diff --git a/vault/identity_store.go b/vault/identity_store.go
index a6af9a2b5b52..22196269c8ff 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store.go
@@ -742,6 +742,11 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) invalidateEntityBucket(ctx context.Context, key string)
 					i.logger.Error("failed to remove entity aliases from changed entity", "entity_id", memDBEntity.ID, "error", err)
 					return
 				}
+
+				if err := i.MemDBDeleteEntityByIDInTxn(txn, memDBEntity.ID); err != nil {
+					i.logger.Error("failed to delete changed entity", "entity_id", memDBEntity.ID, "error", err)
+					return
+				}
 			}
 
 			err = i.upsertEntityInTxn(ctx, txn, bucketEntity, nil, false)