diff --git a/app/services/line_item_syncer.rb b/app/services/line_item_syncer.rb
index af037e924d..4d9d925900 100644
--- a/app/services/line_item_syncer.rb
+++ b/app/services/line_item_syncer.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ class LineItemSyncer
                                               skip_stock_check: skip_stock_check?(order))
       next if skip_stock_check?(order) || new_line_item.sufficient_stock?
 
-      order.line_items.delete(new_line_item)
       add_order_update_issue(order, new_line_item)
+      new_line_item.update_attributes(quantity: 0)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/order_syncer_spec.rb b/spec/services/order_syncer_spec.rb
index 975ce5ffbe..94308f7540 100644
--- a/spec/services/order_syncer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/order_syncer_spec.rb
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ describe OrderSyncer do
           expect(syncer.sync!).to be true
 
           line_items = Spree::LineItem.where(order_id: subscription.orders, variant_id: variant.id)
-          expect(line_items.map(&:quantity)).to eq []
+          expect(line_items.map(&:quantity)).to eq [0]
           expect(order.reload.total.to_f).to eq 59.97
           expect(syncer.order_update_issues[order.id]).to include "#{variant.product.name} - #{variant.full_name} - Insufficient stock available, only 5 remaining"
         end