diff --git a/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb b/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
index c6170260a..15ad85da5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/globalize_helper.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module GlobalizeHelper
   def enable_locale?(resource, locale)
     # Use `map` instead of `pluck` in order to keep the `params` sent
     # by the browser when there's invalid data
-    resource.translations.map(&:locale).include?(locale) || locale == I18n.locale
+    resource.translations.reject(&:_destroy).map(&:locale).include?(locale) || locale == I18n.locale
   end
 
   def highlight_current?(locale)
diff --git a/spec/shared/features/translatable.rb b/spec/shared/features/translatable.rb
index 4c7144511..edec51356 100644
--- a/spec/shared/features/translatable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared/features/translatable.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,30 @@ shared_examples "translatable" do |factory_name, path_name, fields|
       expect(page).not_to have_link "Español"
     end
 
+    scenario "Remove a translation with invalid data", :js do
+      skip("can't have invalid translations") if required_fields.empty?
+
+      field = required_fields.sample
+
+      visit path
+
+      click_link "Español"
+      click_link "Remove language"
+
+      click_link "English"
+      fill_in field_for(field, :en), with: ""
+      click_button update_button_text
+
+      expect(page).to have_css "#error_explanation"
+      expect(page).to have_field(field_for(field, :en), with: "")
+      expect(page).not_to have_link "Español"
+
+      visit path
+      click_link "Español"
+
+      expect(page).to have_field(field_for(field, :es), with: text_for(field, :es))
+    end
+
     scenario 'Change value of a translated field to blank', :js do
       skip("can't have translatable blank fields") if optional_fields.empty?