diff --git a/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
index a1cdc4b543..37aeb5e3f1 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ Spree::Product.class_eval do
   end
 
   def delete_with_delete_from_order_cycles
-    delete_without_delete_from_order_cycles
+    transaction do
+      delete_without_delete_from_order_cycles
 
-    ExchangeVariant.where('exchange_variants.variant_id IN (?)', self.variants_including_master_and_deleted).destroy_all
+      ExchangeVariant.where('exchange_variants.variant_id IN (?)', self.variants_including_master_and_deleted).destroy_all
+    end
   end
   alias_method_chain :delete, :delete_from_order_cycles
 
diff --git a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
index c7aed600ea..a4f8d6d305 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ Spree::Variant.class_eval do
   end
 
   def delete
-    self.update_column(:deleted_at, Time.now)
+    transaction do
+      self.update_column(:deleted_at, Time.now)
+      ExchangeVariant.where(variant_id: self).destroy_all
+    end
   end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
index 1311314e0c..594dfa5d29 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
@@ -591,11 +591,11 @@ module Spree
     end
 
     describe "deletion" do
-      let(:p) { create(:simple_product) }
-      let(:v) { create(:variant, product: p) }
+      let(:p)  { create(:simple_product) }
+      let(:v)  { create(:variant, product: p) }
       let(:oc) { create(:simple_order_cycle) }
-      let(:s) { create(:supplier_enterprise) }
-      let(:e) { create(:exchange, order_cycle: oc, incoming: true, sender: s, receiver: oc.coordinator) }
+      let(:s)  { create(:supplier_enterprise) }
+      let(:e)  { create(:exchange, order_cycle: oc, incoming: true, sender: s, receiver: oc.coordinator) }
 
       it "removes the master variant from all order cycles" do
         e.variants << p.master
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
index 1c87397aec..56797f03fd 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
@@ -277,16 +277,24 @@ module Spree
   end
 
   describe "deletion" do
+    let(:v)  { create(:variant) }
+    let(:e)  { create(:exchange, variants: [v]) }
+
     it "marks the variant as deleted" do
-      v = create(:variant)
       v.deleted_at.should     be_nil
       v.delete
       v.deleted_at.should_not be_nil
     end
+
+    it "removes the variant from all order cycles" do
+      e
+      v.delete
+      e.variants(true).should be_empty
+    end
   end
 
   describe "destruction" do
-    it "destroys exchange variants" do
+    it "removes the variant from all order cycles" do
       v = create(:variant)
       e = create(:exchange, variants: [v])