diff --git a/app/controllers/spree/admin/variants_controller_decorator.rb b/app/controllers/spree/admin/variants_controller_decorator.rb
index f93c6fcafc..a87155b300 100644
--- a/app/controllers/spree/admin/variants_controller_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/spree/admin/variants_controller_decorator.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Spree::Admin::VariantsController.class_eval do
 
   def destroy
     @variant = Spree::Variant.find(params[:id])
-    @variant.delete # This line changed, as well as removal of following conditional
+    @variant.delete_and_refresh_cache
+
     flash[:success] = I18n.t('notice_messages.variant_deleted')
 
     respond_with(@variant) do |format|
diff --git a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
index cefb7917da..69359c6851 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/variant_decorator.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ Spree::Variant.class_eval do
     end
   end
 
+  # Deletes the record, skipping callbacks, but it also refreshes the cache
+  def delete_and_refresh_cache
+    destruction { delete }
+  end
+
   private
 
   def update_weight_from_unit_value
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
index fe4e132ae8..cc37f889ef 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/variant_spec.rb
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ module Spree
         end
 
         it "refreshes the products cache for the entire product on destroy" do
-          # Does this ever happen?
           expect(OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache).to receive(:product_changed).with(product)
           expect(OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache).to receive(:variant_destroyed).never
           master.destroy
@@ -551,4 +550,26 @@ module Spree
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#delete_and_refresh_cache' do
+    context 'when it is not the master variant' do
+      let(:variant) { create(:variant) }
+
+      it 'refreshes the products cache on delete' do
+        expect(OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache).to receive(:variant_destroyed).with(variant)
+        variant.delete_and_refresh_cache
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when it is the master variant" do
+      let(:product) { create(:simple_product) }
+      let(:master) { product.master }
+
+      it 'refreshes the products cache for the entire product on delete' do
+        expect(OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache).to receive(:product_changed).with(product)
+        expect(OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCache).to receive(:variant_destroyed).never
+        master.delete_and_refresh_cache
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end