diff --git a/features/taxonomy/managing_taxons/deleting_taxon.feature b/features/taxonomy/managing_taxons/deleting_taxon.feature
index a61383d3b1..1ce2a28b10 100644
--- a/features/taxonomy/managing_taxons/deleting_taxon.feature
+++ b/features/taxonomy/managing_taxons/deleting_taxon.feature
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ Feature: Deleting a taxon
     @ui
     Scenario: Deleting a taxon with a child does not delete any other taxons
         Given the store classifies its products as "Main catalog"
-        Given the "Main catalog" taxon has children taxon "Shoes" and "Shovels"
+        And the "Main catalog" taxon has children taxon "Shoes" and "Shovels"
         And the "Shoes" taxon has children taxon "Men" and "Women"
         When I delete taxon named "Shoes"
         Then the taxon named "Shoes" should no longer exist in the registry
-        And the "Shovels" taxon should appear in the registry
+        And the taxon named "Men" should no longer exist in the registry
+        And the taxon named "Women" should no longer exist in the registry
+        But the "Shovels" taxon should appear in the registry
diff --git a/src/Sylius/Bundle/TaxonomyBundle/Resources/config/doctrine/model/Taxon.orm.xml b/src/Sylius/Bundle/TaxonomyBundle/Resources/config/doctrine/model/Taxon.orm.xml
index 84b7606ee7..3b5a391a60 100644
--- a/src/Sylius/Bundle/TaxonomyBundle/Resources/config/doctrine/model/Taxon.orm.xml
+++ b/src/Sylius/Bundle/TaxonomyBundle/Resources/config/doctrine/model/Taxon.orm.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
         <one-to-many field="children" target-entity="Sylius\Component\Taxonomy\Model\TaxonInterface" mapped-by="parent">
             <cascade>
-                <cascade-all />
+                <cascade-persist />
             </cascade>
             <order-by>
                 <order-by-field name="position" direction="ASC" />