diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index a64ce07fa4..2375db7727 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ function wp_delete_user( $id, $reassign = 'novalue' ) {
 		$wpdb->update( $wpdb->links, array('link_owner' => $reassign), array('link_owner' => $id) );
 	}
 
+	clean_user_cache($id);
+
 	// FINALLY, delete user
 	if ( !is_multisite() ) {
 		$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare("DELETE FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE user_id = %d", $id) );
@@ -460,8 +462,6 @@ function wp_delete_user( $id, $reassign = 'novalue' ) {
 		$wpdb->query("DELETE FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE user_id = $id AND meta_key = '{$level_key}'");
 	}
 
-	clean_user_cache($id);
-
 	// allow for commit transaction
 	do_action('deleted_user', $id);
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/users.php b/wp-admin/users.php
index 6a99b6e751..88b36a1d71 100644
--- a/wp-admin/users.php
+++ b/wp-admin/users.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ case 'dodelete':
 		case 'delete':
 			if ( current_user_can('delete_user', $id) )
 				wp_delete_user($id);
+			break;
 		case 'reassign':
 			if ( current_user_can('delete_user', $id) )
 				wp_delete_user($id, $_REQUEST['reassign_user']);