deleted?)
   end
 
   def distributed_variants
-    self.exchanges.outgoing.map(&:variants).flatten.uniq
+    self.exchanges.outgoing.map(&:variants).flatten.uniq.reject(&:deleted?)
   end
 
   def variants_distributed_by(distributor)
     Spree::Variant.
+      not_deleted.
       joins(:exchanges).
       merge(Exchange.in_order_cycle(self)).
       merge(Exchange.outgoing).
diff --git a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
index 4e86bbbca5..9223db6e7d 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Spree::Variant.class_eval do
   before_validation :update_weight_from_unit_value
   after_save :update_units
 
+  scope :not_deleted, where(deleted_at: nil)
   scope :in_stock, where('spree_variants.count_on_hand > 0 OR spree_variants.on_demand=?', true)
 
 
diff --git a/spec/features/consumer/shopping/shopping_spec.rb b/spec/features/consumer/shopping/shopping_spec.rb
index cb6816f69f..303d5de197 100644
--- a/spec/features/consumer/shopping/shopping_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/consumer/shopping/shopping_spec.rb
@@ -151,11 +151,13 @@ feature "As a consumer I want to shop with a distributor", js: true do
         let(:p4) { create(:simple_product, on_demand: false) }
         let(:p5) { create(:simple_product, on_demand: false) }
         let(:p6) { create(:simple_product, on_demand: false) }
+        let(:p7) { create(:simple_product, on_demand: false) }
         let(:v1) { create(:variant, product: p4, unit_value: 2) }
         let(:v2) { create(:variant, product: p4, unit_value: 3, on_demand: false) }
         let(:v3) { create(:variant, product: p4, unit_value: 4, on_demand: true) }
         let(:v4) { create(:variant, product: p5) }
         let(:v5) { create(:variant, product: p5) }
+        let(:v6) { create(:variant, product: p7) }
 
         before do
           p1.master.count_on_hand = 1
@@ -165,11 +167,14 @@ feature "As a consumer I want to shop with a distributor", js: true do
           p3.master.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 0)
           p6.master.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 1)
           p6.delete
+          p7.master.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 1)
           v1.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 1)
           v2.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 0)
           v3.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 0)
           v4.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 1)
           v5.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 0)
+          v6.update_attribute(:count_on_hand, 1)
+          v6.update_attribute(:deleted_at, Time.now)
           exchange = Exchange.find(oc.exchanges.to_enterprises(distributor).outgoing.first.id) 
           exchange.update_attribute :pickup_time, "frogs" 
           exchange.variants << p1.master
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ feature "As a consumer I want to shop with a distributor", js: true do
           # v5 is out of stock and in the distribution
           # Neither should display, nor should their product, p5
           exchange.variants << v5
+          exchange.variants << v6
           visit shop_path
           select "frogs", :from => "order_cycle_id"
           exchange
@@ -210,6 +216,10 @@ feature "As a consumer I want to shop with a distributor", js: true do
 
           # It does not show deleted products
           page.should_not have_content p6.name
+
+          # It does not show deleted variants
+          page.should_not have_content v6.name
+          page.should_not have_content p7.name
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb b/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
index 2f84879d40..cb2da1e0b4 100644
--- a/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ describe OrderCycle do
 
       @p0 = create(:simple_product)
       @p1 = create(:simple_product)
+      @p1_v_deleted = create(:variant, product: @p1, deleted_at: Time.now)
       @p2 = create(:simple_product)
       @p2_v = create(:variant, product: @p2)
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ describe OrderCycle do
       @e1.variants << @p2.master
       @e1.variants << @p2_v
       @e2.variants << @p1.master
+      @e2.variants << @p1_v_deleted
     end
 
     it "reports on the variants exchanged" do
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
index ecc0423e85..9c37663e1e 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 module Spree
   describe Variant do
     describe "scopes" do
+      it "finds non-deleted variants" do
+        v_not_deleted = create(:variant)
+        v_deleted = create(:variant, deleted_at: Time.now)
+
+        Spree::Variant.not_deleted.should     include v_not_deleted
+        Spree::Variant.not_deleted.should_not include v_deleted
+      end
+
       describe "finding variants in stock" do
         before do
           p = create(:product)