diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
index ab81a4d43760..d8b736306813 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ protected function runSoftDelete()
             $columns[$this->getUpdatedAtColumn()] = $this->fromDateTime($time);
         }
 
-        if ($query->update($columns)) {
-            $this->syncOriginal();
-        }
+        $query->update($columns);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php
index a4aab9adb13d..6b52eb290e8d 100644
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentSoftDeletesIntegrationTest.php
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ public function testUpdateModelAfterSoftDeleting()
         /** @var SoftDeletesTestUser $userModel */
         $userModel = SoftDeletesTestUser::find(2);
         $userModel->delete();
+        $userModel->syncOriginal();
         $this->assertEquals($now->toDateTimeString(), $userModel->getOriginal('deleted_at'));
         $this->assertNull(SoftDeletesTestUser::find(2));
         $this->assertEquals($userModel, SoftDeletesTestUser::withTrashed()->find(2));
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ public function testRestoreAfterSoftDelete()
         /** @var SoftDeletesTestUser $userModel */
         $userModel = SoftDeletesTestUser::find(2);
         $userModel->delete();
+        $userModel->syncOriginal();
         $userModel->restore();
 
         $this->assertEquals($userModel->id, SoftDeletesTestUser::find(2)->id);
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ public function testSoftDeleteAfterRestoring()
         $this->assertEquals($userModel->deleted_at, SoftDeletesTestUser::find(1)->deleted_at);
         $this->assertEquals($userModel->getOriginal('deleted_at'), SoftDeletesTestUser::find(1)->deleted_at);
         $userModel->delete();
+        $userModel->syncOriginal();
         $this->assertNull(SoftDeletesTestUser::find(1));
         $this->assertEquals($userModel->deleted_at, SoftDeletesTestUser::withTrashed()->find(1)->deleted_at);
         $this->assertEquals($userModel->getOriginal('deleted_at'), SoftDeletesTestUser::withTrashed()->find(1)->deleted_at);