diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 0ecf9a1ad7..0fb1dfa348 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -4300,7 +4300,7 @@ function get_page_uri( $page ) {
 
 	foreach ( $page->ancestors as $parent ) {
 		$parent = get_post( $parent );
-		if ( 'publish' === $parent->post_status ) {
+		if ( $parent ) {
 			$uri = $parent->post_name . '/' . $uri;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
index f98786e2f3..a1ec373be8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ class Tests_Post extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		// try the child normally
 		$this->assertEquals( 'parent/child', get_page_uri( $child_id ) );
 
-		// now delete the parent and check
-		wp_delete_post( $parent_id );
+		// now delete the parent from the database and check
+		wp_delete_post( $parent_id, true );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'child', get_page_uri( $child_id ) );
 	}