diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
index ea8b0a4640..db98b8e7ca 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
@@ -439,11 +439,6 @@ function user_delete($mode, $user_id, $post_username = false)
 					WHERE poster_id = $user_id";
 				$db->sql_query($sql);
 
-				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . '
-					SET post_edit_user = ' . ANONYMOUS . "
-					WHERE post_edit_user = $user_id";
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
 				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
 					SET topic_poster = ' . ANONYMOUS . ", topic_first_poster_name = '" . $db->sql_escape($post_username) . "', topic_first_poster_colour = ''
 					WHERE topic_poster = $user_id";
@@ -501,6 +496,12 @@ function user_delete($mode, $user_id, $post_username = false)
 
 	$cache->destroy('sql', MODERATOR_CACHE_TABLE);
 
+	// Change user_id to anonymous for posts edited by this user
+	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . '
+		SET post_edit_user = ' . ANONYMOUS . '
+		WHERE post_edit_user = ' . $user_id;
+	$db->sql_query($sql);
+
 	// Delete user log entries about this user
 	$sql = 'DELETE FROM ' . LOG_TABLE . '
 		WHERE reportee_id = ' . $user_id;